2. I can't get over the fact that the forward button actually goes backwards in your list and the back button actually goes forwards. I wonder if this has to d

2. I can't get over the fact that the forward button actually goes backwards in your list and the back button actually goes forwards. I wonder if this has to do with the displayed sort order. I don't know which one you mean when you say "back" and "forward", but the button with the arrow pointing to the left on the message/thread view screen on my Android 2.3.6 nexus S gmail app goes to the message further toward the top of the list, and the button with the arrow pointing to the right goes to the message further down the list. This is as I expect.