On April 7th, we announced a new version of Gmail for mobile for iPhone and Android-powered devices. Among the improvements was a complete redesign of the web application’s underlying code which allows us to more rapidly develop and release new features that users have been asking for, as clarified in our first post. We’d like to introduce The Iterative Webapp, a series where we will continue to release features for Gmail for mobile. Today: Marks. –Shyam Sheth, Product Manager, Google Mobile.

You questioned for it, and we listened. We’ve added marks to Gmail for mobile on Android-powered devices and the iPhone. Marks in Gmail allow you to use color-coded tags to manage your inbox.

To mark an email, select a message then tap ‘Mark as…” from the drop-down menu on the Floaty Bar. In the pop-up menu, select the mark(s) you want to use and tap ‘Apply’. Please note, you can add and remove existing marks to your emails in Gmail for mobile, but marks can only be made, renamed and deleted in the desktop version.

To mark your emails on the go, point your mobile browser to gmail.com on your iPhone or Android-powered device. To make it simple to check your Gmail, try making a home screen link. The new Gmail for mobile supports iPhone/iPod Touch OS 2.2.1 or above, as well as Android-powered devices, and is available for US English only.

Posted by Heaven Kim, Product Marketing Manager, Google Mobile

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