Google has restored offline functionality for some of its apps, allowing users to access Gmail when they are not connected to the internet. The company has already kicked off the functionality to Gmail. Docs and Calendar. Gmail users will now be able to sync some emails locally and read messages offline. The Calendar and Docs apps will get full fledged offline functionality in the coming days.
To start using the offline features, the users are required to install offline access apps from the Chrome Web store. The app for Gmail is called Gmail Offline. Which Google says is powered by HTML 5 and is based on the application used in the tablets, which also work with out internet access. The users will be required to download separate apps for Docs and Calendar from the Chrome Web store.
Once installed, icons of the offline apps will be featured on the Chrome browser, prompting users to use them for their offline work. According to Google, the Gmail application will run on its own user interface, while the Docs and Calendar offline apps will work in background.
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