Ok... suffice it to say I hate the stock client that comes installed on the G3. I tried following the directions here: https://smyl.es/how-to-install-andr...om-rom-or-older-versions-of-android-download/ but for some reason that didn't seem to work. Do I need to root first?
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I first moved LGEmail.apk and LGEmail.odex from /system/priv-app. So yea im rooted.
Then i installed Exhange.apk and Email.apk (downloaded them or copied from my nexus4, cant remember)
And it worked.
If you don't need Exchange you don't need to do anything, just install the Google Email .apk (there are several ones that differ slightly, search for the "Google Play Store Email apk" to find the one with the slightly more user-friendly install interface).
I have NEVER been able to get Exchange to work with KitKat. Could not do it on my previous phone (HTC One X), can't do it on the G3. It just fails to connect to server. There are numerous threads out there claiming that this is a Google issue, and I tend to believe them because every one of the phone OEM email apps that runs under KitKat works just fine with Exchange. Also, anything that is 4.3 or earlier works fine, but those apps don't have the email threading, which is the main thing I miss in the LG email app.
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not sure where to put this... please don't yell at me if this is the wrong place..
the gapps doesn't contain gmail anymore because "it is installable from market". fair enough.
except it isn't. there was a trademark dispute here in germany between google and some jerk over "G-Mail" a while back (gmail had to be called googlemail for years). maybe it's because of this but the gmail app doesn't show up when i search for it with the phone.
via the website i get "not available in your country". i tried all sorts of vpn and proxy hacks with wiped cache and dalvik already but google seems to know the original location of the phone...
i use a gmail apk i found floating around the web but this leaves me with the feeling that my email gets rerouted through china as well furthermore it is not possible to update it via playstore. and (reason for this post) it has synching issues lately. sometimes the mail arrives a second after it got sent, sometimes hours later, sometimes not at all, so i have to check manually which is annoying. so...
is there a way to install gmail as it is meant to be?
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I had the same issue. from my tablet (germany) the play store did not show any results for gmail or gmail.apk etc. This is due to the issues you outlined.
However, when i went to the market from PC, it found gmail.apk and i could install to another device direct from there. Now it all works fine again.
there is also the issue at : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1072076
I had been using the stock SW2 Gmail extension as my mail email "go-to" app when I first got my SW2 when I was still running a custom 4.1.2 ROM (BoneStock 3.4) on my rooted GS3. It was a sorta convoluted process, since I had my Comcast email go to my Gmail account, and then I was able to ead all emails via the Gmail extension. After a while I changed the ROM on my GS3 to a TW4.3 ROM (MOAR 7.1), in part to work better with WatchIt (I was having difficulties getting WatchIt to work with my 4.1.2 ROM).
The good news was WatchiIt was working fine with 4.3, but the ad new was the SW2 was now no longer able to work with the Gmail extension. I would try to use the Gmail extension (install Gmail extension, add my Gmail account to my phone as directed, go to my watch and press Gmail icon, I get an error message that says: "Unfortunately Gmail - Smart Extras tm has stopped. You can report it (which I did, it sends a message to Google) or you can clicjk OK." After you click OK, the same error message reappears. I then uninstalled the extension.
So to make it read emails, I installed K9 on my phone, and then had K9 read my Gmail email. Then have the K9 extension read the emails on my watch. What was a convoluted route became even more convoluted: Comcast, to Gmail, to K9, to the K9 extension. All because (1) Sony is trying to get SW2 watch customers to buy Sony phones by having the stock email extension on SW2 only work with Sony phones (and thus,eliminate the most direct way of reading email on the SW2) and (2) the Gmail extension doesn't work with 4.3 (at least my 4.3 phone).
So I posted the question on the Sony consumer customer support community age. A few community members offered up suggestions (uninstall/reinstall extension, go to SUS to make sure I am on latest firmware/SW, etc) all without any improvement.
I then emailed Sony support. And after a request for me to resend them an email describing the prolem, I received this answer:
hank you for contacting Sony Xperia Support.
Unfortunately, there are still some problems regarding Android 4.3. Our technical department is already working on this issue to make sure that all problems can be fixed really fast. Until then, we just hope that you are a little bit more patient on this case.
Please contact Sony Xperia Support again if we can assist you further. Feel free to visit our website: On www.sonymobile.com you will always get the latest news and interesting content.
Please send emails to the following adress: [email protected]. The Service Request ID provided in the subject of this message is exclusively for inquiries which are directly associated with this case. Please note that the request is closed automatically five days after you received our answer.
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So, at least they respond and answer emails. Hopefully they are also working on resolving 4.3 issues. But anyone having a problem related to 4.3, hope this helps.
4.2.2 and mee too have unfortunately gmail extras has stopped... " but after the Gmail App is working. So for me is only an irritating popup
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I've never had that much trouble the GMail extension of stock 4.4.2 on my N5. It can be a little finicky at times, but the vast majority of the time it works great. Only glaring issue I had with it was last week when Google through a fit for those couple hours. Other than that, it was working fine.
It's interesting to see Sony's response though, they're Sony and should have no problems dealing with Android 4.3, let alone 4.4. It's a shame that it seems some of Sony's sleeping successes such as this are going unnoticed by the company and resources.
Awesome news... i just changed my custom 4.3 ROM from MOAR 7.1 to CleanROM 8.0 (a new TW-based 4.3 ROM), and on this one the Gmail extension works. So now I can simply go from my Comcast email account to Gmail, and read the mail using the stock Gmail extension. Works so much better, as emails are separated and the extension interface is a lot cleaner.
The other extensions I typically use all seem t work with this 4.3 ROM (haven't had a sports or score notification yet). But facebook and twitter extensions work, as does the photo viewer.
I have a Oneplus One phone running CM11S. I am not a fan of the basic Google email app that runs my exchange email. I actually like the email apps that are available on the LG G3 or the Samsung S5. Is it possible to load their Email APK onto my phone running CM11S to handle my exchange account. I found the LG G3 email apk but can not get it to install.
Any help would be appreciated...thanks.
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I have a Oneplus One phone running CM11S. I am not a fan of the basic Google email app that runs my exchange email. I actually like the email apps that are available on the LG G3 or the Samsung S5. Is it possible to load their Email APK onto my phone running CM11S to handle my exchange account. I found the LG G3 email apk but can not get it to install.
Any help would be appreciated...thanks.
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Many system apps can not be used on another phone as you wish.
If it will work, you need to put it in system/apps folder, fix permissions to match the other apps there (rw r r), then reboot and see if it works. That is the only way, if it will work.
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I just set my Mother-in-law up with a new Nexus 5 updated to Lollipop. She had an existing gmail account that we used to sign in at the phone setup. However, when opening the Play Store, I notice that none of the preinstalled apps (Gmail, Calendar, etc) show up in My Apps. However, searching for these apps in the Play Store show they're installed and give the option to Update them. Do I really need to do this one by one for each app for an account that has never used Android? After updating an app, then it shows up in my apps, but it seems like a giant waste of time to have to sync them with my account.
That really doesn't seem right.. I'd try a simple factory reset first and see if it works then.
Actually confirmed this with another account too (never had signed into Android before). Guess maybe the easier thing to do might be do it through the web link to Play store.
I know a lot of people really like the new gmail app. Visually speaking it is very nice but it does not have a combined view which did not work for me. I also liked using the two different widgets within the apps to differentiate my email account.
Here is a quick and easy method of enabling both the stock email and gmail app. You must have your system rooted. First install Uninstaller Pro (RU) to remove both the stock email app and gmail app. Next install both the stock email and gmail app from the play store. That's it. You are back to the setup you are used to.
well, it worked in the sense that I can open the stock email app again, but it won't connect to my hotmail account. I tried both the auto setup and the manual method, either it gives me server error or a username/password error.
I might be wrong here (haven't tested it because I don't use the stock email app), but wouldn't something like titanium backup also be able to uninstall the apps?