Re: [apple-iphone] Google Pulls Gmail App for iPhone, iPad: “Sorry We Messed Up”

Google posted on Facebook that anyone who installed the Gmail app can
continue to use it while they work on a fix for the error.

On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Bill Boulware <bill.boulware@gmail.com>wrote:

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> Sent to you by Bill Boulware via Google Reader: Google Pulls Gmail App
> for iPhone, iPad: "Sorry We Messed Up" via Mashable! by Chris Taylor on
> 11/2/11
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> Mere hours after launching its Gmail for iOS app, Google has yanked it
> from the iTunes app store.
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> "The iOS app we launched today contained a bug with notifications,"
> read a tweet on the Gmail Twitter feed. "We have pulled the app to fix
> the problem. Sorry we messed up."
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> When launched, the Gmail app displayed an error that read: "no valid
> 'aps-environment' entitlement string found for application." This error
> appeared to refer to push notifications, such as displaying the number
> of unread messages on the app icon.
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> The rest of the app functioned as intended, but many early users
> registered their disappointment. The app was not able to host email on
> the user's device, and seemed little different from the interface you
> get when visiting Gmail on the Safari browser.
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> We've reached out to Google to find out why this much-delayed app was
> launched with buggy code and a lack of native email hosting. But in the
> meantime, let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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