Gmail Mobile Application Upgraded to 1.5

Google has updated the application you can install on your mobile device to get a richer experience with your Gmail account. The new version, version 1.5 (the old was 1.0) is an improvement, but a lot of the poor design still hasn’t been fixed.

First, your introductory experience with the application: As expected, a page with two blank text fields, one for your Gmail address, one for your password. Only, they aren’t text fields! They’re links to this wonderful page:

Yes, a page that looks like something broke! Instead of letting you enter text into a simple, standard text field the application takes you to a seperate page with a big blank text box where you are supposed to enter the information requested on the previous page. With text input fields being a basic, brain-dead element of UI design, why did Google decide to go this […]

Original post by Nathan Weinberg