Thursday, April 5, 2012

Gmail for Honeycomb tablets updated to more closely resemble Android 4.0

If you happen to own one of the many Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablets, you're likely (not-so) patiently awaiting the Android 4.0 upgrade to hit your device. Some tablets have already been given the upgrade, but many more are left with Honeycomb, with nary an update in sight.

To hold you over until the upgrade finally comes, Google has pushed out an update to the Gmail application for Android 3.2 tablets. The update brings ICS-like functionality to Gmail, including:

  • Swipe to move between conversations
  • Tap your account to access recent labels
  • Set custom notifications for individual labels
  • Syncs the last 30 days of messages for faster viewing and search

While not mind-blowing by any stretch of the imagination, it's good to see Google bringing ICS-like functionality to older tablets running Honeycomb. Still, it's somewhat