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Hi everyone,
I just got a brand new Nexus 5 a week or so ago coming from a very old Nexus S. Needless to say, the Nexus 5 was already on the latest 4.4.3 android. After some time using it, I noticed that my email notifications from the stock email app are delayed, sometimes by several minutes. It doesn't matter if I'm on mobile or WiFi, but it seems even worst on WiFi. My Nexus S was working flawlessly just a 2 weeks ago...
So my question is this : Is anyone using the stock email app with exchange servers (like hotmail) and getting instant push notifications? Did you have to modify any settings to get it to work?
Out of curiousity, I tried installing the old email and exchange app form my Nexus S and guess what, it is working fine. I get notifications within seconds with the exact same settings. So it seems to be a software problem with the new email app rather than a hardware issue on the phone. It kinda suck to get a brand new phone and having to rely on super old software (android 4.1.2) to get it to work...
I use the stock email app for Yahoo and my Work. I dont know if exchange is different. But I have only seen options to sync email in intervals. Like every 5/10/15/etc. minutes. I've never known it to sync right away on receiving an email like Gmail or something.
I use an app called cloud magic its great. Supports nearly all major email providers.
Dark_Eyes_ said:
Hi everyone,
I just got a brand new Nexus 5 a week or so ago coming from a very old Nexus S. Needless to say, the Nexus 5 was already on the latest 4.4.3 android. After some time using it, I noticed that my email notifications from the stock email app are delayed, sometimes by several minutes. It doesn't matter if I'm on mobile or WiFi, but it seems even worst on WiFi. There are MANY thread that discuss that, but none that provide a fix. My Nexus S was working flawlessly just a 2 weeks ago...
So my question is this : Is anyone using the stock email app with exchange servers (like hotmail) and getting instant push notifications? Did you have to modify any settings to get it to work?
Out of curiousity, I tried installing the old email and exchange app form my Nexus S and guess what, it is working fine. I get notifications within seconds with the exact same settings. So it seems to be a software problem with the new email app rather than a hardware issue on the phone. It kinda suck to get a brand new phone and having to rely on super old software (android 4.1.2) to get it to work...
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Pretty sure the stock Email app works via sync rather than push notifications i.e. syncs every 5/10/15/whatever minutes and notifies you of anything new, not instant notifications pushed directly to your device.
Lethargy said:
Pretty sure the stock Email app works via sync rather than push notifications i.e. syncs every 5/10/15/whatever minutes and notifies you of anything new, not instant notifications pushed directly to your device.
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Thank you for your answer. Just to explain a little better : The stock email app supports 3 protocols for email. POP, IMAP and Exchange. The first 2 don't support Push, so your phone has to sync with the server at a determined period like 5/10/15 minutes.
The Exchange protocol, like Hotmail or Outlook, supports push notifications. So, when I set my hotmail and outlook accounts, I always do it through Exchange. It was working perfectly under android 4.1.2, but now for some reason it doesn't on 4.4.3. The notifications are pushed after a variable delay that can go up to 30 minutes or more.
I'm just wondering if anyone managed to get it working before I spend too much time trying to fix it.
Dark_Eyes_ said:
Thank you for your answer. Just to explain a little better : The stock email app supports 3 protocols for email. POP, IMAP and Exchange. The first 2 don't support Push, so your phone has to sync with the server at a determined period like 5/10/15 minutes.
The Exchange protocol, like Hotmail or Outlook, supports push notifications. So, when I set my hotmail and outlook accounts, I always do it through Exchange. It was working perfectly under android 4.1.2, but now for some reason it doesn't on 4.4.3. The notifications are pushed after a variable delay that can go up to 30 minutes or more.
I'm just wondering if anyone managed to get it working before I spend too many time trying to fix it.
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I'm not exactly sure, I use the Gmail app so I can't really answer your question beyond that. Might possibly be some changes that were done to Android.
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Well, the Gmail app syncs just fine, but I also have a hotmail account that I can't add through gmail.
Nobody can tell me if they have it working? I can't believe I'm the only one here with a hotmail address that is using the stock app?
I'm not asking for a fix, I just want to know if it is possible to make it work and what setup you're using if it is.
Anyone?
I have hotmail but also have gmail so I use cloud magic I will play around with the stock app and my hotmail acc
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Dark_Eyes_ said:
Well, the Gmail app syncs just fine, but I also have a hotmail account that I can't add through gmail.
Nobody can tell me if they have it working? I can't believe I'm the only one here with a hotmail address that is using the stock app?
I'm not asking for a fix, I just want to know if it is possible to make it work and what setup you're using if it is.
Anyone?
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I wish I had not read your post now I was happy with my cloud magic. Now I've gone testing the cloud magic delays even longer than stock app and your right sometime my stick app takes 2 to 3 mins have u tried the outlook app?
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Dark_Eyes_ said:
Well, the Gmail app syncs just fine, but I also have a hotmail account that I can't add through gmail.
Nobody can tell me if they have it working? I can't believe I'm the only one here with a hotmail address that is using the stock app?
I'm not asking for a fix, I just want to know if it is possible to make it work and what setup you're using if it is.
Anyone?
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Another thing in the stock email do u always have to adjust the zoom to view the email its annoying?
calembic said:
I have hotmail but also have gmail so I use cloud magic I will play around with the stock app and my hotmail acc
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I wish I had not read your post now I was happy with my cloud magic. Now I've gone testing the cloud magic delays even longer than stock app and your right sometime my stick app takes 2 to 3 mins have u tried the outlook app?
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Another thing in the stock email do u always have to adjust the zoom to view the email its annoying?
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First off, thanks for taking the time to help!
I haven't tested the outlook app a lot as I can't stand it, but it seemed to push instantly. I'm sorry if I made you notice that your app were not syncing very fast... But at the same time I'm happy to see there is nothing wrong with my phone.
The stock app doesn't have auto fit so yeah you have to adjust the zoom, but I never had any real issue with that...
Anyway, if you find a way to have it sync faster let me know.
The email app was just updated and now is on the GP Store. Maybe they've fixed this, have you tried?
bblzd said:
The email app was just updated and now is on the GP Store. Maybe they've fixed this, have you tried?
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I did and it's not. But there's hope as they will be able to update it more often. I might even report it!
Thanks for the tip!
same here, my iphone is 1-10 mins faster. android push mail sucks
Yep I know. Push works just fine when the screen is on, but for some reason there seems to be a process that's preventing push notifications to be received instantly when screen is off to save power...
Push are also instantly received while charging, which is why I assume there is an option to save power somewhere...
Dark_Eyes_ said:
Yep I know. Push works just fine when the screen is on, but for some reason there seems to be a process that's preventing push notifications to be received instantly when screen is off to save power...
Push are also instantly received while charging, which is why I assume there is an option to save power somewhere...
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You're not alone and your approach is the correct one.
I had this problem since the 4.4 upgrade and I've been using both Email.apk and Exchange.apk from the 4.3 AOSP source (it's obviously much easier to download a 4.3 omnirom (or cyanogenmod if you still trust them) and pull the files from there.
All upgrades are broken, 4.4.2, 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 all have hideous delays with Exchange email. They do bring some extra functionality that 4.3 doesn't have but getting real push email is more important for me.
This issue has been reported by quite a few people but others aren't experiencing it so it's unknown what's causing it. I haven't tried the Exchange.apk from 4.3 and Email.apk from 4.4.4 so that might as well work (so you get the functionality of the email client and stability of the 4.3 exchange.apk)
Go for the 4.3 apk files for Email.apk and Exchange.apk and it will be OK.
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You're not alone and your approach is the correct one.
I had this problem since the 4.4 upgrade and I've been using both Email.apk and Exchange.apk from the 4.3 AOSP source (it's obviously much easier to download a 4.3 omnirom (or cyanogenmod if you still trust them) and pull the files from there.
All upgrades are broken, 4.4.2, 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 all have hideous delays with Exchange email. They do bring some extra functionality that 4.3 doesn't have but getting real push email is more important for me.
This issue has been reported by quite a few people but others aren't experiencing it so it's unknown what's causing it. I haven't tried the Exchange.apk from 4.3 and Email.apk from 4.4.4 so that might as well work (so you get the functionality of the email client and stability of the 4.3 exchange.apk)
Go for the 4.3 apk files for Email.apk and Exchange.apk and it will be OK.
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Thanks. I figured as much, but for now I'm using the 4.1.2 AOSP ones. There's probably not much of a difference with the 4.3 apps anyway.
What's weird is that it's working for some people, which leads me to believe that there is something I'm missing, an option maybe that's not obviously related to push, like using Bluetooth or whatever.
Or maybe people claiming it's working fine just don't notice the delay. It took me quite some time to notice it since it rarely makes a difference whether I get my mail instantly or 5 minutes late. What's more of a problem is when it gets through 20 or so minutes late.
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Or maybe people claiming it's working fine just don't notice the delay. It took me quite some time to notice it since it rarely makes a difference whether I get my mail instantly or 5 minutes late. What's more of a problem is when it gets through 20 or so minutes late.
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I think so, yes.
I have exactly the same behaviour, sometimes the email arrives instantly, otherwise it's delayed for minutes, sometimes up to 20-30.
Another interesting thing I noticed, if I get an email on my computer and the phone doesn't beep, I waited for a few minutes and then, a few seconds after turning the screen on, the email would arrive.
Looks like the phone was in deep sleep and wasn't waking up when the email was being pushed. Great for battery life but bad if you want real-time push email.
Something definitely broke on 4.4 as previously everything worked fine. Thankfully we can still use 4.3 apks, otherwise there would be big trouble.
I just recently got my replacement nexus 5 phone and updated it to lollipop. But now my contacts and facebook has been creating an error when either one is open. It says "android.process.acore" has stopped. Search and tried methods like clearing contact storage cache and data, but still had the error. The last ting i want to do is factory reset cause I hate redoing all the accounts and redownloading the apps. Is there anyway of fixing the problem?
Also is it just me or does the phone turn to "None" mode at 10 P.M. automatically. Is there anyway to stop that?
For you None issue go to settings/sound and notifications/interruptions. And set the down time to none. No ideas on the other error
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For you None issue go to settings/sound and notifications/interruptions. And set the down time to none. No ideas on the other error
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But for the down time thing I had the time changed to like 12 but it still goes to none at 10 that's why I find it so weird.
The only way I was able to get the android.process.acore error to go away was to delete the FB app. I open up a thread in their help forums about it and have yet to see any response.
xfortrenox said:
The only way I was able to get the android.process.acore error to go away was to delete the FB app. I open up a thread in their help forums about it and have yet to see any response.
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Yeah I did that too. But its so annoying since majority of the games these days is tied in with facebook. It's either you need online to play or for those that don't need online to play its synced to either facebook or google.
nightang3l said:
Yeah I did that too. But its so annoying since majority of the games these days is tied in with facebook. It's either you need online to play or for those that don't need online to play its synced to either facebook or google.
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I don't sync games to facebook, but that does suck. I'm thinking it is some way that facebook is trying to use the contacts. Or that there is some data in our contacts that doesn't mesh well when facebook is added into the contacts mix. I have even gone through and deleted old htc facebook tags in my contacts. I'm stumped.
xfortrenox said:
I don't sync games to facebook, but that does suck. I'm thinking it is some way that facebook is trying to use the contacts. Or that there is some data in our contacts that doesn't mesh well when facebook is added into the contacts mix. I have even gone through and deleted old htc facebook tags in my contacts. I'm stumped.
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I dont know if you notice or is it just on mine, but does your google sync have like a sync error when your facebook is connected?
nightang3l said:
I dont know if you notice or is it just on mine, but does your google sync have like a sync error when your facebook is connected?
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Yup, hit the nail on the head!
This has to be a contact storage issue.
I wonder if this has anything to do with certain phones being able to sync the fb contacts to the phone contacts, and others require a third party app to integrate the fb and phone contacts? I remember I used one on KK with Xposed. Did you use anything like that on KK?
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nightang3l said:
I dont know if you notice or is it just on mine, but does your google sync have like a sync error when your facebook is connected?
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I Just looked at this Xposed repo and saw something interesting.
http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.dr8.xposed.xfbsync
This has been tested on CM11 4.4.4 Nightly from 06-19-14, but it should work on older CM/AOSP releases as well. Most OEM builds from HTC, Samsung, LG, Sony, etc don't require this, as they modify the ContactsProvider themselves to allow Facebook syncing.
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I wonder if something is messed up with ContactsProvider
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xfortrenox said:
Yup, hit the nail on the head!
This has to be a contact storage issue.
I wonder if this has anything to do with certain phones being able to sync the fb contacts to the phone contacts, and others require a third party app to integrate the fb and phone contacts? I remember I used one on KK with Xposed. Did you use anything like that on KK?
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I Just looked at this Xposed repo and saw something interesting.
http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.dr8.xposed.xfbsync
I wonder if something is messed up with ContactsProvider
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Ok sorry, I am nerding out here.
Saw someone else having an acore error when trying to use a hack to get fb contact sync to work through an sql row injection tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55818609&postcount=388
Maybe the fb app is trying to force a change in contactsprovider.apk that is causing this?
xfortrenox said:
Yup, hit the nail on the head!
This has to be a contact storage issue.
I wonder if this has anything to do with certain phones being able to sync the fb contacts to the phone contacts, and others require a third party app to integrate the fb and phone contacts? I remember I used one on KK with Xposed. Did you use anything like that on KK?
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I Just looked at this Xposed repo and saw something interesting.
http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.dr8.xposed.xfbsync
I wonder if something is messed up with ContactsProvider
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Ok sorry, I am nerding out here.
Saw someone else having an acore error when trying to use a hack to get fb contact sync to work through an sql row injection tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55818609&postcount=388
Maybe the fb app is trying to force a change in contactsprovider.apk that is causing this?
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Well on Kk I use to use haxync to sync the profile pics to my contacts for higher quality photos.
any ideas how to make my facebook contacts appear in my contacts app guys? I mainly want it for the birthdays so that they show up in my calendars but can't figure it out as adding a facebook account doesn't have the option to sync contacts
There was an description in this article i remembered
Another option is to include the facebook birthdays in your calendar. Look here
as mentioned in the original post I dont have the option to sync contacts. I have added facebook as an account but there is no option to add contacts
what is with the other solution to include the calendar?
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kostas90 said:
as mentioned in the original post I dont have the option to sync contacts. I have added facebook as an account but there is no option to add contacts
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Do You have installed any facebook app ?
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what is with the other solution to include the calendar?
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Do You have installed any facebook app ?
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yes, installed and signed in
What is with this option:
Another option is to include the facebook birthdays in your calendar. Look here
thunder141 said:
What is with this option:
Another option is to include the facebook birthdays in your calendar. Look here
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I tried that but facebook doesn't look like that anymore and doesnt have that option
I use sync.me from the play store
kostas90 said:
I tried that but facebook doesn't look like that anymore and doesnt have that option
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I did this literally 2 days ago and can confirm it does work. Once you open your events page look down to the bottom right, below Events Happening This Week you will have a small link to birthdays. Copy that link and add it as a new google calendar.
Also +1 for the app sync.me from the playstore. I use it occasionally and uninstall it afterwards as it has other features which I dont want (caller ID etc). The contact pics remain for each user even if the app is gone.
skzalez said:
I did this literally 2 days ago and can confirm it does work. Once you open your events page look down to the bottom right, below Events Happening This Week you will have a small link to birthdays. Copy that link and add it as a new google calendar.
Also +1 for the app sync.me from the playstore. I use it occasionally and uninstall it afterwards as it has other features which I dont want (caller ID etc). The contact pics remain for each user even if the app is gone.
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did it, thanks a ton!
I was a bit iffy on the sync.me app due to the ID features and the blocking because I don't need it so thanks for getting me out of it as well
also, this will be continually updated, right? I don't need to re-do this everytime I add a new facebook friend.
No, it is a link to your Facebook birthdays. It will get actualized
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No, it is a link to your Facebook birthdays. It will get actualized
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I dont follow
I meant: It will be updated as you suspect in your post, cause the facebook birthday calendar is "linked" with this method
MailDroid is my standard mail app, used it on many phones. But I'm having trouble using it on the Mate. When a message comes in the notification sound is cut off very quickly or doesn't sound at all.
The developer says the app works OK on the latest Android, but I think it might be related to the unusual Huawei chipset.
Is anyone else here using MailDroid?
I use it and it works just fin, NO notifications problems.
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Curron said:
I use it and it works just fin, NO notifications problems.
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Thanks! Thats good to know. I've been using a different app but would like to get back to it. Will have another go with the settings.
Curron said:
I use it and it works just fin, NO notifications problems.
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What settings are you using for Connection Management?
I'm using Stay Connected on WiFi, and Close Connection on mobile with check mail every three minutes. inc while sleeping. I've tried other settings but the problem stays the same.
RR-99 said:
MailDroid is my standard mail app, used it on many phones. But I'm having trouble using it on the Mate. When a message comes in the notification sound is cut off very quickly or doesn't sound at all.
The developer says the app works OK on the latest Android, but I think it might be related to the unusual Huawei chipset.
Is anyone else here using MailDroid?
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I am having the same issue. Any resolution? I have tried different stock sounds as well as my own; all get cut off or play for a split second.
Still no fix here. I thought it might be due to the Mate's very strict battery saving. But I've tried all the settings without success.
I know MailDrid's tech support were looking into it - perhaps you could drop them an email?
RR-99 said:
MailDroid is my standard mail app, used it on many phones. But I'm having trouble using it on the Mate. When a message comes in the notification sound is cut off very quickly or doesn't sound at all.
The developer says the app works OK on the latest Android, but I think it might be related to the unusual Huawei chipset.
Is anyone else here using MailDroid?
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RR-99 said:
Still no fix here. I thought it might be due to the Mate's very strict battery saving. But I've tried all the settings without success.
I know MailDrid's tech support were looking into it - perhaps you could drop them an email?
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I sent an email to the Dev. We'll see what happens. I am like you, love Maildroid and have used the paid version for years. I have MD on my Mate8 and I do not have this issue with the notification sounds.
It's a real pain only getting a short beep, always a danger of missing emails coming in.
It doesn't happen with the built-in Mail app, but that is nowhere near as good.
If you hear something, please come back here. I'll do the same.
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It's a real pain only getting a short beep, always a danger of missing emails coming in.
It doesn't happen with the built-in Mail app, but that is nowhere near as good.
If you hear something, please come back here. I'll do the same.
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I have an email into the dev, but no response yet. Did you get a response? How did you contact them? I could have sworn they had a Google+ page or something similar where I posted an issue and within an hour he posted a response. I can't find that group anymore.
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I have an email into the dev, but no response yet. Did you get a response? How did you contact them? I could have sworn they had a Google+ page or something similar where I posted an issue and within an hour he posted a response. I can't find that group anymore.
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I emailed to the address on the Maildog Pro page on Android Play. Got a reply to say they are working on it. If you didn't get a reply I would try again.
They do have a forum but it seems to be disfunctional.
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I emailed to the address on the Maildog Pro page on Android Play. Got a reply to say they are working on it. If you didn't get a reply I would try again.
They do have a forum but it seems to be disfunctional.
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Thanks. I sent a follow-up email, still no reply. What are you using in replacement in the meantime? I tried AquaMail - seems ok. Blue Mail, Outlook + myMail look nice, but not customizable.
I really need an app that is customizable where I can have multiple accounts, be able to specify Reply-To, etc
I'm using BlueMail at the moment. As you say it's not as flexible but at least you can hear when you get a message.
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I'm using BlueMail at the moment. As you say it's not as flexible but at least you can hear when you get a message.
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Try this... activate notifications in the Gmail app. Turn sounds + icon notifications off in Maildroid. Place a Maildroid widget on your Home Screen which shows the badge count of new emails. When Gmail sound-notifies, open via Maildroid. Once the message is read, the Gmail notification icon disappears from Notifications Bar.
PS... still no response from the dev from my 2 emails.
Thanks! I'll try that, and give the developer another email
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Thanks! I'll try that, and give the developer another email
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Still no fix or response from dev, There have been (2) updates to the app since our last posts; none fix the issue.
Yes, I've been following it. I'm not at all sure that this is 100% a MailDroid fault. Some other email apps are affected, some aren't.
I gave up. I switched to AquaMail Pro. Very similar and highly customizable. $4.99. No notification/sound issues!
Hi guys im using stock mail app but I don't like that it synchronize gmail,yahoo and Hotmail every 15 minutes... Is there any mail app that synchronize "on time"?
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I'm using BlueMail at the moment. As you say it's not as flexible but at least you can hear when you get a message.
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I am using bluemail but one annoying thing is that it does not show any unread email tag
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tsiglas said:
Hi guys im using stock mail app but I don't like that it synchronize gmail,yahoo and Hotmail every 15 minutes... Is there any mail app that synchronize "on time"?
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You mean to say push ? For that you will have to use some other email client
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Is it firmware dependent that my Xperia 5 doesn't have the email app installed?
Nvm got it from my XZ1 and attached it here if anyone wants. ?
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Is it firmware dependent that my Xperia 5 doesn't have the email app installed?
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Did you check if it is available for download from Settings - System - Software update - Apps?
And the one that you obtained from your XZ1, does it work like in XZ1? Are you able to sync the calendar?
yekollu said:
Did you check if it is available for download from Settings - System - Software update - Apps?
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Yes I did and no it wasnt
yekollu said:
And the one that you obtained from your XZ1, does it work like in XZ1? Are you able to sync the calendar?
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Yes it does work perfectly and syncs calendar ?
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Is it firmware dependent that my Xperia 5 doesn't have the email app installed?
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I spent a while trying to figure out where this had gone but a suggestion that popped up on the settings page said to use the GMail app instead, which now supports accounts with POP3 or IMAP.
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I spent a while trying to figure out where this had gone but a suggestion that popped up on the settings page said to use the GMail app instead, which now supports accounts with POP3 or IMAP.
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I hate the Gmail app always have and I use my own email server to keep prying eyes away it'll be silly of me to let that slip by using a Google app ?
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Yes I did and no it wasnt
Yes it does work perfectly and syncs calendar ?
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It is turning out to be a massive battery drain Overall a bit disappointed with this Xperia 5..... Xperia actions is gone as well, also am stuck with vertical app drawer
Why not just use Outlook, as comes with the phone? Has dark mode, calander sync and likewise,from inside the app. I use it prior to Gmail's own, on Xperia 5.
Dioser said:
Why not just use Outlook, as comes with the phone? Has dark mode, calander sync and likewise,from inside the app. I use it prior to Gmail's own, on Xperia 5.
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Somehow I do not find the Outlook interface as user-friendly as Sony's email app? And the last time I tried it on my Xz1 Compact, there was no option to display the calendar in System/Google Calendar..... let me give it a try now
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Dioser said:
Why not just use Outlook, as comes with the phone? Has dark mode, calander sync and likewise,from inside the app. I use it prior to Gmail's own, on Xperia 5.
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Nope still does not sync calendar... does only inside the app....
Just tried Nine and it looks good
yekollu said:
Somehow I do not find the Outlook interface as user-friendly as Sony's email app? And the last time I tried it on my Xz1 Compact, there was no option to display the calendar in System/Google Calendar..... let me give it a try now
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Nope still does not sync calendar... does only inside the app....
Just tried Nine and it looks good
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Here Outlook syncs with g calander both ways, and to 3rd party widgets and back. Just tried again to be sure.
Dioser said:
Here Outlook syncs with g calander both ways, and to 3rd party widgets and back. Just tried again to be sure.
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nope perhaps i am missing something...i'll have a look again
yekollu said:
nope perhaps i am missing something...i'll have a look again
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Giver it a minute to update across, or manually do it. It's there, it is here. :good:
I could make a small video it's working, but pointless if it ain't on yours end. As I did no special or specific settings.
yekollu said:
It is turning out to be a massive battery drain Overall a bit disappointed with this Xperia 5..... Xperia actions is gone as well, also am stuck with vertical app drawer
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I don't really notice the battery drain as I've always charged my phone twice a day being a heavy user.
The vertical app drawer is proving annoying. Reordering apps is not smooth and no support for icon appearance ?
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Can the Sony Email app be used on non-sony devices? I just moved from my XZ2 Compact to a Samsung Galaxy S10e and the stock email app is horrible. In desperation I downloaded Outlook for Android to see if that would help, but that's even worse.
If it can't be used, are there any alternatives that look, feel and behave as identically as possible to the Sony Email app?
reverend remiel said:
Can the Sony Email app be used on non-sony devices? I just moved from my XZ2 Compact to a Samsung Galaxy S10e and the stock email app is horrible. In desperation I downloaded Outlook for Android to see if that would help, but that's even worse.
If it can't be used, are there any alternatives that look, feel and behave as identically as possible to the Sony Email app?
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Why not use k9 for email it's a very good mail client. Available in playstore and f-droid. In f-droid there are also prereleases too (the k9 people are doing a big overhaul of k9 just the moment.
paulle said:
Why not use k9 for email it's a very good mail client. Available in playstore and f-droid. In f-droid there are also prereleases too (the k9 people are doing a big overhaul of k9 just the moment.
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It doesn't support modern versions of Exchange.
What was it about the Sony Email app that was so great? If you get an APK will it work flawlessly?