Google Enhances Gmail Offline Chrome Web App

Search engine giant Google has enhanced capabilities for its offline Gmail web app for Chrome by adding a settings page and providing better attachment functionality along with keyboard shortcut support. Offline email support is great for users who need access and respond to emails even when not connected to the internet. It is to be noted that Google had unveiled the new offline Gmail in August and Google has already built like functions for Calendar and Docs apps.

New Features

The new settings page in Gmail Chrome app will help users to sync almost a whole month’s messages. The Gmail team in a blog post said that the feature will help users to tackle a month’s mails, while they are offline. Support for keyboard shortcuts is also another feature added in the application. If you have shortcuts turned on in the online Gmail, then the same will apply to Gmail’s offline application.

Google has also made the Gmail offline app fast as it can download messages and attachments faster than before. Some bugs in the application have also been fixed. New users can install the Gmail offline app from the Chrome web store and current users of the application will see the improvements the next time they use it. Gmail offline chrome web app is expected to boost sale of Chromebooks, which till now have failed to cast any deep impression.