Thursday, 1st April, 2004; It was the day when G-mail was launched by Google. Google offered the free email service through G-mail. Now G-mail has become world’s largest email service provider. G-mail started with Google's chat, productivity apps and calendar but at present time, G-mail has increased its services.
Journey of G-mail:
- April 1, 2004: G-mail launched.
- April 1, 2005: G-mail provided 2GB storage for their users.
- April 12, 2006: G-mail calendar launched.
- Feb 7, 2005: G-mail offered chat.
- October 31, 2007: G-mail offers IMAP for all devices.
- October 22, 2008: First android app.
- November 11, 2008: Video chat one-on-one.
- Jan 27, 2009: Offline G-mail.
- Nov 1, 2011: G-mail gets new look.
- Nov 16, 2011: Apps for IOS.
- June 28, 2012: 425 million active users.
- April 24, 2012: 10GB storage.
- Nov 19, 2012: 57 languages introduced.
- Nov 27, 2012: Insert drive files.
- March 28, 2013: New compose experience.
- April 1, 2014: G-mail turns 10.
Gmail has increased their features day by day. Google says that "We are still exploring G-mail with new features to make it more easier".