The failure of the official client Gmail for iOS

November 2 in the App Store came the long-awaited official app for Gmail users. Unfortunately, it did not bring anything except razocharoniya. It's amazing how a company like Google has released an application so raw. The difference in the satisfaction of the official application users from giants such as Facebook and Google is huge. If we talk about Facebook, one can see that the development of tried to make the application easy to use and functional, and in the case of Google is a sense that the application is made on the basis of "If only it was"

The application interface is pleasant enough, but it has not so much in common with the current web-based Gmail, and with its updated version, which can go on now. Appearance of the application caused a lot of discontent on the part of users, although personally I find it quite satisfactory.

List of Gmail mobile version of Google features presented like this:

-Getting notifications about new messages

-Read letters grouped in chains

-management-mail, the creation of archives, folders, markers, the ability to delete messages and mark them as spam

-Track priority messages in the Inbox

-avtozapolenenie forms

-Getting Sending attachments

-Search

When you run, you will be prompted to enter your account information or create a new one if necessary. Unfortunately, working with multiple accounts simultaneously is not provided, which also caused a wave of indignation. Many Gmail users need to use two boxes at a time, for example to separate business and private correspondence. It is unclear how Google could lose sight of the need for some users multiple accounts simultaneously.

Implementation of the system of notifications in Gmail is poor. Apparently, the Google decided that enough users beydzhiki with the number of an Unread Messages. No audio alerts, there is full support for Push. In the implementation of Google notifications it loses even the little-known developers, which are much more serious notifications in their applications.

The only thing that I like in the app, so this menu realization - when you press the corresponding button on the left side there is a menu in which to navigate through the folders. Most of all it looks like the menu reminds me of the Facebook application for the iPad, which, apparently, inspired the developers. Alas, this element interface designers are not well thought out, it seems to me that circumcision end names of menu items look sloppy. You would not believe that it was impossible to find a way to fit the names of items as a whole, and not to go to such compromises. By the way, when you scroll through the list of messages, I noticed some "hang." Is there a problem at the other users do not know.

When reading the application, the first thing I was very surprised - is that when you start Gmail welcomes you to an error message in the notification system. It is because of this error soon after the appearance, the application has been withdrawn from the App Store. The official blog reported that try as soon as possible to correct the error with the notification system. Well, users who have already downloaded the app can continue to use it. Personally, I, unlike Google would not recommend to use this application as long as there is no fixed this error. It feels like Google is not fully aware of what is already present in iOS is more than decent and easy to use email client. Considering the competition of Google and Apple, developers had to try to release so attractive and convenient running application, so that users of the standard Mail App will gladly exchange it for an official application Gmail. I doubt that this will happen - the application has turned increasingly to the loyal users who will be using Gmail app just because it is the official client.