Ads Are Coming to Gmail for Android

[onehandle]

Ads are coming to Gmail

The most significant under-the-hood and probably not active yet addition to Gmail 4.6 is ads. Yup, ads are most definitely coming to Gmail for Android which managed to stay ad-free all this time, unlike its web counterpart.

If you remember, Gmail on the web contains multiple ads along with the new format that looks like email messages in the Promotions folder. I'm not sure exactly what kind of ads we're going to get here - whether it'll be just the ones that look like emails or more generic ones - but here are multiple references to ads that I've found during the teardown. You be the judge.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/09/28/apk-teardown-whats-really-new-gmail-4-6-ads-are-coming-to-gmail-for-android-unsent-messages-warning-and-more

[TreasonousBastard]

1. And you thought the NSA was a problem...

at least they don't read your mail for targeted marketing.

[Egnever]

2. No such thing as a free lunch

Gmail rocks!