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Re:Why is the Gmail app 700 MB? by tshaddox on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @12:27PM (#46515419)
That's something that I would (very generously) expect to add 5 megabytes.
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Re:Why is the Gmail app 700 MB? by adastra22 on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @12:32PM (#46515489)
The background images alone would be more than that.
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Re:Why is the Gmail app 700 MB? by gregoriol on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @02:45PM (#46517559)
We don't need that to be pre-loaded on the device, do we? how often are they used? and when one is set to be used, the user is definitely online already, just grab the one then
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