CHAPTER 9: Email on Your DROID
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Your DROID also comes with a Motorola widget that
creates a universal messaging inbox on your Home
screen, as shown to the right. Messages sent to all
your accounts can be read without having to launch
any email apps.
You can read more about widgets in Chapter 6:
“Organize Your Home Screens: Icons and Widgets.”
Getting to Know Gmail
Gmail is the default email app for Android phones, and your DROID ships with the Gmail
app icon displaying on the Home screen. Go to http://mail.google.com to get started
with a free Gmail account.
To understand the Gmail app, it’s helpful to first understand Gmail on the Web. You’ll
also need to visit Gmail on the Web in order to get the best use of Gmail by setting up
filters and experimenting with new features.
Gmail is arguably the best free email service available. There’s no automatic tagline on
the end of your messages advertising that you’re using a free email. You don’t have to
pay extra in order to use a desktop or mobile app to access your email. The spam
filtering is above average, and you get plenty of storage space. In fact, Gmail works so
well that many business users have come to rely on the service through the enterprise
Google Apps suite.
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