Monday, September 30, 2013

Latest version of Gmail for Android hints that ads are on the way


The days of an ad-free Gmail experience on Android may be coming to an end. According to Android Police , the latest version of Google's email app contains references to built-in advertisements. The uncovered code hints that users will be able to save ads that catch their interest as messages, but little else is known about the company's approach to mobile ads — or how intrusive they'll be. As part of Google's broad overhaul of Gmail back in May, it introduced a new Promotions tab that displays ads closely resembling regular inbox messages. At the time, Google insisted that most users would expect to find ads in a specialized Promotions section. Many users weren't happy with the change, even though it often results in fewer ads for...


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Source: The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/30/4786366/gmail-for-android-hints-that-ads-are-on-the-way

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