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How to use Hotmail?... and other confusing questions...

It's my first day with this new toy and I can't believe how difficult I find to cope with this TouchFLO thing. Maybe it's because I have been using Windows Mobile since the days of HandheldPCs on WindowsCE but I find that this interface is just too inflexible for me. The fact that you can see only the next appointment is an absolute deal breaker for me: I just can't go through my work day without having a clear view of all my appointments!
Anyway my question is actually on a different subject: my previous device had WM5 and setting up a Hotmail account was extremely easy, now when I try to set up a Hotmail account in Outlook Mobile, Opera opens and I reach a page to download Windows Live from the Microsoft site. I don't understand.... Windows Live is preinstalled and the Messenger is already running.... Should I download something else or is Opera interfering with the set-up process?
By the way... how can I set IE Mobile as my default browser?
HELP!

You have to configure it via the Windows Live application.

Syphon Filter said:
You have to configure it via the Windows Live application.
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Thanks it's working now... I had to "sync" via Windows Live and the Hotmail account appeared in the list of email accounts...

hi
i too am having problems with getting hotmail access on my touch diamond, i am new to these handsets so dont have any ideas how to go about it, i cant access it via internet explorer and when i tried to set it up through set up new email under the messaging section but it doesnt work
i would be really gratefull for any instructions you can give me as the sync instructions in previous response are a bit over my head!
many thanks

startrax25 said:
hi
i too am having problems with getting hotmail access on my touch diamond, i am new to these handsets so dont have any ideas how to go about it, i cant access it via internet explorer and when i tried to set it up through set up new email under the messaging section but it doesnt work
i would be really gratefull for any instructions you can give me as the sync instructions in previous response are a bit over my head!
many thanks
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It's not hard.
Start -> Programs -> Windows Live
You enter your hotmail username and password etc, set a bunch of options to your liking and then your hotmail account will be sync'd on your device.

anonimo said:
It's my first day with this new toy and I can't believe how difficult I find to cope with this TouchFLO thing. Maybe it's because I have been using Windows Mobile since the days of HandheldPCs on WindowsCE but I find that this interface is just too inflexible for me. The fact that you can see only the next appointment is an absolute deal breaker for me: I just can't go through my work day without having a clear view of all my appointments!
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If you don't like the TouchFlo 3D today plugin, you can uncheck it and replace it with whatever you want. Go to Settings->Today->Items and untick TouchFLO 3D.

bersca said:
If you don't like the TouchFlo 3D today plugin, you can uncheck it and replace it with whatever you want. Go to Settings->Today->Items and untick TouchFLO 3D.
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Yes I know.. thanks.... To be honest I have spent the weekend playing with the phone and I am getting used to the TouchFLO 3D now, even if I still have a few problems with it....
- screen not always sensitive to finger touch, particularly in Opera I find it that very often my double-tap is ignored, and also difficult to use finger on corners of the screen....
- the TouchFLO user guide mentions that you can shrink the clock to make more room for appointments... well I know how to make the clock smaller but it still shows only the next appointment...

Pictures not downloading in email when clicked

Im posting this here because ive had this problem on a fuze rom AND several kaiser roms AND the chefs NEVER answered soo i believe i can post it here for wider range of support..when i get an email that has pics it has that box at the top "internet pictures blocked" and when you click it you get "download internet pictures" of course..and when i click it it seems to load and goes right back to "internet pics blocked" whats the deal? i know people have had this problem and maybe fixed it..anyone?

Hmmm have you looked at this thread?....if I didn't know better I'd say it was a by default design on the WM platform. And of course you're not the only one wanting this feature.

2 words.... Flex Mail
it does exactly what outlook PC does... for email

[email protected] said:
Hmmm have you looked at this thread?....if I didn't know better I'd say it was a by default design on the WM platform. And of course you're not the only one wanting this feature.
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thats not my issue..my issue is EVEN clicked i cannot get images to display..i dont care about them showing by default without downloading them..i just want them to download in the first place..
nhvoltagenh said:
2 words.... Flex Mail
it does exactly what outlook PC does... for email
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just installed it and set everything up..still cannot see pics in preview box or full window and there is no option to download so still not a help..oh and finger scrolling doesnt work like in the native wm outloook which is a letdown it only hilights..

ok ive solved my issue (i guess the reg edits ive used for the past 2 years to disable att proxy were messed up (space in a word in one of the values thats not supposed to be there)) so that got PIE working (which ws the original culprit cause if pie doesnt work u cant view pics in outlook)) and thus got my pics to show BUT flexmail SUCKS..the imap idle doesnt work AT ALL with gmail and i mainly use exhange and that doesnt work either and a matter of fact i cant even recieve outlook emails AT ALL so i cant view ANY exchange emails in outlook..LAME

pazookie said:
ok ive solved my issue (i guess the reg edits ive used for the past 2 years to disable att proxy were messed up (space in a word in one of the values thats not supposed to be there)) so that got PIE working (which ws the original culprit cause if pie doesnt work u cant view pics in outlook)) and thus got my pics to show BUT flexmail SUCKS..the imap idle doesnt work AT ALL with gmail and i mainly use exhange and that doesnt work either and a matter of fact i cant even recieve outlook emails AT ALL so i cant view ANY exchange emails in outlook..LAME
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Hmmmm...nice. Can you tell me which key you looked for in the registry? I'm curious to see if it might be of any help to me.
Thanks.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"EnableAutoDetect"=dword:00000001

Print an e-mail from GMail app ...

I have installed PrintBot and it works perfectly to print a pdf or e-mail from Katien Mail. From browser, I have to convert to PDF first but that's no problem as there are plenty of apps that can do that.
I would like to know if it is possible to print off a GMail app. I don't see a share menu which what I need to be able to print off an e-mail off of GMail. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

ASR831 said:
I have installed PrintBot and it works perfectly to print a pdf or e-mail from Katien Mail. From browser, I have to convert to PDF first but that's no problem as there are plenty of apps that can do that.
I would like to know if it is possible to print off a GMail app. I don't see a share menu which what I need to be able to print off an e-mail off of GMail. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
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Theoretically you could try to browse Gmail via web browser and convert the page to a PDF as you said you've done with other stuff before. I've noticed that sometimes when browsing Google sites on my TF or my SGS that it detects I'm signed in already, which would make sense since the Google account is linked to the device and signs in from time to time to sync any new data to your account.

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Theoretically you could try to browse Gmail via web browser and convert the page to a PDF as you said you've done with other stuff before. I've noticed that sometimes when browsing Google sites on my TF or my SGS that it detects I'm signed in already, which would make sense since the Google account is linked to the device and signs in from time to time to sync any new data to your account.
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The problem is you can't convert from an https. It uses an online service to do the conversion of PDF.

ASR831 said:
The problem is you can't convert from an https. It uses an online service to do the conversion of PDF.
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Ah, now I see where you're coming from...not really sure at this stage what else to suggest unfortunately. Hope you find an answer to this as I can understand to an extent why this might be useful.

SOLVED [Q] Email App with GMAIL as exchange server deleting emails

This is now solved based on the post Bellow go to www.google.com/sync on a browser with agent as iPhone or from actual iOS browser and choose your device (check the last sync time) and check the appropriate box.
So I`m trying the Skyrocket and of course one of the main apps used is email. I tried GMAIL app and it sucks, not being able to pinch to zoom or just resize html message is unacceptable.
So I`m using native email app setup gmail as exchange server so it`ll push messages out and its not great, but good enough... One thing I ran in to today, when I delete emails from the phone they do not go in to TRASH folder, seems that it archives the messages, even if I manually move the message to trash folder it still doesnt put them there. Seems only way to see those messages is if I check all mail.
I need to change this behavior any idea ? I need mails to go to trash when I delete them on the phone...

Found a google support discussion on this topic, but I can't post it here because I haven't reached 8 posts. Do a google search for the help topic "Google Sync, Gmail, and iPhone -- mail getting archived instead of moved to trash"
To change the delete button from archiving to delete, you can visit m.google.com/sync from the iOS browser (this will not work from the desktop) and chose the setting for “Delete email as trash”. Once enabled, the delete button on iOS Mail app will now move the message to Trash instead of archiving it.
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The interesting thing is they just updated this feature two days ago (or at least that's when they posted about it).

0x20 said:
Found a google support discussion on this topic, but I can't post it here because I haven't reached 8 posts. Do a google search for the help topic "Google Sync, Gmail, and iPhone -- mail getting archived instead of moved to trash"
The interesting thing is they just updated this feature two days ago (or at least that's when they posted about it).
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Well this is great... But it doesnt seem to work in Android does it ?

yozh said:
Well this is great... But it doesnt seem to work in Android does it ?
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I swear I followed that link from another page that talked about issues on android, but now I can't even seem to find that. Sorry for that oversight.
It seems that the only way around it is to use IMAP or use the native GMAIL app. Google people seem to follow the /r/google subreddit, perhaps that's a place to mention it?

THis is the stupides thing ever ! I just went to the m.google.com/sync page on iphone on indroid it doesnt work and i see my device there and I can change settings, but I dont think it works in the client. I dont get it so this is fixed on the iOS client, but not android ? Google own ?

Ok actually changing on the iOS device worked.... which is of course strange, but ok.. Now here is another thing, if I move that same email from trash in web interface it doesnt show up in phone... but I guess I can use all mail to get those...

stock browser won't let me delete gmail emails

I tried searching for this problem on Google, but the only solution I came across was either by browsing gmail in classic or desktop mode on stock browser. I can't seem to delete a gmail email in mobile version. when I press the trash icon to delete an email, the icon turns blue to indicate that it has been pressed, but then it doesnt reload the page or delete anything. it just hangs..
since I am a frequent gmail user, I use dolphin browser instead, which works fine, but I still want to know what's causing the problem with stock browser. btw I don't use gmail app. my issue here is accessing gmail on stock browser.
thanks in advance!
edit: I am on stock btw.

am I the only one with this glitch? plz help

I dont have that issue but then again i use k9 email app. When i have used gmail via a browser on the phone i use chrome and dont have a issue
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The app is far easier, I've found.
Nonetheless, I tested the stock browser and it does not actually delete any gmail items that I select when in mobile browsing mode. Works fine in Opera, though. I use Opera because it acts more in line with my expectations from a UI standpoint and rewraps text on zoom.
So, it's a stock browser bug, I'd think.
- ooofest

ooofest said:
The app is far easier, I've found.
Nonetheless, I tested the stock browser and it does not actually delete any gmail items that I select when in mobile browsing mode. Works fine in Opera, though. I use Opera because it acts more in line with my expectations from a UI standpoint and rewraps text on zoom.
So, it's a stock browser bug, I'd think.
- ooofest
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alright. thanks for clearing that up. I can't believe how Google's android stock browser has such glitch with gmail, which is also Google.
this is practically the main reason why I'm using dolphin instead. hope it gets fixed eventually.

royalcapo said:
alright. thanks for clearing that up. I can't believe how Google's android stock browser has such glitch with gmail, which is also Google.
this is practically the main reason why I'm using dolphin instead. hope it gets fixed eventually.
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I think google doesn't want us to deleted emails. Have you ever tried deleting your
email from the gmail website after not doing it fora few months? OMG! ITS crazy. First you can only do it 10 at a time and there may have hundreds or more, and each 10 take several clicks it can take hundreds of clicks! But if that's not bad enough if you want to completely delete them you have to do it all over again to delete them from the history and again from the trash.

Any reason you choose to use the browser over the app?
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PaulG1488 said:
Any reason you choose to use the browser over the app?
Sent from my Galaxy SIII
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I like to surf internet and check emails under a single app. that's all lol