Hello, Carol. The Gmail app works specifically with Google accounts, and I can't see a way to force it out of its comfort zone. As to why someone would want to use it, one might not need the power and data sharing capabilities of Outlook. One might want to keep Gmail activity very separate from the activity on there accounts. If for some reason a user had to delete the Apple iOS mail account and had to start over, and if one of the accounts under the app was a POP3, all messages might be lost, including those on the Gmail account. Perhaps the interface is just pleasant to some. There are some handy elements, such as the "Empty Trash" button. The text explaining the new features of V. 5.0.13 claims that with one swipe, the entire Inbox of a Gmail account can be cleaned out. I haven't tested this feature with VoiceOver.
Craig On 11/8/16, 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Is it specifically only to work with Gmail, please? > > Carol P - UK > > > > On 08/11/2016 09:17, Devin Prater wrote: >> Awesome, I'll have to try it out. >> >> >> On 11/7/2016 11:44 PM, Kevin Chao wrote: >>> New iOS Gmail accessibility is absolutely amazing! >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 7:55 AM Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:coffeeb...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, everyone. >>> >>> It might be of interest to a number of you that the latest >>> release of >>> the Gmail app for iOS devices operates somewhat differently with >>> VoiceOver than did previous versions, and based on the testing I >>> have >>> done, the app has improved for VoiceOver users. In earlier >>> versions, >>> if one wanted to delete a message from the message index, one would >>> have to check a checkbox next to its header information and then >>> press >>> a "Delete" button. Now, double-tap and holding the button >>> corresponding to the unwanted message places the app in a "Select" >>> mode. The user can then move down the list of messages and simply >>> double-tap the unwanted ones; the "hold" gesture needs to be used >>> only >>> on the first undesired message. Then, once the "delete" list has >>> been compiled, the "Delete" button can be activated. There are >>> other >>> ways to get rid of messages, but I don't want to make this message >>> overly long. There is also an "Undo" button which evidently allows >>> the user to take back a number of actions. I have not tested this >>> function yet. Most gratifying is the possibility that the bug which >>> prevented text editing of the body of a message may have been >>> squashed, at least if the user is typing on the on-screen >>> keyboard. 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