Can GMails on iPhone be sniffed and read?

So the GMail app on the iPhone encrypts the data? But does the default Mail.app in iOS too?

Wi-Fi for the phone has (can have) the same security as on a PC. So I think the default Mail App uses the same thing.

Your phone is no more at risk that your computer and if Wi-Fi is properly secured you should not have an issue.

Remember too that a sniffer needs to be very close to your Wi-Fi source.

And if we're speaking about a public wifi? Or a private wifi where the one who has set it up has 'evil intents'? Could he use something like Wireshark to read the e-mails sent via the Gmail app (or the Mail app) on the iPhone?

But if I understood this correctly then the whole communication between the device and the GMail servers is encrypted and thus can't be sniffed? http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/staying-at-forefront-of-email-security.html

I do not use unsecured public Wi-Fi for my phone and rarely for my computer. I use 3G for both (I have a USB internet stick for the computer).

I keep evil doers away from my gear.

Fair enough but that was not my question ;) 3G is not always an option ...

My iPhone Mail app uses my email ISP Security (995/SSL) so I do not think it is an issue. Some one else here said Gmail was secure as well.

Ok!