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User’s Guide T-Mobile G2
Gmail is different
Gmail is web-based
Your messages are stored on Google servers, but you read, write, and
organize messages with the Gmail application on your phone or via a
web browser. Because your mail is stored on Google servers, you can
search your entire message history, backed by the speed and power
of Google search.
Actions that you take in one place are reflected everywhere. For
example, if you read a message in Gmail on your phone, it’s marked as
read in a web browser. And a message that you send using a browser,
or even a draft of a message, is visible in Gmail on the phone.
Gmail is conversation-based
Each message and all replies to it are grouped in your Inbox as a
single conversation. In other email applications, replies to messages
are spread across your Inbox, typically by date received, so a
message and the replies to it are separated by other messages. Gmail
makes it easy to follow the thread of a conversation.
Gmail is organized by labels, not by folders
By tagging messages with labels, you can organize your
conversations in many different ways. In other email applications,
each message can live in only one folder. For example, with Gmail
you can label a conversation with your mother about your brother’s
birthday present with both “Mom” and “Dave.” Later, you can look for
the message under either label. Using folders, you’d have to store the
message in the “Mom” folder or the “Dave” folder, not both.
Gmail for the phone is optimized for mobile: for advanced
tasks, use a web browser
The best place to organize and learn about Gmail is on the web. For
example, you can’t use the Gmail application on the phone to create
the labels and filters that you use to organize your messages, but you
can label a message on the phone. Gmail on the web offers complete
information about the service, so it’s the best place to learn about all
of the features of Gmail.
Gmail is for Gmail
Of course you can use Gmail to send email to any email address, and
anyone can send email to you at your Gmail address. But if you want
to read messages from another email service provider (using your
AOL, Yahoo!, or other email account), you use the Email application.
See “Email” on page 179.