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App for email?

Hi guys,
First day with the new phone. Coming from a bb torch and was wondering if there are any apps to receive instant email?
Thanks
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nogaros4v8 said:
Hi guys,
First day with the new phone. Coming from a bb torch and was wondering if there are any apps to receive instant email?
Thanks
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Um - the built-in email app? Just set it to push delivery. I'm assuming you are using an Exchange server for email?

for true push you want k9 mail in the market. there was also maildroid but people prefered k9 even though they had nearly identical features.

Dani897 said:
for true push you want k9 mail in the market. there was also maildroid but people prefered k9 even though they had nearly identical features.
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How is ActiveSync's push not "true push"?

well i havent cared to check lately to see if it improved but if you installed k9 on the captivate and had both running k9 would always give you a notification long before the stock app. but im thinking back almost a year, the email stock app may be improved now, lately i have only used my phone for checking email not replying or composing but i remember the stock apps being limited. k9 seemed more fully featured, could attach any file type and had a global inbox for all your accounts.

Dani897 said:
well i havent cared to check lately to see if it improved but if you installed k9 on the captivate and had both running k9 would always give you a notification long before the stock app. but im thinking back almost a year, the email stock app may be improved now, lately i have only used my phone for checking email not replying or composing but i remember the stock apps being limited. k9 seemed more fully featured, could attach any file type and had a global inbox for all your accounts.
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Well, I used "Improved Email" which is a slightly modified version of the stock app - primarily because it lets me setup multiple Exchange accounts. But anyway, I routinely get notifications of new emails on it before my desktop notifies me (granted, my desktop is running in "Cached Mode" - but still...).

oh sorry. due to insomnia my brain isnt working. yes the stock app may have push for exchanger servers but it doesn't for personal emails. k9 might not be "true" either but it is much faster than the stock app can be on your gmail and other accounts. i need to watch how i word things but what i was getting at is in many cases k9 is very near real time notifications for most email accounts.

Dani897 said:
oh sorry. due to insomnia my brain isnt working. yes the stock app may have push for exchanger servers but it doesn't for personal emails. k9 might not be "true" either but it is much faster than the stock app can be on your gmail and other accounts. i need to watch how i word things but what i was getting at is in many cases k9 is very near real time notifications for most email accounts.
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In that case I defer to your experience. I don't really use my Gmail account, so I have no idea how quickly it delivers email. I only assumed the poster was using Exchange because that's Blackberry's claim to fame - and I've never understood why Blackberry users seem to think that BB is the only way to get their email immediately - Exchange server has had that functionality baked in for years.

SolusCado said:
In that case I defer to your experience. I don't really use my Gmail account, so I have no idea how quickly it delivers email. I only assumed the poster was using Exchange because that's Blackberry's claim to fame - and I've never understood why Blackberry users seem to think that BB is the only way to get their email immediately - Exchange server has had that functionality baked in for years.
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well the gmail app delivers the gmails fast but that app sux for full time use
i used to use k9 and killed notifications for gmail and email. now i stopped caring, i dont have a work email anymore and i stopped using my other personal email from an isp i no longer use so im down to only my gmail but use my computer to reply now as nothing in my life is that urgent at the moment that i need to reply from my phone where ever i am. i may be out of touch with what works now.

Thanks for the help guys. FYI it has nothing to do with thinking that bb's are the only phones that can get instant email. Just some people arent as tech savvy or forgot since they havent owned htc/wm phones in a long time OR never owned android like myself.
I do appreciate all the help however guys!

Dani897 said:
well i havent cared to check lately to see if it improved but if you installed k9 on the captivate and had both running k9 would always give you a notification long before the stock app. but im thinking back almost a year, the email stock app may be improved now, lately i have only used my phone for checking email not replying or composing but i remember the stock apps being limited. k9 seemed more fully featured, could attach any file type and had a global inbox for all your accounts.
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I'm not sure, but I don't want my email to have a stop ever on k9 server before it reach me.
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I want to put in a vote for enhanced email... Its a pretty awesome client.
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Dani897 said:
oh sorry. due to insomnia my brain isnt working. yes the stock app may have push for exchanger servers but it doesn't for personal emails. k9 might not be "true" either but it is much faster than the stock app can be on your gmail and other accounts. i need to watch how i word things but what i was getting at is in many cases k9 is very near real time notifications for most email accounts.
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I agree with you on this,
When the time G1 was first released.
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best mail app

hiya guys - whats the best mail app to use on this phone?, the stock app is terrible, i like the stock one htc one android phones ..can that be used on the note 3 ?...what do you guys recommemend, i prefer to get instant notifications of email is more important to me then, anything else..ta

goofy gorilla said:
hiya guys - whats the best mail app to use on this phone?, the stock app is terrible, i like the stock one htc one android phones ..can that be used on the note 3 ?...what do you guys recommemend, i prefer to get instant notifications of email is more important to me then, anything else..ta
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Aqua Mail and K-9 are quite good, though i like the Samsung email app too.

goofy gorilla said:
hiya guys - whats the best mail app to use on this phone?, the stock app is terrible, i like the stock one htc one android phones ..can that be used on the note 3 ?...what do you guys recommemend, i prefer to get instant notifications of email is more important to me then, anything else..ta
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On my note 3 I use Mailbox for Gmail account and CloudMagic for Exchange accout. They are both really fast and realible.

goofy gorilla said:
hiya guys - whats the best mail app to use on this phone?, the stock app is terrible, i like the stock one htc one android phones ..can that be used on the note 3 ?...what do you guys recommemend, i prefer to get instant notifications of email is more important to me then, anything else..ta
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I think Aqua Mail is the one to go for. I use it for my gmail and outlook accounts. You can even download Development builds on their forum. It has a pleasant interface and a lot of options.

i just use the gmail app , no complaints here. Guess it all depends on what you want in the app.

I am using cloudmagic for company exchange account. Works great for me.
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cheers guys ill go through them and c which is the one for me..

Cloudmagic (free and perfect for exchange accounts, but a little "dangerous" about privacy) or Aquamail (very good but free version is limited to 2 accounts and adds app infos in each outgoing mail sign and paid version is expensive for me, about 4 euros).

AquaMail but has no threaded messaging, some like that feature, I don't.
SolMail is good too.
Mailwise too.

CEPi said:
AquaMail but has no threaded messaging, some like that feature, I don't.
SolMail is good too.
Mailwise too.
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I also like MailWise Beta, I use it for my Exchange server email. I used to use touchdown and Moxer but quickly stopped using those when I stumbled onto MailWise.
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CEPi said:
AquaMail but has no threaded messaging, some like that feature, I don't.
SolMail is good too.
Mailwise too.
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azrieqb said:
I am using cloudmagic for company exchange account. Works great for me.
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Have you ever tried MailWise Beta? It allows you to bypass the exchange security lock if that is something you are interested in or if you company policy enforces that. I think it has a nice interface as well. I guess it all depends on user preference.

I'm still stuck with samsung email for my exchange account n I think it's a pretty decent one.. I've tried Aqua and K9 but didn't really like the user interface of both

Julian Jeremiah said:
I'm still stuck with samsung email for my exchange account n I think it's a pretty decent one.. I've tried Aqua and K9 but didn't really like the user interface of both
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Since flashing to 4.4 KK I have went back to the stock Samsung email client. I have turned off the exchange security bypass so the default Samsung app is fine for me now.
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Where/how did you get turn off that security?
Brasc085 said:
Since flashing to 4.4 KK I have went back to the stock Samsung email client. I have turned off the exchange security bypass so the default Samsung app is fine for me now.
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Julian Jeremiah said:
Where/how did you get turn off that security?
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I am running an Xposed module that allows me to turn it off. I am also using Wanam Xposed that has the option in it as well.
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If that doesn't work for you, you could always try MailWise Beta. They have an option to turn that off as well with a code. Download the app, before setting up your account, open the app, hit the menu button, click on exchange bypass and follow the instructions.

What's the name of that xposed module?
Brasc085 said:
I am running an Xposed module that allows me to turn it off. I am also using Wanam Xposed that has the option in it as well.
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If that doesn't work for you, you could always try MailWise Beta. They have an option to turn that off as well with a code. Download the app, before setting up your account, open the app, hit the menu button, click on exchange bypass and follow the instructions.
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Julian Jeremiah said:
What's the name of that xposed module?
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Exchange bypass for Xposed (1.6)
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CloudMagic here

I'm loving [email protected] Mail Pro - email evolved

Schneckmeier said:
I'm loving [email protected] Mail Pro - email evolved
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K-9 mail here

I use SMail
It supports POP3, IMAP4, SMTP and Exchange ActiveSync. It also supports S/MIME for email signature and encryption.
Perfect for all my personnal accounts + business email.

Gmail 5.0

New gmail 5.0
http://pc.cd/TGT

Thanks! Why dont i get an update on play?

henry0504 said:
Thanks! Why dont i get an update on play?
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It is being rolled out in regions.
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Awesome. Thanks so much. It's so cool to have all my email accounts in the one gmail app. :thumbup::thumbup:
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It's about time they support more than Gmail. Now if they get around to supporting Exchange life would be great. I guess one can keep dreaming.
On a side note, is there a way to change the font size and or color? I don't dig the smaller grey fonts, a total PITA to read on a white background.
OK, fixed font size with the App Settings X posed module, set the Gmail font size to 110%. Unfortunately that does not help with the font color. Who was the UI design genius who decided that a gray font on a white background is a good idea?

GroovyGeek said:
It's about time they support more than Gmail. Now if they get around to supporting Exchange life would be great. I guess one can keep dreaming.
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The new gmail 5.0 does support exchange. I have 2 gmail and 1 exchange account running through my 5.0 app right now.

sic0048 said:
The new gmail 5.0 does support exchange. I have 2 gmail and 1 exchange account running through my 5.0 app right now.
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Sure about that? It only gives me the option of IPOP, not full Exchange sync (corporate email). If you have managed to get full Exchange sync to work please share the details.

GroovyGeek said:
Sure about that? It only gives me the option of IPOP, not full Exchange sync (corporate email). If you have managed to get full Exchange sync to work please share the details.
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I forgot that you also have to update the Google Exchange apk before you see that option in the new Gmail 5.0 app. Check out this blog post for more information and the apk links. But yes, it does work after updating both apks.

Thanks for the clarification. It will indeed do Exchange but STILL no threading of any type. How 90s... I am sticking with Nine for the moment. Nice interface, good threading, outstanding support, access to your corporate email directory . Well worth the $10 if you do a lot of exchange email.

Im using Inbox. Im good.

I like inbox better as well. But thanks for the post. Many will thank you for it.
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Inbox does not do Exchange, I think

[Q] MS Exchange Account

Just wondering if any of you are using the the Z3 with an MS Exchange account (not office365) and getting email and calendar events to sync accordingly?

cappa1983 said:
Just wondering if any of you are using the the Z3 with an MS Exchange account (not office365) and getting email and calendar events to sync accordingly?
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Yep, exchange 2010 and also hotmail

Brendo said:
Yep, exchange 2010 and also hotmail
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Thanks. I think then it's an issue with my phone. Searching the interwebs doesn't really say much about the topic in terms of syncing errors. and, sony support seems to indicate they have "not had one issue with exchange and email/calendar syncing."

I've had issues with android native email app not synching. Can you describe your issue in more detail, it could be the same as mine.

bplogan said:
I've had issues with android native email app not synching. Can you describe your issue in more detail, it could be the same as mine.
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well the email app takes the exchange account, I get email coming in with push. but I don't get calendar events. no matter what I do.
there's no error, or message, just doesn't show up. same settings on my two year old samsung, works just fine.

Check my blog entry at blogs.msdn.com/Baliles. I posted an article on how to get it to work.

baliles said:
Check my blog entry at blogs.msdn.com/Baliles. I posted an article on how to get it to work.
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thanks for the suggestion. I actually came across your msdn post a while ago. BUT, unfortunately, outlook.com (365) is not my exchange provider, so it's a moot point.
thanks again for the post.

btw I'm using Google calendar if that makes a difference

Have you tried alternative clients?
I use mailwise and I am getting emails and calendar sync no issues.

sephstyler said:
Have you tried alternative clients?
I use mailwise and I am getting emails and calendar sync no issues.
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yeah that actually did it! I spent the day going down the list of exchange and email clients and in the play store and when I got to mailwise, it actually synced up the calendar events.
I damn near fell of the chair
thanks again for the suggestion. I'm not at all sure what the difference is, in setting up an exchange activesync account from mailwise as opposed to say cloudmagic or the sony email app or k9, etc...
anyway it worked and I hope this thread comes in handy for any unlucky soul that faces this issue.

Just my story and suggestion:
We use the Mdaemon Server (v14) with active sync support. First synce with my Z3 went finde. But immediately after that everything got messed up.
So after a few times adding and removint the account I tried to use the original Android Exchange client - same story here. Started to work and the just stopped to sync.
As a finel solution and afer running trough tons of Google-searches I have found the holy grail for me - Nine.
The cool thing for me was that it has a 2 weeks test-period after which you need to activate it.
So I tested about 11 days without any error and decided to buy it. So far no regrets on my decision! What I totaly like is that it has a well working search and a chat-view mode for the messages.
Anyway -- just give it a try - 2 weeks free testing.
The key was 7,60€ or whatever - equals 9.99USD.

Brendo said:
Yep, exchange 2010 and also hotmail
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which settings did you use for hotmail? I couldn't get mine to work...

msxghost said:
which settings did you use for hotmail? I couldn't get mine to work...
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Setup via exchange, then it automatically puts in all settings once you've added email and password

Bren026 said:
Setup via exchange, then it automatically puts in all settings once you've added email and password
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Strange, every time I do so I get the following:

Email App - Address lines cutting off in replies
Hello dear,
There is a problem i noticed with the Z3 email client after setting up my office email on Exchange.
for example, i am getting an email from someone with multiple people in "CC" and "To".
If i do a "reply all" or "reply only to the sender", in my reply, all the other addresses other than the sender's name gets cut off from the email to which i am replying.. This is a very disappointing thing for me since it seriously deforms the email chain and make us lose track of who all where there in the earlier email. This is especially bad when using for corporate official emails.
Before switching to Sony, (due to Battery life), i was using Samsung Galaxy and Samsung email app never had this issue. Whether you reply or forward, the previous emails were intact with all addresses and details.
Any idea on how to solve this?
regards....

Stock email app NOT gmail

Anyone know how to get the old stock email app working on pixel? I've installed an old apk but as soon as I try and open it, it says to use Gmail and points me that way. Makes me feel like I'm using an iPhone.
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bacon612 said:
Anyone know how to get the old stock email app working on pixel? I've installed an old all but as soon as I try and open it, it says to use Gmail and points me that way. Makes me feel like I'm using an iPhone.
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I just got my phone set up yesterday. Are you saying there was a different default e-mail app on this phone at some point? Mine only came with the Gmail app. Seems strange to me to not have Gmail be the stock email app on a Google phone.

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laureanop said:
Doesn't exist anymore
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What this guy said. It's been phased out and its features have been moved to Gmail.

magnumtripod said:
I just got my phone set up yesterday. Are you saying there was a different default e-mail app on this phone at some point? Mine only came with the Gmail app. Seems strange to me to not have Gmail be the stock email app on a Google phone.
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laureanop said:
Doesn't exist anymore
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FoleyRose said:
What this guy said. It's been phased out and its features have been moved to Gmail.
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Wow. Thats too bad. Guess I'll have to wait for a custom rom to use it again. Its still in Cyanogenmod builds, maybe its in gapps. Anyhow, I really liked keeping it separate from gmail.

Yeah. You may be able to build it from source from CM but sounds like a pain.
bacon612 said:
Wow. Thats too bad. Guess I'll have to wait for a custom rom to use it again. Its still in Cyanogenmod builds, maybe its in gapps. Anyhow, I really liked keeping it separate from gmail.
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Why not just download another email app. Like Outlook, that one works well with all email accounts.

I'd strongly recommend K9 as an email app. Been using that since my G1 and it's still outstanding!

K9 or blue mail works great, I've used k9 for a long time, just switched over to blue, very hard to decide which one is the keeper ?
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These guys are not actually correct.
The "stock" email program STILL EXISTS, and in fact, is actually INSTALLED on Pixel devices from factory!
BUT, google has merged its UI into the GMAIL program.
So you have two options if you want to use the "stock" email program;
1) Set up your IMAP email account through the GMAIL program,
2) DISABLE the gmail program, and guess what happens? The "email" program launcher icon shows up in your launcher!
HOWEVER, it really is a much better idea to use k9mail instead. It is far more feature rich.

doitright said:
These guys are not actually correct.
The "stock" email program STILL EXISTS, and in fact, is actually INSTALLED on Pixel devices from factory!
BUT, google has merged its UI into the GMAIL program.
So you have two options if you want to use the "stock" email program;
1) Set up your IMAP email account through the GMAIL program,
2) DISABLE the gmail program, and guess what happens? The "email" program launcher icon shows up in your launcher!
HOWEVER, it really is a much better idea to use k9mail instead. It is far more feature rich.
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Neat, I didn't know that! Still gonna use K9 myself but that's pretty cool!

Aquamail would be my recommendation for a mail app. Easily the best and easiest to use of the six or eight that I tried...

doitright said:
These guys are not actually correct.
The "stock" email program STILL EXISTS, and in fact, is actually INSTALLED on Pixel devices from factory!
BUT, google has merged its UI into the GMAIL program.
So you have two options if you want to use the "stock" email program;
1) Set up your IMAP email account through the GMAIL program,
2) DISABLE the gmail program, and guess what happens? The "email" program launcher icon shows up in your launcher!
HOWEVER, it really is a much better idea to use k9mail instead. It is far more feature rich.
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That's a good find but unfortunately doesn't work for me. My mail server wont play nice with the Gmail app so I can't even get it configured. I still tried to disable Gmail but didn't see the stock email app. I then installed a stock email apk and it installed but still gives me the same screen saying that Gmail is the new everything app
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NickJHP said:
Aquamail would be my recommendation for a mail app. Easily the best and easiest to use of the six or eight that I tried...
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Aquamail Pro is nice, arguably better than K9, although it was just acquired by MobiSystems so who knows how future updates are going to look. Large companies acquiring small, indie developer projects does not usually end well for the app.
Security-wise, Aquamail, K9 and Nine are about the only third-party apps I'd consider.

I know this thread is now almost 2 months old.
what I"m looking for is a mail app to keep my gmail separate from my 2 exchange emails - and it MUST integrate with a calendar widget.
I haven't found one that works best. I liked the old "Mail" app - I could left swipe to delete, right to options - all your reply, reply-all, forward options right at the top of each message, rather than the options dots.
Outlook won't get sucked into my Google Calendar.

our3rotts said:
I know this thread is now almost 2 months old.
what I"m looking for is a mail app to keep my gmail separate from my 2 exchange emails - and it MUST integrate with a calendar widget.
I haven't found one that works best. I liked the old "Mail" app - I could left swipe to delete, right to options - all your reply, reply-all, forward options right at the top of each message, rather than the options dots.
Outlook won't get sucked into my Google Calendar.
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Aquamail - I tried just about every top email app. Also needed it to support Calendar, works perfect. I use the paid version and can't imagine a more customizable Android email client. Absolutely outstanding. Extremely reliable too.

Use Nine for Exchange. I've been using it for years, best Android email client.

ITGuy11 said:
Use Nine for Exchange. I've been using it for years, best Android email client.
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Yeah, definitely for Exchange. I still prefer K9 for IMAP (easy to have lots of aliases) but Nine is definitely where it's at for Exchange. Great integration to Calendar and more!

It seems that only the Lollipop branch of the stock email app 7.0-x is merged into Gmail. Earlier versions of the stock email app, targeted for KitKat like email app 6.3-x, are still working. I am on CM 11 and the fresh installed email app 6.3-1218562 seems functional and wants to be configured with an email account.
However, regarding security concerns it may be still better to use an alternative mail client like K9. I ask me now how that one performs on low-level phones with weak hardware. All these super-rich features of that nice K9 mailing app needs surely hardware power. I noticed a similar behavior also on more recent Gmail versions. These are far more hardware hungry then older ones. That's the reason why I like the stock email app, - it seems lightweight and fast.