Google Chrome Gets Offline Access for Gmail, Docs, Calendar

Google on Wednesday unveiled a Chrome Web Store app that allows for offline access in Chrome for Gmail, as well as Google Docs and Calendar.

According to Alex Nicolaou, Google Engineering Manager: “Today’s world doesn’t slow down when you’re offline, so it’s a great feeling to be productive from anywhere, on any device, at any time. We recognize that offline access is important to many of you - especially for Chromebook users who spend most of their time living on the Web.”.

Alex Nicolaou also says that the app help us read, respond to, organize and archive our e-mail, even thought we don’t have an Internet connection.

Offline Gmail access is available today; access for Google Calendar and Google Docs will be rolling out over the next week. In Google Calendar's offline mode, users can view events and RSVP to appointments. In Google Docs, users can view docs and spreadsheets; offline editing is still in the works.

Google first announced offline Gmail in January 2009 as a Google Labs app.

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