Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
Email is just one of the many areas in which Google wants to control online activity. Gmail also does a pretty good job since it’s the most popular email provider on the planet. Google recommends it to Android users by pre-installing it into the OS, but I was curious to know how many people actually use it on their phones. We asked you a question in our survey, and your answers were conclusive.
The whole question arose after Android permissions Editor C. Scott Brown expressed dissatisfaction with the Android version of Gmail, especially compared to the iOS version and other email apps. The main issues for him include not being able to mark emails as read from notifications, no “do not disturb” scheduling option, and the default[すべての受信トレイ]This includes not being able to set the view. He had other similarly valid criticisms of the app, especially for users who email a lot or use multiple accounts.
The survey that accompanied this article about using Gmail on Android received great feedback from our readers. See the results below.
Do you use Gmail on your Android phone?
As the chart above shows, not only are over 90% of respondents using Gmail on their Android smartphone, but the vast majority (approximately 70%) use Gmail as their only email option.
It’s interesting to see that a quarter of Gmail users on Android also use another email app, but it’s hard to read into this. After all, many of us need to use certain email apps for work purposes, which can skew these statistics.
It’s no coincidence that Android’s default email app is by far the most used. Many users may not be interested in email, but email plays a peripheral role in their lives. This is not an app that will take up more time than necessary, so a functional example will suffice. While all of C. Scott’s complaints about the app are completely valid, he also explains how much of a power user he is due to his job. If you don’t have to scan and process more than 50 emails before you get out of bed, you’re less likely to be drawn to the relatively niche drawbacks he highlighted.
This was the general mood of many people who flocked to the comments section of C. Scott’s article. Reader Nurul Bintoro said: “Thankfully, I don’t need any of these features. I only use Gmail to send and read emails, and Gmail does that very well.”
