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[Q] Sensation not syncing GMail or GVoice!

Does anyone else have this problem and if so, is there a fix? My Sensation 4G is not automatically syncing GMail or Voice even though they are both set to sync automatically. I'm missing important messages and e-mails right now and I finally have it set up how I want it and I don't want to do a factory reset just to potentially have the problem again...

Mine was, then I done this temp root thing and things seemed to go quiet. Then my phone started going rather laggy so I rebooted it (not hard reset) and bobs your uncle, everything is syncing as it should, which is rather worrying to me as to me it seemed my phone didnt like root, or temp root any way. But ye, if you have temp root try removing it and see if it helps
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well i dont know if it would work for you, but it did work for my brothers SE XPERIA ARC...
he had all the settings complete... but on the home screen, he had a power control widget with the option to control "auto-sync".it was turned OFF, though it was ON in the settings... so as he turned it on, the Gmail were being pushed at the instant...
no gurantees if it works for HTC, just give it a try.

djmaz said:
Mine was, then I done this temp root thing and things seemed to go quiet. Then my phone started going rather laggy so I rebooted it (not hard reset) and bobs your uncle, everything is syncing as it should, which is rather worrying to me as to me it seemed my phone didnt like root, or temp root any way. But ye, if you have temp root try removing it and see if it helps
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I'm not temprooted... it was working and then one day stopped. Now the irony is that Facebook notifications work which I've never seen one before on any other phone.
well i dont know if it would work for you, but it did work for my brothers SE XPERIA ARC...
he had all the settings complete... but on the home screen, he had a power control widget with the option to control "auto-sync".it was turned OFF, though it was ON in the settings... so as he turned it on, the Gmail were being pushed at the instant...
no gurantees if it works for HTC, just give it a try.
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I checked the power control widget and syncing is turned on. :/

I'm also having a syncing issue but slightly different.
Beginning July 1, my Google Voice and HTC News Widget will not update. In addition, my calendar no longer shows all my appointments but they still exist when viewing my calendar via the web on a PC. I did not make any changes to my phone.
So far I have tried selecting and unselecting the auto synch options as well as individually going to the accounts & synch for each category, "News", "Stocks", "gmail", etc...
Any help is appreciated...
Thank you,

recondo1202 said:
I'm also having a syncing issue but slightly different.
Beginning July 1, my Google Voice and HTC News Widget will not update. In addition, my calendar no longer shows all my appointments but they still exist when viewing my calendar via the web on a PC. I did not make any changes to my phone.
So far I have tried selecting and unselecting the auto synch options as well as individually going to the accounts & synch for each category, "News", "Stocks", "gmail", etc...
Any help is appreciated...
Thank you,
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Sounds like an unfortunate HTC bug. *sigh*

Bug in Gmail app?

I have an annoying bug with the gmail apk.
When I hit the "sync" button to look for new emails (I have autosync turned off) and I have a new mail, the app would show me "Inbox (1)" in the upper left corner, meaning there should be one new email. However, sometimes/often that one new email just won't appear in the emails list. I can see my old mails but the new one just isn't there, altough the (1) is displayed. When I go to my the "All mails" Category instead of the "inbox", I can see it, also when I look it up on the PC.
This happens sometimes more, sometimes less often (last time yesterday), and I have no Idea why so. Sometimes I would get for example 3 new mails, but only 2 are displayed
Anyone else with that problem?

me too facing this

You don't have to "sync" gmail as it uses push. So just check the "sync" option and emails should get pushed to your phone when they are received. Why did you turn that option off?
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Do you refer to the "Auto-Sync" option under Accounts & sync? Because I cannot find a "Push" option anywhere...
If you mean that, I deactivated it because it sucks alot of energy as it refreshes all the time in order to fetch your mails. I'd rather just go into the app and check for new mails myself.
And the fact that sometimes I see the mails in my inbox and sometimes I don't (only the number in brackets appears in the upper left corner but no mail) tells me that this is indeed a bug.
How come only 2 people are having this?

That's not how PUSH works
Vipeout said:
Do you refer to the "Auto-Sync" option under Accounts & sync? Because I cannot find a "Push" option anywhere...
If you mean that, I deactivated it because it sucks alot of energy as it refreshes all the time in order to fetch your mails. I'd rather just go into the app and check for new mails myself.
And the fact that sometimes I see the mails in my inbox and sometimes I don't (only the number in brackets appears in the upper left corner but no mail) tells me that this is indeed a bug.
How come only 2 people are having this?
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That's not how PUSH works. Resources are NOT used, or used so little to be insignificant when you have GMail set up to Sync. Basically, as long as there are no messages, you will never get a notification, and your phone will not check mail. When a message is sent to you, ONLY THEN will your phone "do something" by displaying the fact that you have a message.
However, if you use HTC's mail function, that's another story. There you have to actually decide how often you want the app to check mail, or do it manually, as you are doing now. So, even if you get no mail, it will still check as often as you have it set up to do so. This uses far more resources.
Again, if you have GMail set up properly, just leave it alone. It will only "do something" when there is mail. Otherwise, nothing.
Peter

Thank you for the input, much appreciated. Guess I had the wrong Idea of how Push works. I know people kept saying that it eats battery life like crazy on the iphone back then.
So, is "Auto-Sync on" (Accounts & sync menu) = Push on?
Because I still can't find an entry that says push.
Finally, I still have that bug in gmail....

Gmail emails arriving really late

I'm getting notifications of emails onto my Gmail account REALLY late. It's set to receive as it happens but it's taking more than 30 min. Only a few times did I get it instantly. I have to manually refresh it in order to receive my emails. Any idea why this is happening?

ammarmalik said:
I'm getting notifications of emails onto my Gmail account REALLY late. It's set to receive as it happens but it's taking more than 30 min. Only a few times did I get it instantly. I have to manually refresh it in order to receive my emails. Any idea why this is happening?
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Hmm strange, seams like a problem with your net or google, I've used gmail with 2 accounts since I got my Trophy and the emails usually comes in instantly. Granted wifi will sleep if the lockscreen goes on for a while.

Hey Nudua,
I used to have this problem too. I'm on an HTC Trophy.
Click (cough touch) your gmail live tile
Touch the ... (bottom right) to bring up your settings menu
Touch settings, then touch Sync settings and change the default 30 minutes to whatever you want.
Mines currently set to as items arrive. Not sure if this impacts your
Cheers

Starting to get really pissed off at this phone-might return unless I can get answers

Here are some things that are really driving me crazy, to the point where I'm considering returning the phone for the s3 or iPhone:
-Sending sms messages (using handcent app) I often get the 'unable to send message' notification, even when I have full service. The notification repeats over and over again until I delete the message.
-Google voice voicemails not sending notifications. I can't see if I have any received any voicemails until I open google voice and all the sudden all the notifications come in.
-no 'favorites' tab on the phone app. Favorites exist under groups, but for some reason you can't put the favorites down on the menu to make quick calls easier.
-uploading photos to facebook using 'facebook for htc sense' or regular facebook app often freeze part-way through, even with good wifi connection.
-Often times when I delete emails on the gmail app they still appear in my inbox when I view gmail on my computer. Also can't seem to make gmail automatically update upon opening.
-CALENDAR NOTIFICATIONS: Even when I turned off the facebook calendar sync so I wouldn't get 20 birthday reminders every day, the notifications still won't go away. Anything I put in the calendar pops up on the lock screen every single time, even the day before sometimes. Should I use a different calendar app? I like using the 'productivity' lock screen, but this "feature" is killing me.
Would rooting/ROMing fix these issues? I'm afraid to do it because I'd still like to be able to return the phone if the issues persist.

It's a new device htc, and our devs are still fixing bugs. But with a thread title like that, it wouldnprobably be best of you returned it.
But a few of you issues are know, and some are user related. I don't think Gmail has ever auto updated when opened just click the refresh button.
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ul49 said:
Here are some things that are really driving me crazy, to the point where I'm considering returning the phone for the s3 or iPhone:
-Sending sms messages (using handcent app) I often get the 'unable to send message' notification, even when I have full service. The notification repeats over and over again until I delete the message.
-Google voice voicemails not sending notifications. I can't see if I have any received any voicemails until I open google voice and all the sudden all the notifications come in.
-no 'favorites' tab on the phone app. Favorites exist under groups, but for some reason you can't put the favorites down on the menu to make quick calls easier.
-uploading photos to facebook using 'facebook for htc sense' or regular facebook app often freeze part-way through, even with good wifi connection.
-Often times when I delete emails on the gmail app they still appear in my inbox when I view gmail on my computer. Also can't seem to make gmail automatically update upon opening.
-CALENDAR NOTIFICATIONS: Even when I turned off the facebook calendar sync so I wouldn't get 20 birthday reminders every day, the notifications still won't go away. Anything I put in the calendar pops up on the lock screen every single time, even the day before sometimes. Should I use a different calendar app? I like using the 'productivity' lock screen, but this "feature" is killing me.
Would rooting/ROMing fix these issues? I'm afraid to do it because I'd still like to be able to return the phone if the issues persist.
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1. Use the stock SMS app and see if it still happens. You can't get mad at a phone if you aren't using the app meant for it. Switching phones won't fix this issue.
2. Thats due to crappy multitasking, check out one of the Custom ROMs out there or Scott's multitasking fix. Or one of the AOSP ROMs.
3. You can add favorite people to the homescreens. And I believe this is not unique to this phone.
4. Try a custom ROM, I've never had that issue.
5. Thats the normal way the gmail app behaves. Its not weird or this phone's fault.
6. You need to disable what calendars you want to see and which you don't. Its somewhere under settings inside the calendar app, google it. I had this same quibble but i fixed it by finding the setting for it. Disable "Facebook Birthdays" or something as a calendar.

return it, bye

Please don't leave us. We owe you so much.

An s3 would probably make you happier. The reason you are getting a better response here is because we have had so many omg this phone sucks, omg it blah blah blah, the insert phone here never did this threads its annoying to the existing HOX users.
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rohan32 said:
1. Use the stock SMS app and see if it still happens.
6. You need to disable what calendars you want to see and which you don't. Its somewhere under settings inside the calendar app, google it. I had this same quibble but i fixed it by finding the setting for it. Disable "Facebook Birthdays" or something as a calendar.
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I know how to turn off certain calendars. I'm not getting the facebook birthdays anymore. What bothers me is that on any day where I have something in the calendar, I get a reminder for it every time I see the lock screen. Once would be enough, especially when the reminder starts the day before the event.

i wish there was a forum where there was a bunch of grown ups talked about real issues, and mods and what not...and not all these baby OMG this phone sucks stuff. Go get the s3 you know what...you'll have issues there too, go get the iphone...you know what you'll have issues there...if a device was perfect there would be NO reason to upgrade. I just can't stand looking at anymore of these stupid threads. I work with two girls one has the iphone and the other the s3....iphone fell on the floor two days ago shattered the stupid glass they have on it...the other that has the s3 has three scratches. I dropped my one x it bounced all over the tile floor...flawless. just saying.

Whaaa Whaaa Whaaa , wow that's all it takes to Piss you off? Especially when there's world hunger and disease running rampant in other countries? Want something to really be pissed about? I paid 12 dollars for a long island iced tea and I didn't even get a buzz.
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I got annoyed by the calendar thing too, but for me if I open the event then it goes away.
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I'd return the phone if I was you. I think you'd be happier with something simpler like an iPhone. I happen to like tinkering, hence the one x.
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1. You can't blame HTC for something not working right with software that you put on the phone yourself.
2. Gmail never auto updates when you open it.

drummaniac83 said:
I got annoyed by the calendar thing too, but for me if I open the event then it goes away.
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That's exactly what I wish would happen.

robertmoore208 said:
Whaaa Whaaa Whaaa , wow that's all it takes to Piss you off? Especially when there's world hunger and disease running rampant in other countries? Want something to really be pissed about? I paid 12 dollars for a long island iced tea and I didn't even get a buzz.
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Friday's has a wicked ultimate long island. Pretty sure it's cheaper than $12 and definitely gets you buzzed. 4 of them and I'm done for.

_MetalHead_ said:
Friday's has a wicked ultimate long island. Pretty sure it's cheaper than $12 and definitely gets you buzzed. 4 of them and I'm done for.
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I agree, they're pretty good. That's what I usually get at Fridays. That or their electric lemonades. It really depends on what bartender you get. It can be hit or miss. I've had some really good cocktails there and some really bad ones.
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Chilis is better, but 2 for 1 all day every day.
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Favorites is at the top of the dialer. Underneath recent calls is favorites. The rest I didn't read.. peace
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Just give it some time for the devs to come up with some fixes and a solid rom. Even though there are already some, like CleanROM

Are you on the updated software? I had calendar bug until I updated to 1.85
Check for updates
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ul49 said:
What bothers me is that on any day where I have something in the calendar, I get a reminder for it every time I see the lock screen. Once would be enough, especially when the reminder starts the day before the event.
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It sounds like that's because you have an all-day event, so every time you see the lock screen that day, that all-day event appears on top. I'm assuming you are using the productivity lock screen.
The solution is simply: when you turn on the screen and see your lock screen, swipe left on the name of the event. That will show the next appointment for today (or the next all-day event, in which case you need to swipe some more). Next time you turn on the phone and see the lock screen, it will show the upcoming event and no longer the all-day event. Doing the swipe is equivalent to dismissing the reminder on the lock screen.

Question How to stop calendar reminder notifications from disappearing after the event has ended

Hi all, I've just upgraded from a Oneplus 8 pro to the S22 ultra, and happy with everything apart from the fact that calendar reminder notifications now disappear once the event has ended. So if I have a ckaednsr event from 8 to 8:30, and a reminder set to go off 15 mins before, the reminder will pop up as planned, but will disappear after 8:30.
That's a problem for me and I often have multiple reminder and don't get a chance to check them until later when I'm catching up on some events, except now the reminders are gone.
I never had this issue before with mostly oneplus phones for several years.
I'm using the Business Calendar app (now called PractiCal Schedule Planner. I thought maybe it's an app issue, but from searching online it seems this behaviour is now standard? Anything I can do to ensure the reminder notifications stay visible until I dismiss them?
Cheers

I have no idea how to fix it, but if you figure something out please reply here so I can get notified. I'm running into the same issue and it drives me crazy.

Haven't found a solution unfortunately, and a bit surprised that it doesn't seem to be an issue for many. Suggestions range from using a reminder app, or tasks, trying to use another calendar app and muting the stock app (didn't work for me),... Nothing sorted it

I just downloaded and purchased the "Recent Notifications" app.
I excluded all apps except the calendar app so now at least I can find all of my calendar reminders that have fired off in one place. It includes a 4x3 widget which is just waaaay too big to be useful,in my opinion, but I just click into the app to view them.
My S10 didnt have this issue, and why does my Secure Folder always want to open up every time I start my car? Why does my wifi say it isn't connected to the internet and the only fix is to turn off wifi and back on? And why doesn't my music autoplay in my car anymore? If the phone didnt have such a nice camera then I'd seriously think about switching back. Too many annoyances that didnt used to be annoyances.

KK43 said:
Hi all, I've just upgraded from a Oneplus 8 pro to the S22 ultra, and happy with everything apart from the fact that calendar reminder notifications now disappear once the event has ended. So if I have a ckaednsr event from 8 to 8:30, and a reminder set to go off 15 mins before, the reminder will pop up as planned, but will disappear after 8:30.
That's a problem for me and I often have multiple reminder and don't get a chance to check them until later when I'm catching up on some events, except now the reminders are gone.
I never had this issue before with mostly oneplus phones for several years.
I'm using the Business Calendar app (now called PractiCal Schedule Planner. I thought maybe it's an app issue, but from searching online it seems this behaviour is now standard? Anything I can do to ensure the reminder notifications stay visible until I dismiss them?
Cheers
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No need for an additional app. There is a simple solution. Go to notifications...advanced settings...notification history....and turn it on...It keeps record of all notifications....even calendar events/meetings... I use outlook and had a meeting 1 day ago and the notification is still in the history, just had to scroll down to the meeting notification...It divides it into recent notifications and then a bit further down it divides it per app