Poll result: You love Gmail’s Android app, but even that’s not always enoug

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Email is just one of the many areas in which Google would like to dominate our online activity. It’s doing a pretty good job, too, with Gmail being the most popular email provider on the planet. Google pushes it to Android users by having it pre-installed with the OS, but we were curious as to how many of you actually use it on your phone. We asked you in a poll, and your answer was decisive.

The whole question arose after Android Authority editor C. Scott Brown voiced his dissatisfaction with Gmail for Android, especially compared to its iOS counterpart and other email apps. Key issues for him include the inability to mark emails as read from the notifications, the lack of a Do Not Disturb schedule option, and the inability to default to the All Inboxes view. He had other equally reasonable critiques of the app, especially for users with high email volumes and multiple accounts.




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