Gmail app for iOS returns to the App Store, promises to stay this time. Download now!

The official native Gmail App has returned to the App Store promising to resolve the issues that had plagued the first version.

"Two weeks ago, we introduced our Gmail app for iOS. Unfortunately it contained a bug which broke notifications and displayed an error message, so we removed it from the App Store. We’ve fixed the bug and notifications are now working, and the app is back in the App Store." Matthew Izatt, a Google product manager, wrote in a blog post.

After a very public screw-up, Google has re-released the Gmail app for iOS devices into Apple’s App Store. The app is currently available for download. Google has just announced that the app has returned to Apple's App Store, and it promises that the problematic bugs that plagued the original release have been fixed. The company also says that it has "received a lot of helpful feedback and feature requests" during the app's two-week absence, and further notes that it's "just getting started" with the iOS app and plans to rapidly add a number of new features including support for multiple accounts and improved notifications.

Users who managed to snag the earlier version of the app, which contained a number of bugs that rendered it inoperable, will have to either log out, or completely uninstall the app, before installing the updated version.

After appearing in the App Store approximately two weeks ago, and for only moments, the first native Gmail App was pulled due to obvious glitches. For one, the app showed an error message immediately after opening. Although you could override the message, your push notifications did not work, rendering the app useless. Many were surprised that the app passed Apple’s verifications tests, while some conspiracy theorist believed that Apple noticed the errors, but passed it through anyway.

The new release has apparently fixed the notification problem. Although the app is limited and will only allow you to link to one account at a time, it may prove useful if you are a frequent user of the labels and search features. As an added bonus, your chats are also viewable through your app, if you choose to save them, anyway.