The super lightweight Gmail Go has figured out how to arrive at a impressive 500 million downloads over on the Google Play Store.
While Android Go-powered cell phones make up a fairly small portion of the general market, the lighter application’s plan for limited hardware has become unbelievably mainstream it appears. At first spotted by the group at Android Police, Gmail Go has joined a world class team of Google applications to try and accomplish 500 million downloads over on the Play Store.
In the event that you didn’t realize most Android Go applications are simply repackaged Chrome tabs, adequately being Progressive Web Apps as opposed to completely fledged applications. Along these lines, it’s an unquestionably lightweight download at under 10MB, however this implies that specific highlights are not accessible, and Gmail Go is the same. The new Workspace integration is missing, and you can’t really download the application straightforwardly from the Play Store in the event that you have a gadget with 2GB+ RAM — requiring the APK file to be sideloaded.
The UI is a throwback to the first Material Design, yet there is no dark theme available. As you would anticipate, performance, even on an powerful device, can be somewhat deficient. Since it’s genuinely sluggish, it’s truly difficult to suggest anybody with a gadget equipped for running the full Gmail application even trouble downloading Gmail Go. From numerous points of view, you’re most likely good getting to Gmail by means of a Chrome tab assuming you need a lighter encounter on a newer/capable device.
Given the limitations, the download figure is expanded because of Gmail Go coming pre-introduced on Android Go handsets, however all things being equal, it’s a great achievement for the platform.