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transition in Gmail iOS

Not supported transition is not supported in Gmail iOS.

Works in 4 of 21 · partial in 7 · not supported in 10

Which clients
Works
Apple Mail, Apple Mail iOS, Thunderbird, Fastmail
Partial
Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Mail Android, Yahoo Mail iOS, Samsung Mail, HEY Mail, AOL Mail, Superhuman
Not supported
Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook 365, Outlook (New), Outlook Classic, Outlook iOS, Outlook Android, Outlook for Mac, Proton Mail

What to do instead in Gmail iOS

Transitions don't work in email; style the default state well

instead 
.button {
  /* Use the most visually appealing state as default.
     :hover is only supported in a few clients. */
  background-color: #6d28d9;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: bold;
}
Show the original
before 
.button {
  background-color: #6d28d9;
  transition: background-color 0.2s;
}
.button:hover {
  background-color: #5b21b6;
}

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Questions

How many email clients support transition?
It works in 4 of 21, partial in 7, not supported in 10.
What do I use instead of transition in Gmail iOS?
Transitions don't work in email; style the default state well.
Does transition work in Gmail Android?
transition is not supported in Gmail Android. Closest to Gmail iOS: Gmail Android, which agrees on 273 of the 300 features both are tested on.

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