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    Default Google decouples Gmail from Android

    SOFTWARE COBBLER Google is showing the first signs of frustration with its Android operating system, having removed Gmail from the list of Android's core applications.

    In issuing an update for Gmail, Google has made it possible to update the email client without having to wait for a new version of Android to be released.

    In the past major updates of Gmail were tied to Android releases. However with the number of Android versions growing and handset manufacturers and mobile operators taking their time releasing updates, Google has started offering the Gmail application as a free download on the Android Market
    http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...-gmail-android
    Last edited by dwightmckie; Aug 31, 2011 at 10:48 PM.

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    In the past major updates of Gmail were tied to Android releases. However with the number of Android versions growing and handset manufacturers and mobile operators taking their time releasing updates, Google has started offering the Gmail application as a free download on the Android Market.
    Hmmm... This type of fragmentation appears to be inevitable with open source software. Each person is free to modify the code so multiple versions are common.

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    I actually like this...allows for faster release cycles for GMail.

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