The Gmail web app now sucks Google Buzz messages straight into its inbox on iPhone and Android, the search giant has revealed. Could this be the option Google needs to give Buzz a boost?
Google Buzz, Google’s attempt to get in on the social networking hype of Facebook, Twitter et al, has been available as a web app for Android and iPhone since launch over at buzz.google.com, but Google’s now made it much more convenient by merging Google Buzz into Gmail for mobile for both platforms.
Log in to Gmail through the browser, and you’ll see any updates in your inbox: you can tap the right hand Google Buzz icon for pure buzzes, and you can carry out all the actions straight from it that you can on the desktop, like commenting or rating buzzes.
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While it’s a fine solution for iPhone, it’s far from ideal on Android, since it’s faster to use the dedicated Gmail app rather than log-in through the browser every time. We hope Google is working on mixing Buzz with the Gmail app in future bakes of Android right now, but there’s nothing official on that front yet.
If you’ve got an iPhone or Android blower, Google Buzz should be ready to check out in your Gmail inbox right now. Is it something you’ll use? Give us your two cents here.
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