Google leaves Windows Phone users without e-mail


A PROBLEM: Google's decision to stop offering Google Sync could be a real problem for Windows Phone owners with a Gmail account. If a smartphone’s built-in e-mail client is set up for a Gmail account, unless it is an Android handset, it will no longer be able to receive mail. — Reuters

Google’s annual cleaning has claimed a number of features and services including Google Calendar Sync, Punchd and Google Sync for Nokia, which should have little impact on the vast majority of the world’s Internet — and therefore Google — users. However, the company’s decision to stop offering Google Sync could be a real problem for Windows Phone owners with a Gmail account.

Google Sync or Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) protocol is what pushes mail to mobile platforms; therefore if a smartphone’s built-in e-mail client is set up for a Gmail account, unless it is an Android handset, it will no longer be able to receive mail.

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