Previous speculation and documentation detective work has yielded several rumors about upcoming features for Gmail, one of them being IMAP support, and it seems it will be rolled out in the next couple of days. Some users are already seeing the change, having Forwarding and POP in their Gmail settings turn into Forwarding and POP/IMAP. As with all new Google features, they will be rolled out, seemingly randomly, over a few days.

This much needed update is especially good for iPhone/hacked iPod touch/mobile device users as now they can get and manage their Gmail from their device without having to delete email twice.