Gmail goes IMAP; iPhone users rejoice (Updated) If you've tried using Gmail on an iPhone you've probably been frustrated.

In addition to text-based step-by-step instructions, Google has now posted a video demonstrating how to setup IMAP Gmail on the iPhone.

Google supports IMAP for Gmail, allowing for full synchronization between mobile and desktop access, but Windows Mobile users are being frustrated by ongoing bugs ...

Gmail's new IMAP option (it's in the settings under POP/IMAP) works out of the box with the iPhone, on both regular and hosted accounts. Instead of the half-assed implementation we had before ...

Gmail was the glaring holdout, presumably delayed by the addition of the IMAP protocol needed to support non-Google email accounts.