Is GMAIL getting Push in 8.1?

[anthonyng]

GMail works much better now on wp8.1. The only reason I'm still on Metromail (a great great app, just a bit slower launch compared to stock) is because I can access all the contacts emails, including just the ones I have used before, instead of only the address book.

Sorry to bump up an old thread. Is the search for contacts including all the ones not in your contacts but used before still lacking in wp8.1?

I'm coming from a 920, to 930 and I can't search the Google address book like have done with my 920. There's not many threads I find about this so I'm going I'm just doing something wrong and everyone is happily doing it