Google now lets all devices download the lightweight Gmail Go

Google started introducing Go versions of its apps to go with the lighweight version of its OS. The aim was to bring its services to lower-powered affordable smartphones, sold in developing markets where mobile data is expensive and phones with less RAM are preferred due to their lower price.

However, even those with more powerful devices can benefit from the Go apps with their lower footprint and data consumption in cases when they don’t need their extensive functionality. So eventually Google started removing the artificial restrictions allowing those with full Android phones to download…