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Enhanced Gmail Plugin For BlackBerry Now Available!

by Bla1ze on 22 Aug 2009 09:51 AM
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Enhanced Gmail Plugin For BlackBerry Now Available!

*UPDATE* - It's been pointed out at this time the Storm 2 has this feature built right in so users will not even have to download the app to use it, that version is at 2.0.0.13 but, it's not know at this time if that will be standard across future devices as of yet.

We've been hearing for a while now that RIM was working on a plugin for Gmail users that was going to bring a bunch of additional features when it came to handling Gmail on your BlackBerry. Finally, it is now available for all users to download--if you can get the link working right, RIM seems to be having issues with the links issued via BIS accounts, but have an alternate page as well. The new plug includes some great new features for Gmail users such as:

  • Add and remove labels and stars on email messages
  • Report spam email messages
  • Perform local and remote searches
  • Archive email messages
  • View related email messages as a single conversation (threaded view)

Synchronization only happens from your BlackBerry to your Google Mail account, meaning some changes made through your Google Mail account won’t sync to your BlackBerry(One way synch). In order to get the download link if you already have a gmail account set up on your BlackBerry you will need to delete and re-add your account and a PIN message will be sent to you with the link. The enhanced plugin is available for all device 4.5 OS+ and the official BlackBerry forums has a great getting started guide available. Visit blackberry.com/gmail from your BlackBerry's web browser to download.

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Posted by atype77 Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

This looks great!!!

 
 
Posted by Naudan Sunday, Aug 23, 2009 903 days ago

I downloaded the plugin, couldnt get it to work, deleted it, and now I dont receive any of my emails from gmail? What is going on? I even deleted my gmail account off my phone and re-added it. Anyone have this problem? Please help, this is a huge problem :(

 
 
Posted by msgreenf Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

omg! this looks sweet! installing now!

 
 
Posted by apU823 Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

is there any way to delete and then be able to subsequently add back all the messages you already have on you phone?

i would really hate to lose all the messages to install this plugin

 
 
Posted by Spawn12 Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

^^^Make sure you do a backup in DM before deleting the account...once you have re-done the gmail account then just do a restore.

 
 
Posted by Adiliyo Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

all my messages came back when i re added the account.

do i have to use the icon for the specific email address to utilize the gmail functionality? it seems like it doesn't show up in the messages app.

that for me, is kind of useless.

 
 
Posted by cenloe Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

It sure looks like you have to use the specific Gmail icon in order to use the new functions. It is, for me as well, useless since I use my Messages folder for all of my email accounts.

 
 
Posted by arcanexvi Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

The remote search function works through the combined message folder (which is how i use my BB as well). This was the primary reason for me getting the app anyway (i have over 10k messages on my gmail account and only a couple hundred are actually on my BB)

 
 
Posted by joshwithachance Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

i like it! and ididnt have to go through any of the extra work because i got my newest blackberry set up 2 months ago (:

 
 
Posted by Dsmithjr Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

I thought the whole point of this Gmail Plug-In was to so we could get two-way sync? Now it does everything but???

 
 
Posted by MajikUF Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

BOOO. won't install on 5.x OS on the storm.

 
 
Posted by Snipes Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

Nor for my 5.0 Bold.

 
 
Posted by Serpent1189 Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

Same with the 8900...

 
 
Posted by MDPuckett84 Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

A step in the right direction but the requirement of accessing the gmail inbox directly ruins it for me.

 
 
Posted by zkyevolved Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

I agree. I used it for about 20 minutes, and it's kinda slow... and it makes me use a completely different icon to use. I use my main inbox for EVERYTHING (Facebook, IMs, Emails, PINS, SMS, etc) and now I would have to use the other icon just for that? No thx :(

 
 
Posted by milrtime83 Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

Same for me, nice features but I don't want to have to access the gmail specific inbox to use them.

 
 
Posted by JiveMasterT Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

I don't really understand how to get this to work. I have to delete all of my gmail accounts and re-add them?

 
 
Posted by dspcap Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

Where's the 2 way sync we have been waiting for?

 
 
Posted by Hoochie-Coo Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

In order to use the new functionality, you have to access it via the icon for your gmail. You won't notice a difference from the Messages app.

Given that, not all that interesting for me.

 
 
Posted by dspcap Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

From Blackberry's site, "Note: Google Mail enhanced features are only available within the Enhanced Google Mail plug-in and are not available when viewing Google Mail messages in the Messages application on the BlackBerry smartphone"

I just lost interest too.

 
 
Posted by greatcasa Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

The search feature is still available in he messages app, which to me is the main use of this new update.

 
 
Posted by ebedoun Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

Thanks for the comments. Glad I didn't jump on this one.

We might as well use google's app along with the current pushmail. I actually uninstalled the gmail app from google a while ago because I wasn't using it.

 
 
Posted by The Consigliere Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

This only works IF I use the Gmail icon? Yeah, not nearly as excited now & probably not even going to install it. I like LESS icons, not more.

 
 
Posted by redwanhuq Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

less icons > functionality?

WOW

 
 
Posted by tbhuang2 Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

less icons = efficiency > functionality in many cases

i also don't want it anymore.

 
 
Posted by crackberryn00b Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

I agree with the Less icons side of it. I like my default theme with 8 icons showing. My Storm is running a 4.7.0.151 hybrid so I've got the active Clock icons, Sounds(well this was already there), and Manage Connections icons, and I have it set to 8 slots when in the minimized home screen. I prefer being able to access anything I want to from this screen without having to press the menu key.

It isn't a hassle to have to use the menu key, but I just think it's more efficient. Requiring the gmail icon on the screen creates a redundancy with Messages. I now have 7 available slots. In my case, Options was displaced from the 8th slot so I would have to press Menu, then select options, rather than just pressing options. I got around it by adjusting my convenience key to do one of the other icon's jobs.

I've gone into far more detail than I should have, as I'm sure you "get it". Yes, it's a little pet-peevy, but it's just the way that some of us prefer it: a nice clean, quick interface without a lot of fluff or extra actions. That's part of the reason I don't like the iPhone. It looks incredibly cluttered. It makes up for it with a super-slick UI, but its just so ...busy.

 
 
Posted by krkeegan Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 901 days ago

Yup me too I am out. I use a Today theme so I need to be able to access my messages through the default message folder. In addition I keep ALL of my messages, emails, IMS, pins, calls, missed call . . . in this messages folder. This means I only have one place to look for what happened in my day at a specific time.

If I have to access this function through a separate icon then I might as well use the gmail app since it offers more features.

Sorry RIM, I know you spent a lot of money on this, but merge it into the messages folder and make it TWO-WAY and maybe we can talk.

Seriously why is it not two-way sync?

 
 
Posted by bucky716 Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

Works great! You just go to the "youremail@gmail.com" icon for it to work, can't do it just through "Messages." This adds functionality to an icon already there, it's not adding anything new.

 
 
Posted by lcohen999 Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

:)000000

 
 
Posted by jbmerr Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

Installed, tried, removed. I will stick to the GMAIL app because of the lack of two way sync, max of 4 messages in threaded conversation view, and clunky feel overall.

Nice try RIM, definitely a step in the right direction, although a bit late in the game since the only thing the GMAIL app doesn't support is HTML; plus it gives you the standard GMAIL interface.

 
 
Posted by brinky Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

So unimpressive. If RIM really wants to do something, how about a real IMAP client. Is that so difficult? Or at least a two-way sync. Geez

 
 
Posted by bmike-vt Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

Same trouble with HTML in the messages app... ginormous fonts after you reply or continue a conversation... hopefully this will be fixed soon.

HTML incoming looks great...sig images even came through from my work email. But after a reply and then a re-reply the fonts get messed up.

 
 
Posted by baker2gs Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

I use the Gmail app from Google to manage my gmail inbox, but I read all my message through the Messages application. I'm going to see if this will replace Googles Gmail App.

Not integrating it with the Messages app is really annoying though.

 
 
Posted by baker2gs Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

I gave it a try and already removed it. It sucks. I wish they would just bring HTML to the Gmail app already.

 
 
Posted by hatch.duffy Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

I am slightly confused as well. Does delete my account mean remove it from BIS? Then install the plug-in then add it back? At any rate don't think I will be trying this. I was expecting a new Gmail APP that successfully PUSHED my gmail. The app already has two way synchronization wonder why they didn't just work on the app itself rather than just a plug in. I love my blackberry, but honestly, I just do not get RIM sometimes and what they are thinking about. It's like what Kevin noted on in Podcast 40...they give you what you think you need. How about what the people who are making you rich as h*ll WANT! And that's a new Gmail App with all this functionality added to the plugin as well as instantaneous PUSH!

 
 
Posted by skitchbeatz Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

Installed... then removed.

 
 
Posted by rmhead Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

not working in messages makes this worthless for me

 
 
Posted by bmike-vt Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

Deleting now.
I don't star or filter much... and when I do its done on the client side to sort incoming messages.

Sigh. High hopes dashed.

 
 
Posted by jayarh Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

all my test emails were only coming in the messages folder and didn't show up in the @gmail folder at all.

 
 
Posted by wxologist Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

Same here...anyone else get some test messages working. Trying a quick pull right now to see if that helps.

 
 
Posted by jayarh Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

i got it to work by turning off pop from the gmail settings

 
 
Posted by warwick Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

Still waiting for 2 way sync (for read/unread)...........

 
 
Posted by dapro911 Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

is this like an application or does it work with the blackberry email?

 
 
Posted by MisterB Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

Well, there's an hour of my life I'll never get back. Installed it, but it doesn't seem to work with Google Apps accounts, unless I'm doing something wrong. I added it, deleted it, deleted my email account on BIS, re-added it, nothing works. Whenever I'd click the new Gmail icon, it would tell me I need to associate an email address in BIS for it to work. I already did that, thank you very much. Lame app. You know, all Google/RIM need to do is support IMAP IDLE, and it would solve all of these stupid issues.

 
 
Posted by joekr Monday, Aug 24, 2009 902 days ago

I used it with my google apps account and it worked fine. I did have to delete then add my account in BIS, and then I did a resend service books and that seemed to do it.

 
 
Posted by pegb856 Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

Excitedly I installed this and now I'm bummed. As others have stated this will only work using the gmail icon and will not work with combined messages. I hide all of my separate mailboxes as I too think less is better.

Let's hope for an update that fixes this issue soon.

 
 
Posted by bmike-vt Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

Burned time to install it. Then added my mail back. Realized HTML was still messy in either the messages folder or the new Gmail folder... so I deleted. Then had to restore messages, etc. etc.

And my gmail was my default... so I lost my calendar and had to resync that, change the settings, etc. etc.

Note to self - before loading anything like this again (I should have learned from the Sensobi disaster) do a full backup just before the install.

 
 
Posted by pegb856 Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

All I did was go into service books and delete the "ical" books and my calendar items reappeared.

 
 
Posted by duck383 Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

downloaded now deleting , don't work in messaging folder,lost
interest and not worth the memory it takes up to not be of any real use the way it works > FAIL

 
 
Posted by pgrtag Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 904 days ago

Doesn't seem to work with Google Apps accounts. I have two accounts and it didn't work. Installed and deleted.

 
 
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