Gmail Accounts crash iPhone Mail application

There have been some reports that several iPhone users have had their iPhone Mail application crash when they attempt to access their Gmail account. One iPhone user reported saying that “I did a fresh restore, and synchronized mail, calendar and contacts to our Exchange Server with no problems whatsoever. But as soon as I added my Google Apps IMAP account, my Contacts started to crash if I scrolled to the bottom of the list or tried to search.” There is no explanation for the crash, but there are several ways users can alleve this problem:

• Reset network settings: Settings > General > Reset network settings
• Restore the iPhone in ITunes.
• Change password Navigate to your Gmail account page on a computer and change the accounts password. Next, delete the Gmail account from the iPhone and reestablish it.

Let us know if you had any problem with your Gmail account and the iPhone Mail application and tell us what steps you took to fix the problem.

- Geoff

[Source: iPhoneAtlas]