Gmail on iOS: Why does Gmail take so long to load whereas Mail stays in memory?

#1

Post by kuhnster » Fri, Sep 19, 2014, 5:17 AM UTC

Are all apps treated equally in iOS and does Mail get special privileges?

Re: Gmail on iOS: Why does Gmail take so long to load whereas Mail stays in memory?

#2

Post by boolean » Fri, Sep 19, 2014, 6:18 AM UTC

Gmail is a hybrid app where certain elements are developed in html5 and displayed in UIWebview. Mail is a native app.

Re: Gmail on iOS: Why does Gmail take so long to load whereas Mail stays in memory?

#3

Post by tobylane » Fri, Sep 19, 2014, 8:36 AM UTC

Apple can use private/undocumented APIs which are forbidden from App Store apps. I believe you can run a strings command on the itunes file to see what the APIs are called.

Re: Gmail on iOS: Why does Gmail take so long to load whereas Mail stays in memory?

#4

Post by atmosx » Fri, Sep 19, 2014, 9:22 AM UTC

boolean wrote: post #2

Gmail is a hybrid app where certain elements are developed in html5 and displayed in UIWebview. Mail is a native app.

Exactly, I think we're comparing different things here. You can install Gmail (POP3/iMap) inside Mail.app

Re: Gmail on iOS: Why does Gmail take so long to load whereas Mail stays in memory?

#5

Post by runjake » Fri, Sep 19, 2014, 4:09 PM UTC

tobylane wrote: post #3

Apple can use private/undocumented APIs which are forbidden from App Store apps. I believe you can run a strings command on the itunes file to see what the APIs are called.

This is complete speculation, and not even good speculation.

Gmail for iOS is essentially a single-site web browser, whereas the Mail app is a full iOS app utilizing the full CocoaTouch frameworks. A native app is going to have a faster experience.

Also, use objdump or something, like a professional -- not strings.

Re: Gmail on iOS: Why does Gmail take so long to load whereas Mail stays in memory?

#6

Post by tobylane » Fri, Sep 19, 2014, 8:21 PM UTC

runjake wrote: post #5

tobylane wrote: post #3

Apple can use private/undocumented APIs which are forbidden from App Store apps. I believe you can run a strings command on the itunes file to see what the APIs are called.

This is complete speculation, and not even good speculation. Gmail for iOS is essentially a single-site web browser, whereas the Mail app is a full iOS app utilizing the full CocoaTouch frameworks. A native app is going to have a faster experience. Also, use objdump or something, like a professional -- not strings.

It's not at all speculation, I just didn't feel the need to prove it. We're not obsessive about that here, not like Wikipedia or Stackoverflow.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17580251/what-exactly-is-... http://www.macrumors.com/2013/10/15/launch-center-pro-develo... http://www.loopinsight.com/2010/04/06/apples-use-of-private-...