Guest Paul Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Welcome to 'Paul's App of the Day', where I pick one of my favourite apps as featured app of the day! Today's app is... Gmail Unread Count What they saySupports multiple accounts. Tap to launch Gmail. Does not use polling! Read homepage for info on how to use custom icons. What we say Yet another entry from the 'simple yet so effective' list! This app lets you put a widget on your home screen with a variety of styles available to give you an at a glance view of your unread gmail count. I use the stock post 2.0+ style, which basically makes it look EXACTLY the same as the regular Gmail icon on screen, but with a small number atop it. One of my must haves! Permissions GET_ACCOUNTS / com.google.android.gm.permission.READ_GMAIL / com.google.android.googleapps.permission.GOOGLE_AUTH / com.google.android.providers.gmail.permission.READ_GMAIL Download View Gmail Unread Count at AppBrain QRcode To use, install 'Barcode Scanner' from the Android Market. Price FREE Market star rating at time of writing 4.41 (4737 ratings) Version at time of writing 1.2.2 Similar / Alternative apps There are other similar apps, but this is the best one! Also check out Unread Messaging Count which offers the same features for SMS / MMS, although that annoys me a little as the icon text is a couple of pixels out of alignment. :( Suggested improvements for the next version I'd like to see this app do the SMS unread count too, but aside from that, it's great! Have your say Fan of Gmail Unread Count? Found something better? Just wanna share your experiences? Post below! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danvy Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 I would suggest to use SMS Unread Count instead. It not only gives Gmail unread count but SMS and EMail too. http://www.androlib.com/android.applicatio...widget-BFq.aspx I had 3 gadgets installed and replaced all with this one, getting memory back, for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xaueious Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 How is this on battery life and memory usage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VeeDubZ Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 I would suggest to use SMS Unread Count instead. It not only gives Gmail unread count but SMS and EMail too. http://www.androlib.com/android.applicatio...widget-BFq.aspx I had 3 gadgets installed and replaced all with this one, getting memory back, for free. Nice suggestion, ive just downloaded it and it works a charm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest agriff Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 I would suggest to use SMS Unread Count instead. It not only gives Gmail unread count but SMS and EMail too. http://www.androlib.com/android.applicatio...widget-BFq.aspx I had 3 gadgets installed and replaced all with this one, getting memory back, for free. SMS unread count is good too, but last I checked it only supported one Gmail account, whereas Gmail unread count supports multiple. Sticking with Gmail unread. Also FYI, LauncherPro now supports Sms and Gmail unread count labels in its dock bar. No extra apps needed. Built into LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spoke Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Working well - thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest goatee Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Fantastico! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 This is why 'SMS Unread Count' doesn't work for me atm... the text alignment is fractionally too low (3rd icon on top row, second icon on middle row). OK, so it's overly OCD, but it annoys me. :) P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest z3ntn3l Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 This is why 'SMS Unread Count' doesn't work for me atm... the text alignment is fractionally too low 100% true. I noticed this "Problem" some time ago and was quite happy when i saw that LauncherPro supports those Notification-Bubbles too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest artesea Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 The problem with GMail Unread (which I believe is the 2nd icon) is that the bubble containing the text (Gmail) is just a couple of pixels smaller than regular icons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scottland Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 I also found on 2.2 roms that both Gmail unread count and SMS unread count (for Gmail) only opened the last email received, rather than taking you to the inbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest crewone Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Also worthy of attention: Launcher Pro has this built in for the dock icons. No need for external apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest n1ck2010 Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 Also worthy of attention: Launcher Pro has this built in for the dock icons. No need for external apps. How do you enable that? Ive added the launcher pro gmail to the dock icons but it doesnt ever seem to change. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now