Gmail for Android Gets Microsoft Exchange Support on Non-Nexus Devices
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By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 26 April 2016 13:23 IST
Highlights
An update to Gmail adds support for Microsoft Exchange accounts.
The Gmail update should rollout to users within a few days.
Gmail previously offered Exchange support only to Nexus users.
Google added support for third-party email accounts, alongside support
for Microsoft's Exchange email service with Gmail 5.0 back in 2014. The
feature allowed Gmail for Android app to incorporate support for all email providers including Yahoo Mail, Outlook and more -
using POP/ IMAP and Exchange protocols. Notably, at the point, Exchange
support was made available to only Nexus devices.
Now, Google is adding Exchange support covering mails, contacts,
and calendar schedules for all Android devices, with Gmail v6.4. The
company announced the update in a blog post on Monday, revealing that the feature is rolling out gradually, and will become visible to
all users in "three or more days."
With the addition of Exchange
support in Gmail, users will no longer require getting their work mail
set in a separate app and can instead get all the features in Google's
mail client. Notably, users of non-Nexus devices have been able to use
Exchange accounts with Gmail only if another Exchange Services apk was
installed. Monday's launch brings support to the base app, without the
need to install a secondary component.
"The Android Gmail app is
getting an update to support users using dual delivery mail flow or
calendars with Microsoft Exchange. Now, whether you're on Google Apps or
Exchange, you can use the Gmail app on any Android device to send and
receive mail," said the company in its announcement blog.
Unfortunately,
the updated Gmail app is currently not available on Google Play India..
Users can expect to start receiving Gmail v6.4 in the coming days.
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