Gmail has always been one of the favorite webmails amongst most of the web users. However, there always was a concerns (especially for addicts like me) when there was limited internet access.
Google has come up with a really useful soltion with the offline feature of Gmail.
How it works?
Once the feature is turned on, Gmail uses Gears to download a local cache of your mail. As long as the user is connected to the network, that cache is synchronized with Gmail's servers. When the user loses the connection, Gmail automatically switches to offline mode, and uses the data stored on computer's hard drive instead of the information sent across the network. Users can read messages, star and label them, and do all of the things available with online webmail. Any messages sent while offline will be placed in the outbox and automatically sent the next time Gmail detects a connection. And if the connection is unreliable or slow, you can choose to use "flaky connection mode," which is somewhere in between: it uses the local cache as if you were disconnected, but still synchronizes your mail with the server in the background. The video below puts more light on this feature.
Steps to using Gmail offline:
- Install latest version of Google Gears (preinstalled in Google Chrome)
- Click Settings and click the Labs tab.
- Select Enable next to Offline Gmail.
- Click Save Changes.
- After your browser reloads, you'll see a new "Offline0.1" link in the upper righthand corner of your account, next to your username. Click this link to start the offline set up process and download Gears if you don't already have it.
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