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How are these Google's problems? These are all Apple screwing up the update. The direct link provided in many of the comments still works https://itunes.apple.
by hnriot 14y ago
How are these Google's problems? These are all Apple screwing up the update. The direct link provided in many of the comments still works
https://itunes.apple.com/app/gmail/id422689480?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/app/gmail/id422689480?mt=8
click this and don't worry, the iPad app isn't an iPhone app with 2X.
- ChuckMcM 14y agoOk, just clicked that exact link with my iPad and once I authenticate with Apple it says "the item you tried to buy is no longer available" My rant however is that Google, in general, hasn't made strong product offerings out of their core products for the tablet experience. I could see not investing initially when it was unclear if tablets were a fad or not but it is now well past the point where people should be arguing that they are 'just a fad' (I don't know that anyone does any more, just saying that if they did, it would be silly) and Google can (and has) executed really well in the past in response to things that could be solved by pushing out more ECMAscript code to the web site. I really wish that selector at the bottom of the web interface to gmail was "Mobile * Tablet * Desktop" not just "Mobile * Desktop"
- untog 14y agoGmail is great on Android tablets. There might be an overarching desire to not make the Gmail experience too good on the iPad.
- jarcoal 14y agoYeah, that'll win over those iPad users! :)
- untog 14y agoWell yeah, I'm not quite convinced that it's a winning strategy (or even what Google are doing). But personally, I can never go back to iOS from Android because of the integration with Google products- Gmail, Maps, etc.
- MatthewPhillips 14y agoYou can stop using those products.. that's one way out.
- untog 14y agoRight, but I don't want to. It's nowhere near worth dropping all of those things just go back to iOS.
- MatthewPhillips 14y agoNot trying to change your mind, but I personally have a strong distaste for being tied to one product because I use another (unrelated product). It's the reason why I've never bought a song or movie on iTunes. I was where you are a while back with Google products, but email is just email. I don't want my phone purchases to be influenced by what email provider I use; that's just silly. I'm currently using Outlook.com and couldn't be happier with it.
- w1ntermute 14y agoI don't understand why iOS users feel so entitled to support from competitors' services. I don't see Apple making Android apps for iTunes, iMessage, or FaceTime (which Apple claimed it would make an "open standard"). And remember that this is a matter of perspective. The lack of good support for Google services on iOS is a good thing for me - it'll increase the number of people using Android, thus hopefully getting me better Android apps for my phone and tablet.
- jarcoal 14y agoI don't think they do at all. Most of Google's core services are built on top of standards like SMTP, IMAP, CalDAV, Jabber, etc, so they can be consumed by any device. Apple is the one writing most of the extra code here because they want to make sure Google's services run smoothly on their platform. While we joke about how crappy it is now, Apple's iTunes for Windows was a good example of playing nice on a competitors platform in an attempt to impress their customers and bring them to your side. It worked.
- eunice 14y agoGoogle's business is 'harvesting & indexing personal information' so they kinda need to support iOS.
- davidcollantes 14y agoThis is not quite right. Gmail isn't great on any Android device. If you have only used Android, it might seem great. But after you try the built-in iOS client, your standards will raise a bit (not intending to offend!). In my experience, nothing that Google has produced for the mobile platform(s) is great.
- MatthewPhillips 14y agoWow, bold words, not even Maps?
- WrkInProgress 14y agoWhat about the Gmail app that is available to everyone that is on ICS and greater ? A bunch of screen shots included in the link, tablet view as well. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gm&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and...
- untog 14y agoSeriously? You think the iOS mail client is better than the Android Gmail client? Because... it just isn't. For me, anyway. Each to their own. Of course Google has made great things for mobile. Maps are unparalleled. Google Now is fantastic. The Google+ apps are actually fantastic, it's just that no-one is using them.
- lotso 14y agoCouldn't you say the same thing about Apple? Almost every one of their apps is bested by some third party app.
- gurkendoktor 14y agoIs there any serious mail (not GMail) client for iOS except for Apple's own and Sparrow? And it's hard for me to invest in Sparrow now.