Jun/090
Gmail iPhone app, no address bar chrome
I love the mobile gmail. Even more than I love the iPhone’s mail app, configured to work with my gmail account.
That’s why I always use mobile safari to access gmail. The only problem is I always got the address bar and bookmarks bar at the top of bottom of mobile safari (these UI controls are called ‘chrome’), ruining the whole mobile gmail experience.
That’s when I noticed that mobile Google Talk, which I had added to my home screen, didn’t ever display the mobile safari chrome. The same wasn’t true for the Gmail site on my home screen – so I decided to fix it.
If you head to http://carbis.fu8.com/iPhone/gmail on your iPhone, then quickly hit the + button and add it to your homescreen before it redirects, then you too can have Chromeless Gmail on your iPhone.
Don’t be phased by the lack of icon. After you open the home screen icon for the first time, your iPhone will give it the right icon.
I hope this works for everyone, let me know if you have any trouble, or even if you don’t!