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[Q] New EMail problem

After searching google and the local forum search I've seen no other instances of this. My apologies if it's been discussed. I'm running Android 2.3.1 with kernel 2.6.35.7-g7f1638a. I'm using the default EMail app to access a private email server. So the inbox loads the 25 most recent messages. So far so good. But when I delete some it then redownloads the older messages and reflags them as new. I'm constantly being told I have new emails because it's flagging old ones as new after it reloads them. I have not seen any option to change the number of emails it loads or anything else that might work around this. Has anyone else noticed similar behavior?

citizenkaine said:
After searching google and the local forum search I've seen no other instances of this. My apologies if it's been discussed. I'm running Android 2.3.1 with kernel 2.6.35.7-g7f1638a. I'm using the default EMail app to access a private email server. So the inbox loads the 25 most recent messages. So far so good. But when I delete some it then redownloads the older messages and reflags them as new. I'm constantly being told I have new emails because it's flagging old ones as new after it reloads them. I have not seen any option to change the number of emails it loads or anything else that might work around this. Has anyone else noticed similar behavior?
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Could be an email server end problem. Should be set to mark messages retrieved by pop as read. It sounds like it's not, so every time your phone asks for new messages, the server serves them up again.
There might be an advanced setting on the email app's preferences or setup that can address this...look for something about leaving messages on server unread or similar.
I'm not currently using anything but gmail app, so can't double check on my own phone to give you clearer advice.

How do I email a distribution/contact list in the gmail app?

You'd think this would be a built in feature...I have a group of people I need to email on a regular basis, but the only way I can do it in the gmail app is by "Reply All" to a previous email and delete all the old email/subject...
Why in heaven's name can't I easily email multiple people from the app? I can do it online on my laptop...am I missing something here, or is this just a glaring oversight on Google's part?

Really? Nobody knows this?
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Oversight.
Best suggestion, as you've already figured out, is save a draft with the contact info.

AMAZING
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JCopernicus said:
Oversight.
Best suggestion, as you've already figured out, is save a draft with the contact info.
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That seems like a pretty big oversight...what a bunch of goons. Thanks.

These are the same guys that omitted sending to groups in the text messaging program.

not to hijack, but how i can i get images to automatically display on my emails?

JCopernicus said:
These are the same guys that omitted sending to groups in the text messaging program.
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Ha, that's a very good point that I had forgotten...
Nothing chaps my ass more than little **** like that that's forgotten/omitted.

A year later, and those fools still haven't updated the app so users can send emails to distribution lists they've setup. Jerks.

A working solution
This method was described somewhere on these forums, and it works. I am just repeating what someone else discovered.
Make a new contact, using a name which is meaningful to you.
For the email address, build a list of the emails for everyone in the group, using this pattern:
[email protected]>,<[email protected]>,<[email protected]>,<[email protected]
NOTE the >,< between each contact, but nothing before the first email in the list, and nothing after the final email in the list.
This works around the missing group function.

Download and use ContactGroupU from the Google Play store.

on your computer go to gmail and add those contacts in some group and call it something for example "912dd" and go on the app and in the "To:" Area start typing the name "912dd" and select it when it shows up

Mail app

When i send mail over default mail app receiver see my email not my NAME. Have someone solution for this ?

It's in the email settings app to post your name.

seeker02uk said:
It's in the email settings app to post your name.
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Yep i set this. But still show my e-mail not my name.

?? Nobody have problem with sending mail over default app ?

I am having the same exact problem! No matter what i set for my display name, it just puts my email address as the name on outgoing messages. Posted the question in the huge "Ask any question" thread, but received no replies. Tried deleting and recreating 3 separate mail accounts, but they all have the same problem. No issues in prior versions of Android on other devices.
Seems odd that this does not appear to be a more common question yet..
-Mike

I used an sqlite database browser and confirmed my desired display name is being saved in the stock email app db, so the program must not even be checking that value.
Cannot find any other reports of this issue online, very odd. Has nobody else noticed this bug yet, or is it somehow only affecting a couple of us?
EDIT: Android bug report filed, please 'star' it to generate some attention: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=63280
-Mike

dejankosi said:
When i send mail over default mail app receiver see my email not my NAME. Have someone solution for this ?
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This bug is fixed in the Android 4.4.1 update that started rolling out yesterday.
-Mike

[Q] Gmail won't allow to respond to calendar invites

Hi
I've searched for a solution to this problem and cannot find it. It either seems to work for people or it doesn't. As I understand it since a Gmail update at the end of last year this should work. So why isn't it for me?
The problem is when I receive a calendar invite in my email, on my old Galaxy S3 it would need to open the ICS in Calendar for me to be able to accept it. This was not ideal but it worked and I was never able to improve it. In my new Oneplus, it's even worse - if the invite is from Outlook I just get a blank email, with no ICS let alone yes/no options. From Google Calendar, I get weblinks and it takes me to a browser version of the calendar.
I cannot get my head round this, how can it be that the iPhone app by default has simple yes/no/maybe buttons that work in the email without jumping to any other app, but on Google's own phone it seems to have a problem with such a basic feature?
Please help, driving me mad! :crying:
Cheers

No-one?
OK, so can someone help me out with how this SHOULD work?
Here's what I see in the iOS app with an invite from Outlook:-
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And here is what I see in Android:-
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If the invite is from gmail, iOS works exactly the same but Android shows up like this, with weblinks:-
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Is this the same for everyone? If you see something different can you please post it and help me work out why I see something different? Surely Google's own OS should be able to handle calendar invites at least as well as it's app on iOS?!
Thanks!

Slightly shocked that not one person has replied with simply whether they see the same as me or not. Guess I'll have to go elsewhere

Same Here
nickjwall said:
Slightly shocked that not one person has replied with simply whether they see the same as me or not. Guess I'll have to go elsewhere
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In the past, I had "Invitation Plugin" installed to be able to add the invitations to my calendar. But now, since there is no attachment or .ics or anything, even that doesn't work. I get the same "blank" emails as you. This is very frustrating as my wife and I use invitations for everything. She sends them, and I have to get to a PC to open my Gmail to see (and accept) the invitations. Very frustrating when this used to work.
I hope somebody has some answer/workaround for this.

I found a workaround. There's an app called Cal by any.do. It's just a calendar app, but, it does have an indicator/filter that shows pending invitations and allows you to accept/deny and notifies the meeting chair. This is mildly better than searching the entire calendar trying to find the pending invite.
So, when the email comes in, pop over to Cal and do the needful. Not perfect, but better than where I was before.

Thanks for replying, nice to know I'm not alone in this issue Yeah me and the wife do exactly the same
Yep, Cal seems to provide a workaround of sorts, thanks for sharing it. Seems utterly nuts that Google should make their own solutions work better on a competitive platform to their own. Very very poor
If anyone else has any solutions or comments would love to hear them
Cheers

same problem here
I'm running the latest gmail update (v 5.0) on KitKat and I get the same problem - google calendar invites present a links only that take me to a webpage. on gmail for my iPad get big easy buttons to use. How is it possible that the experience is better on iOS than Android?

Same problem here. Confirmed that it is because the invitation is from Outlook. Why is there no solution? Seems like the bug is on the Android Gmail client.

Still no solution available in June - as far as I can tell - is this some kind of spat with Microsoft?
It's a real PITA whatever it is...not what I expected running the latest software versions available.

nickjwall said:
No-one?
OK, so can someone help me out with how this SHOULD work?
And here is what I see in Android:-
View attachment 2957496
Is this the same for everyone? If you see something different can you please post it and help me work out why I see something different? Surely Google's own OS should be able to handle calendar invites at least as well as it's app on iOS?!
Thanks!
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I am facing the similar issue. My problem is bigger - I get at least 30-35 outlook exchange invites on my gmail account and my Gmail App shows just the emails (it doesn't show the date and time) which is sad. All the time, I have to check the calendar app, open each invite / meeting requests and select - Yes / No / Maybe from the Calendar. I so wish that the Android Gmail App comes up with a simple feature (just like you have shown for iOS Gmail App.) so that at least we will know that the email which we have received is an actual Outlook Meeting invite and not a standard email. Can somebody please contact Google Android department and raise this issue? I have tried to report this on the official Google App. Gmail forum but no luck on their response so far.
Again, thanks for bringing this up here on XDA.

unable to send small website url via text

Hey guys I created an account just to ask WTH? I have been online with both Verizon and PIXEL support for the last three hours trying to crack this one.
Scenario:
Sending the url for my small website (or any sub page link) will show as sent on my PIXEL but never make it to the recipient. All other text messages received or sent work normally. i.e. group SMS, plain text, media, other major URLs. (facebook, google etc.)
Attempted troubleshooting:
Removed and reinstalled the default Messages app, attempted using Verizon's Message+ app, cleared app data on phone and re-updated the apps.
Specs:
model PIXEL 2016 / iPhone 6
carrier Verizon
both OS are most recent versions.
Update:
I have now also been able to duplicate this problem on my wife's iPhone 6. Thanks in advance for any insights.

I would totally guess it's just some kind of SPAM prevention. Did you try writing any other text in the same text besides just the URL? I would email it, instead.

roirraW "edor" ehT said:
I would totally guess it's just some kind of SPAM prevention. Did you try writing any other text in the same text besides just the URL? I would email it, instead.
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I agree based on my tests. I'm starting to get more angry that I can send a big site like facebook to everyone I know but not my little site that they asked me to share. I'm currently awaiting a response from Verizon's networking team.