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App to Push Gmail to iPhone Awaits Apple's OK

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 7, 2009 11:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – For all the iPhone’s bells and whistles, it doesn’t mesh well with Gmail. While users of Palm Pre and Android smartphones get instant “push” notification of new email, iPhone users have to manually “pull” messages off Google’s server. A simple new app may finally bring push Gmail to the iPhone, TechCrunch reports—if Apple approves it for sale.

GPush, a tiny program that will cost 99¢, pings users’ iPhones whenever a new email message arrives. That will decrease wait time for updates from 15 minutes to just a few seconds—and it doesn’t suck battery life as manual checking does. GPush needs to be accepted for the App Store, and as MG Siegler notes, Apple has “a history of being picky when it comes to apps that revolve around email.”

Currently Gmail users have to 'pull' mail off of Google's servers onto their iPhones.
Currently Gmail users have to 'pull' mail off of Google's servers onto their iPhones.   (©marcopako %uF8FF)
Google has several apps for the iPhone, but a new third-party program will finally enable push Gmail.
Google has several apps for the iPhone, but a new third-party program will finally enable push Gmail.   (©marcopako %uF8FF)
Apple has not yet approved the new app, called GPush.
Apple has not yet approved the new app, called GPush.   (Flickr)
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Yourself
Jul 7, 2009 8:19 AM CDT
unfortunate seeing as it could probably then be configured for most any email service, which would put email into a whole new realm for the phone. i hope they allow it, and maybe even have a free version of it from Google themselves so that people don't have to worry about confidentiality and sercurity issues.

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