Google just announced Push for Gmail for iPhone and a few other mobile platforms through Google Sync. This brings your Gmail messages to your iPhone instantly through Apple's Push servers instead of the usual pull method which is a drain on the battery.
We have reviewed a few Gmail Push apps – GPush and PushMail. Boy, it's getting really confusing.
PushGmail Features
PushGmail has a simple interface where you enter your Gmail user name and password. You get to turn on the option to 'Launch Mail App'.
In the iPhone's Settings –> Notifications to set up notifications by Badge, Sound and Alert. The earlier option to 'Launch Mail App' might have gotten you wondering. This is because PushGmail comes with a built-in native Gmail browser.
In my testing in the last 2 days, it works flawlessly! As you can see, I am even trying it as a replacement for the regular Mail app in my iPhone dock.
If you are looking for reliable Push notifications for Gmail messages without having to jump through hoops, PushGmail could be the one you need.
Also, the future versions are slated to have support for multiple Gmail accounts. Also, ability to setup filters for notifications is coming. That will be huge as I don't want to see a notification for every single one but just my important emails.
For $0.99, with no future subscription costs PushGmail offers a very promising app here.
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Rating: 4 stars
Availability: App Store [iTunes link]
Price: $0.99
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