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Is it possible to install the HTC Mail client (from HTC Desire) on the Nexus 1? I've grown used to the 2.1 interface and not interested in running Sense UI. However, I would like to have the HTC Mail client since it comes with full Exchange support (mail, contacts, calendar). I know it is not as easy as pushing the APK - I already tried that and got the Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY]. Any ideas on whether running this app (with libraries) on the Nexus 1 is possible?
N1 already does exchange mail and contacts. just install motocal and motogal for exchange calendar and global address list.
AMoosa said:
N1 already does exchange mail and contacts. just install motocal and motogal for exchange calendar and global address list.
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Mail client in N1 does not seem to fully support mail2web exchange, and the client is VERY limited. I had to purchase Touchdown.
Yeah, the HTC Mail client depends on HTC's frameworks, which means you have to run a full HTC ROM to get it. you can, however, push the default 2.1 Launcher2.apk into a Desire ROM, for that stock feel with HTC goodies. (well, you should be able to. I haven't tried it, but see no reason why it wouldn't work). And if you want to go even farther, you could probably push Browser.apk, Calendar.apk, maybe even Settings.apk... and a bunch of others to make it look and feel stock, but keep some HTC goodies. And I'm sure there's a morph out there that will change the statusbar back to light color.
You dont need to push anything the launcher is there... Go to settings programs and disable dfaults for htc sense and bam u have default launcher.
AMoosa said:
N1 already does exchange mail and contacts. just install motocal and motogal for exchange calendar and global address list.
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I am running CorGAL and MotoCAL right now. The 2 features I am missing is the ability to look up corporate addresses from within the native email application, and have a automatic signature applied. We have 5,000 employees and although I don't email each of them routinely - I just don't want to have to look them up individually each time - nor do I want to download their email to my address book. I know Touchdown can do all of this, but I think their implementation is horrible. HTC Mail client is a nice piece of work and that is what I would like to use.
try k9mail
Very cool app with search and folders the 2.510 is awsome but i recomend to fully understand the folders class thing
Very stable and cool with attachements (my first concern )
i tried to pull the motogal.apk from the droidx froyo rom and push it in, but i dont see it in list of programs, do we need to port it to froyo? or am i doing something incorrectly? i use android commander to do this?
Guys
I have just installed the "exchange by Touchdown" app. and I found it very very useful to access my corporate webmail. My question is should I buy this for $20 or will Froyo's advanced exchange features will be able to provide me with this capability ?
dharani1234 said:
Guys
I have just installed the "exchange by Touchdown" app. and I found it very very useful to access my corporate webmail. My question is should I buy this for $20 or will Froyo's advanced exchange features will be able to provide me with this capability ?
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Which functionality specifically?
I purchased touch down back in the days of cupcake. Back then the stock app wasn't very reliable with my setup, plus there were a couple of features touchdown added that i could not live without.
I have since switched back to the stock app because (at least in cyanogenmod) you can now set a signature in the stock email app (biggest reason i used touchdown before, sadly). there are a few things I miss about touchdown from the stock app tho, ie ability to move emails to folders (I'm rather ocd about sorting my e-mail).
Other things off the top of my head that touchdown offers over stock - ability to sync tasks (stock does email, calendar, and contacts only currently), the widgets (if you are into that sort of thing) and more flexibility with scheduling on demand/peak times etc.
Boils down to what you really need from your e-mail app. If you can live without those things, stick with stock, otherwise get touchdown.
I find touchdown doesn't handle external html email very well (meaning emails from other people not at my work).
it could be the way my work does exchange - using OWA, but the stock (especially the 2.1/2.2 versions) does a far far better job.
Check out Moxier Mail, flawless corporate email contact and calendar sync. Its 24.99 and IMHO worth every penny
The 2.2 Exchange support is still lacking in some settings/features. I run the Desire rom for now and pretty much get everything I need with that.
The touchdown is supposed to have a great deal of support for Exchange compared to everything else.
If it was like $3, I would maybe buy it...otherwise, stock Desire exchange support is good.
2.2 is still a bit wanky on the features/options....didn't like at flashed back to Desire personally.
I bought touchdown a long time ago and continue to use it. he updates it often and is really good when contacting him with questions. the stock app still doesn't compare to me, still lacking features.
Just got my Captivate yesterday, and I am having a few issues with some (what I thought were) basic functions on a smartphone:
1. How can I change the font size?
2. How can I separate the email acocunts (non-Gmail acocunts)?
3. How can I use a different signature for each email account? (it seems that "Email" groups all accounts and uses just one signature)
4. How do I move emails to folders in Exchange?
5. Is there a built in alarm clock?
6. How can I get the browser auto-wrap text like Opera?
7a. Are some of these above features disabled or tweaked because of Samsung's own UI?
7b. If so, after root, will these options come back? or become available?
after root, can you just remove the Samsung UI?
any helps would be greatly appreciated.
thanks.
I'm in the same boat you are, and I'm sure we're not the only ones.
5. alarm clock is accessible via the Clock application
6. double-tapping the screen will wrap the browser text on most pages. This hasn't been consistent for me though.
As far as moving to folders, I've only used one Android phone that allowed this. It was the BackFlip and it only had the option because it is using a custom exchange client. All the Android phones using the built-in client (even though the Captivate is customized) seem to be missing this option.
1. I don't think you can change the font size. Samsung has some pay-ware fonts available and the method I used to change fonts on my N1 required root and was a global change. I'm sure it would screw up the UI if you did. If it's a specific application, maybe you could look for alternative apps in the market that can, like using K9 instead of mail for email.
2. Hit menu > accounts and you should see a list plus a combined inbox.
3. Be glad you have a signature. The stock Android 2.1 mail doesn't even have that! It doesn't sync calendar items either. That's two things this mail software has over stock Android.
4. No idea. Seems like a stupid omission since you can see all your folders at the top.
7a. Yes. It's a Samsung-specific mail program.
7b. No. Look on the market for other options. A coworker likes Touchdown, but it's a $20 program.
I have a Droid and now the Captivate. I previously had a backflip. The Droid and Captivate are using the standard google exchange client. The Captivate has skinned the client to some extent but the menu and options are the same as the Droid. The BackFlip has a custom exchange client with unique UI and options. The BackFlip has a move to folder option as well.
As stated, TouchDown is an option for anyone looking for full Exchange support. It will even sync notes and tasks. But, the contact syncing with TouchDown is a little hodgepodge and requires manual intervention. You will basically have to manually sync your contacts to the phone every time you add contacts in exchange.
12az09 said:
I'm in the same boat you are, and I'm sure we're not the only ones.
5. alarm clock is accessible via the Clock application
6. double-tapping the screen will wrap the browser text on most pages. This hasn't been consistent for me though.
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5. found the clock and have my alarm set up. thanks.
6. same with me. some sites work, some don't.
naplesbill said:
As far as moving to folders, I've only used one Android phone that allowed this. It was the BackFlip and it only had the option because it is using a custom exchange client. All the Android phones using the built-in client (even though the Captivate is customized) seem to be missing this option.
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LOL. the Backflip was one phone i never considered getting, yet it seems to have the best Exchange experience out of the box?
this is such a basic email feature I still can't believe it isn't included... and I still can't believe it's not butter.
Drachen said:
1. I don't think you can change the font size. Samsung has some pay-ware fonts available and the method I used to change fonts on my N1 required root and was a global change. I'm sure it would screw up the UI if you did. If it's a specific application, maybe you could look for alternative apps in the market that can, like using K9 instead of mail for email.
2. Hit menu > accounts and you should see a list plus a combined inbox.
3. Be glad you have a signature. The stock Android 2.1 mail doesn't even have that! It doesn't sync calendar items either. That's two things this mail software has over stock Android.
4. No idea. Seems like a stupid omission since you can see all your folders at the top.
7a. Yes. It's a Samsung-specific mail program.
7b. No. Look on the market for other options. A coworker likes Touchdown, but it's a $20 program.
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2. i was able to get into just the one mailbox, but was hoping by separating it I could get the separate signature.
3. another feature so basic it seems ridiculous it is omitted.
naplesbill said:
I have a Droid and now the Captivate. I previously had a backflip. The Droid and Captivate are using the standard google exchange client. The Captivate has skinned the client to some extent but the menu and options are the same as the Droid. The BackFlip has a custom exchange client with unique UI and options. The BackFlip has a move to folder option as well.
As stated, TouchDown is an option for anyone looking for full Exchange support. It will even sync notes and tasks. But, the contact syncing with TouchDown is a little hodgepodge and requires manual intervention. You will basically have to manually sync your contacts to the phone every time you add contacts in exchange.
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TouchDown is nice. I was using it on my TouchPro 2 with XDAndroid.
however, it is slow as hell on the Captivate. I read somewhere on XDA someone mentioned moving the DB to the SD card, because of the whole lag issue due to the fact that Samsung has all apps/data installed/saved to SD card? is that right? anyway, moving it to SD card helps, A LOT.
post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7273022&postcount=9
I'm looking for a client that's as good as the iPhone mail client. I'd like it to support multiple exchange accounts as well as render html based email properly. Also an email client that will render all emails proportionally so I don't have to scroll left and right on an email unless I zoom in. Also supporting pinch to zoom would be great. I've tried K9 but was left unsatisfied on it's implementation... what are the better clients on Android?
I'm in the same conundrum(though not for exchange accounts, mostly IMAP).
Tried k9, which fails quite bad and maildroid, which is just slow. Finalyl just settled on the Samsung Mail app that came with my Galaxy S. I'm sure you can find an APK for it around somewhere if you have a different phone.
It's as close to the iPhone mail prgram as I can find on Android
dgovil said:
I'm in the same conundrum(though not for exchange accounts, mostly IMAP).
Tried k9, which fails quite bad and maildroid, which is just slow. Finalyl just settled on the Samsung Mail app that came with my Galaxy S. I'm sure you can find an APK for it around somewhere if you have a different phone.
It's as close to the iPhone mail prgram as I can find on Android
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I don't understand how any could could be disappointed in K9 Mail, it works flawlessly for me. The GUI is simple yet intuitive and presents the right information at the right time, it ALWAYS works, it's fast, it uses VERY little battery, it supports a great deal of functionality.
The GUI between 2 and 3 got even better adding "Move to Archive" and such type buttons, making common actions easier to do.
One more big plus; Tasker supports it, so you can act on incoming emails, send email, etc via K9.
Only two things it's missing IMO..
Per-folder alerts (I combine all emails (forwarded) into one, and most of them go into specific folders) would be nice, but I've done this in Tasker now so no biggie here.
Second, if you move mail to a folder you don't sync, it stays local and doesn't clean up. IE: If you move Trash mail to the server Trash folder, it moves on the server and on the mail client. However it never gets purged in K9 after X days or after the server deletes it if you don't sync that folder. So what I've done is I sync a few such folders once a day.
FYI, I use Dovecot for my IMAP server, one mailbox IDLE, 4-5 sync once a day. I use Tasker to turn off Syncing at night and have K9 set to not sync when it's disabled so at night K9 doesn't receive mails, turns back on in the morning for me. And when I get certain emails in (based on subject, sender, etc) Tasker alerts me in special ways.
I don't really use the encryption/signing functionality, but it also works quite well paired with APG.
I just don't see why anyone wouldn't like it if they use IMAP. I assume POP would be a similar experience. Exchange can DIAF.
I swear by K9 Mail. Best email app I've ever used. Bonus for being open-source and updated frequently too.
If you are not satisfied with the market release version of K-9 you can always DL a newer version from the development web site.
You can view changes by clicking on the source tab and then the changes sub-tab.
I used K9 as my default email client on the Mytouch 3G. It is a really good, strong, and full of features application. I highly recommend it. Right now I'm using the default that came with the Mytouch 4G because it fits my needs.
Theres always Touchdown and this another one that I can't recall name of if you want to go paid route , K9 does everything and more for me so i've no complaints, The iphone mail app is PATHETIC! look for samsung mail (social mail app) if you want but so far the best is K9 and touchdown for exchange
The stock mail app on my Captivate can't access Yahoo!mail on WIFI and when I tried K9, it slowed my phone down to a crawl. Everything lagged so badly I had to uninstall after less than an hour. And yeah, lag disappeared right after I uninstalled K9.
SO yeah, I, too, am looking for a good mail app.
Try Seven.....it's been working great for me.
seven.com
A non-working link (you forgot the www) is a bad way to promote an app
naenee said:
A non-working link (you forgot the www) is a bad way to promote an app
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yeah, so, seven.com works by itself, and any website that REQUIRES www. is super lame anyway.
naenee said:
A non-working link (you forgot the www) is a bad way to promote an app
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He wasn't promoting an app. He was trying to help by suggesting a program he likes.
If you are to lazy to cut and paste or type it in, then just hi on using the email program you use now.
try seven... it's the default mail client that comes on all of the galaxy phones.
lexluthor said:
He wasn't promoting an app. He was trying to help by suggesting a program he likes.
If you are to lazy to cut and paste or type it in, then just hi on using the email program you use now.
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Thanks dude...I figured smart people could figure out that I left the "WWW" out being I can't post links yet.
Again Seven works great for me. Try it.....
K-9 for sure.
K9 works good but not with Exchange 2010
Or there's always my app! Link is in my sig. I'm constantly working on it so new stuff is being added all the time.
For me without doubt Maildroid
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.maildroid&feature=search_result
Does seven work with any phone
I use Kaiten Mail. Its made by the same developers as K9 I believe but its more intuitive
Tapatalkin' it from my Epic 3g
I'm not new to Android or Marshmallow, just the S7 and the Samsung skin and apps. I currently hooked up my company's exchange client using the S7 account manager and am using the mail and calendar app in Knox. Anyway, the crux of it is ... I'm not really liking the way the mail app works. I was previously using Touchdown on my Moto X and have been pretty used to that. Is there any opinions on whether the default mail client sucks, or is good does somebody have an Exchange (Activesync) mail client they REALLY like and want to suggest?
Or is this just a case of 'give it a few weeks to get used to it' sort of thing.
The same thing applies to the dialer, though I feel more stongly about this. I much prefer the stock Android dialer to the Sammy one. Can somebody give me some guidance on how to switch back.
Also, I'm really not liking the messaging client. That's easily switchable, but before I completely abandon it is there any really good things about it I'm missing out on that should make me reconsider?
Thanks,
- Steve
For dialer i dont have any option but for message app download stock google messenger
V_B said:
For dialer i dont have any option but for message app download stock google messenger
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+1 for the Google Messenger. It's the only one I've used for a while now.
As for Exchange, I put all my work stuff into My Knox - using the stock email client - and perfectly happy there. I used to use Touchdown as well.