Gmail Android app may get ads soon, APK teardown reveals

Google's Gmail app for Android has remained an ad-free sanctuary, but code uncovered by Android Police in an APK teardown of the application's latest version hints that circumstances might change. Buried within the the program is a new library called "ads," along with messages, functions and classes mentioning advertisements. What's more, a "ShowAdPreferenceManager()" function routes users to the ad settings page for their very own Google account.

via Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/30/gmail-android-app-teardown-suggest-ads-coming?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000589