Hi all, I have my new TF and I'm just adding accounts to the email app that uses the on screen widget. What's got me puzzled is that when I add my MSN account, I have 'push' as an option, but when I add my gmail it will not show a push option.
I realise that the default gmail app has push, but I was hoping to use the other app because of the on screen widget notification.
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Hi all, I have my new TF and I'm just adding accounts to the email app that uses the on screen widget. What's got me puzzled is that when I add my MSN account, I have 'push' as an option, but when I add my gmail it will not show a push option.
I realise that the default gmail app has push, but I was hoping to use the other app because of the on screen widget notification.
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I have the same thing set-up. My work email account is an exchange account and it has the push option but my gmail doesn't. Not really sure why. I just have it set-up to check every 5 mins.
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Hello,
This is my first Android phone after using the iPhone. I added all my Gmail accounts to the email app from Samsung, and I'm still not getting push email. It's set at IMAP and everything. Do I need to set it up as an exchange account?
Thanks.
you need to use the gmail app for gmail to push as far as i know If you only use Gmail, you can remove the email app from that bottom dock by going to the applications screen and hitting menu there is a setting to arrange via grid and then rearrange apps and you can drag the gmail app down there and remove the email app
domin8 said:
you need to use the gmail app for gmail to push as far as i know If you only use Gmail, you can remove the email app from that bottom dock by going to the applications screen and hitting menu there is a setting to arrange via grid and then rearrange apps and you can drag the gmail app down there and remove the email app
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Thanks for the quick reply. That slightly is disappointing since the Samsung email app has an universal inbox where as the Gmail email app doesn't. Is there an app that would help with this issue if I were to root the phone?
I apologize in advanced if I sound stupid or don't make any sense. I'm still checking up with all the Android lingo
How would I go about adding a non gmail and a non exchange account? Would the Gmail app support that? Or would I have to use the Samsung email app for that?
Thanks.
rajsharma714 said:
How would I go about adding a non gmail and a non exchange account? Would the Gmail app support that? Or would I have to use the Samsung email app for that?
Thanks.
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The Gmail app only supports gmail accounts I believe. You either have to use the Samsung email app or forward your emails from your other accounts to gmail.
Another suggestion is to use K-9 Mail. I have my Gmail, AOL, and Hotmail accounts added to the K-9 Mail and Gmail and AOL both give me push emails and I have Hotmail set up for polling every hour.
K-9 seems to be the best alternative because I didn't want to forward all my emails to Gmail and the Samsung email app wasn't pushing my emails like I wanted.
If the samsung email app supports exchange active sync, you can use it to get gmail and it'll push. Gmail now fully supports active sync. I had my iphone set up that way and I got push emails from Gmail no problem.
The Google Gmail website shows you how to set up Gmail as if it were an exchange active sync account. Its really simple and worked great for me for over a year. I have the Captivate now and only use the Gmail app, but I only have one Gmail account, not multiple ones like the OP.
ShaneS429 said:
The Gmail app only supports gmail accounts I believe. You either have to use the Samsung email app or forward your emails from your other accounts to gmail.
Another suggestion is to use K-9 Mail. I have my Gmail, AOL, and Hotmail accounts added to the K-9 Mail and Gmail and AOL both give me push emails and I have Hotmail set up for polling every hour.
K-9 seems to be the best alternative because I didn't want to forward all my emails to Gmail and the Samsung email app wasn't pushing my emails like I wanted.
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That's exactly what I'm looking. That works out perfect. Thanks again! And if I ever want to sync my contacts and calendar with Gmail, I can always turn off sync for mail but keep sync active for contacts and calendar.
Thanks again.
So the TF comes with the Gmail app and Email app. I've set up all my Gmail accounts to Gmail app, then I disabled the email feature in Settings, leaving on sync for picasa, address book, calendar.
I then set up all of the same Gmail accounts to the Email app to handle my email.
Am I setting this correctly? I notice Gmail app doesn't interface with the Widget that tells you when you have a new email, or the scrollable email widget.
I've done the same although I didn't get a push option for the gmail account, but I had push option for my MSN account. I found that a bit odd.
There is a different widget for your gmail account to use through the gmail app. You really should be using the gmail app. Its the only app that lets you properly use your labels. And the Gail app supports push with Gmail accounts.
You can get push email with the other email app, by simply configuring exchange support for gmail accounts.. using it now.. very similar to the Google Gmail app, missing a few features but it does have that nice minimalist unread count widget..
jms_uk said:
You can get push email with the other email app, by simply configuring exchange support for gmail accounts.. using it now.. very similar to the Google Gmail app, missing a few features but it does have that nice minimalist unread count widget..
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There should be plenty of unread count widgets for gmail in the market if you prefer that. Personally I think you lose out on too many of the gmail label and spam features when using the regular mail app.
Unfortunately not.. well, not working ones anyway.. I, and a few others here have looked..
Of the simple, clean unread count type Widgets.. Gmail unread count doesn't work on HC, the one in elixir doesn't crash.. but doesn't appear to actually do anything..
If you know of one that actually does something like the Asus one but works with the gmail app, I'd be grateful
Hi,
i just noticed that the default HTC Email app on the sensation, in all its awesomeness, doesn't push emails to my device. it refreshes every 5 minutes or so.
is there any way to push emails ?
Im using a gmail account.
thanks
Turn your google mail sync off then back on again, and ensure your sync is always running, that is as best push you will get.
Pushmail doesn't work on WIFi for me with the stock apps.
I use Advanced Email. Very good app and you can also access folders which i have set up on hotmail
Subsx said:
I use Advanced Email. Very good app and you can also access folders which i have set up on hotmail
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Where can I get this? You mentioned it once in one of my threads, and I've been trying to get it, but it's not on the market and Google didn't help me either.
so there is no way to get push emails on the default HTC app?
SOLVED.
I created a microsoft Exchange account with my gmail address and now emails are pushed!
thanks
You can also get hotmail emails pushed What you do is create a new Exchange/Active sync account. put in your hotmail address and password and click manual set up. Then in the username field make sure it's your full email address. in the server field type m.hotmail.com (even if it's a @live account) and you will be able to get your hotmail pushed. My school uses live mail for it's student mail and I get push email for that as well using the same method.
for yahoo there is a yahoo mail app that pushes your yahoo mail just like the gmail app.
Sorry mate its Enhanced Email, stupid predictive text
Is there a way to setup push email with Yahoo with this phone. I am coming from an iPhone 4S where it was able to setup as push, but when I setup my Yahoo mail it didnt have a push option. Is there a manual setup I have to do?
Yahoo mail actually has a really nice app that does notifications.
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All my Yahoo email accounts have push. Make sure you select "Add as Premium Account." This will make it part of the Samsung Social Hub, but you don't have to use that app. This simply enables the account to have extra (push) features.
Also, after adding and syncing your account, go into email settings and at the bottom you can configure the sync schedule. I think by default push is turned off for non-peak times.
The best thing is to run the Y! Mail app from the Market. It takes care of everything.
Thanks for all the suggestions, I decided to download the Yahoo mail app
Hello,
I have three email apps on my phone, email (Live), Gmail and Outlook. When I first set up my phone I set my Live account as the default account. Now I want to change it to one of the other accounts but when I open the gmail app settings or the outlook app settings there is no option to set either as the default. The only app that has the set as default option is the email app that I use for my Live account email. If I try to uncheck the set as default box it doesn't let me.
This seems like such a lame question, but does anyone know how to unset my Live email as my default and change it to my gmail or Outlook email?
Thanks
VGSmatt said:
Hello,
I have three email apps on my phone, email (Live), Gmail and Outlook. When I first set up my phone I set my Live account as the default account. Now I want to change it to one of the other accounts but when I open the gmail app settings or the outlook app settings there is no option to set either as the default. The only app that has the set as default option is the email app that I use for my Live account email. If I try to uncheck the set as default box it doesn't let me.
This seems like such a lame question, but does anyone know how to unset my Live email as my default and change it to my gmail or Outlook email?
Thanks
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That setting is specific to that app. Since you have only one account in that app, you can't deselect that option. What you probably want is to reset the default email app on the phone. Got to Manage Apps and find the email app and Clear Defaults. Next time you tap on an email link, it will ask what app you want to use (with the option to set as default).
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That setting is specific to that app. Since you have only one account in that app, you can't deselect that option. What you probably want is to reset the default email app on the phone. Got to Manage Apps and find the email app and Clear Defaults. Next time you tap on an email link, it will ask what app you want to use (with the option to set as default).
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Thanks for the reply. I tried what you said and clear defaults is grayed out. It's not clickable. I cleared data and it reset the app. Now when I try and reset up the email account I get an error message. "80104: system is unavailable to support the request"
I discovered that the outlook.com app will also do my Live email account. So I am using that instead of the installed email app.
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