I've been using Gmail on my phone (a Samsung A-920) for the last few months and it's been really painful. The Web browser on the Samsung is kind of crappy and while I can read my email it was a real chore.
But now Google has done it again. They have produced a nice usable application (Java-based) that one can download onto one's phone and it is a much improved experience over navigating there with a dedicated phone browser.
Try it out at: http://gmail.com/app (navigate there with your phone browser).
It seemed to instantly identify my phone when I downloaded it so I'm pretty happy. Now if I can just find an app to let me customize the functions of my phone's buttons, I'll be really happy.
Posted by artandscience at November 6, 2006 08:32 AM