Google announces push email / Gmail support with Google Sync, iPhone users rejoice!

Posted on September 22, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton

If there has been one feature that iPhone users have been wanting natively without buying Apple’s mobile me service or using yahoo’s ymail is push email. Push email also has been one of the most requested features for the million of mobile Gmail users and today the wait is over.

Using Google Sync, you can now get your Gmail messages pushed directly to your phone. Having an over-the-air, always-on connection means that your inbox is up to date, no matter where you are or what you’re doing. Sync works with your phone’s native email application so there’s no additional software needed . Via Google Mobile Blog

According to the post push gmail should be rolling out soon. As an iPhone user who have seen a recent wave of push email apps such as Gpush and PushMail it will be interesting to see how Google’s announcement will affect these two services.

Thanks Google we have been waiting on this, well at least iPhone users have been.

Update: iPhone users looking to use Google sync with push email support go here: http://www.google.com/mobile/products/sync.html#p=apple

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September 22, 2009

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Curtis Muldrew said:

How will this impact Blackberry, the king of Push Email?

Specifically:

1) What will be the market differentiator for Blackberry now that one can use any mobile phone to get push email?

2) If I am currently using Google Sync on my Blackberry, do I continue with BIS or do I use Google Sync to get my email?
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  After reading the Google Blog posting, they have agreed to not add push email to Google Sync for the Blackberry. That addresses my second question. However, my first point and question still remains.
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September 22, 2009

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longjasonm said:

@waynesutton It looks like the iPhone only lets you have one Exchange account, so you can’t use this if you already have MS-based push email
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September 22, 2009

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Wayne Sutton said:

Thanks for the comment, I’m not sure but I do know there’s the argument about the iPhone as a business device and with push email from Google that will help the cause in Apple’s favor as now levels the playing field a little with push email. What’s left?
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September 22, 2009

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Bankruptcy Attorney said:

Good news. It would be nice to be able to setup more than one Exchange Account since I already have my work account setup in Exchange
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  Wayne Sutton said:
  
  Yes, that’s the complainant now for iPhone users who would like to setup multiple exchange accounts.
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