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Send calendar invites via IMAP not activesync

Hi
I don't know if its possible by I need to send calendar invites via IMAP as I never use activesync (I sync via SyncML with our server for contact/tasks/calendar).
All calendar invites are always put in the activesync outbox. Is there anyway to re-direct them to the IMAP account I have set up? Is there another mail application I should be using?
Thanks
Jonathan

Am i mistaken assuming that calendar invites are sent thru mail using the first connection your device can find?
Aren't calendar invites regular emails with different scripts?

They always seem to end up in the outlook email outbox - even though this is the third mailbox in the list.

i tried it myself and apparently there isn't even an option to move it to another account.. only accepts the outlook account itself. maybe WM doesn't support sending invites to attendees thru anything other than AS...
I suggest you change the thread's topic to [REQ] Mail Invite Attendees...
or something of that sort.. I'm almost positive someone would answer.

Calendar > Menu (right Softkey) > Tools > Options > Appointments (Tab) Send Meeting request via:
select your email account

stupid me. didn't think to check there.
lol
good thinkin

thats strange! oO
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ahh.. you updated your post

Fantastic - its so easy when you know where to look.
Thanks very much

Ok, so invites now go from my IMAP account fine but the details are being messed up somewhere.
I created an appointment for today 12:00 - 13:00 and sent the invitation to my wife who is using XP, Office 2003 SP3. When she got it it said the meeting was 10:30-10:30.
Both my HTC Touch HD and wife's PC are set to GMT and regionally to UK
I'm confused. What have I not got set right?

I don't know if this problem still exists, but there used to be a problem with outlook in which if the outlook time settings didn't match the pc's time settings it made all appointments change.
go to outlook and search for the time settings.. check that it's not syncing your appointments with a server or something.

push email in stock email (google apps) client

I'm using CM10 (TeamChopsticks Alpha 1a) with Google Apps (jb-72612). On the email client, I can add an Exchange account and it gives me the option to push messages. But if I add a gmail account (even after deleting the Exchange), there is no option to push-- the most frequent checking is 5 mins.
Back on the stock Samsung/Skyrocket email app, I had push enabled on my Exchange account plus as many gmail accounts as I wanted. Any ideas?

Hi!
Push email does not work when using a POP3 or IMAP account. You have to use an Exchange account. By default, when you add a Gmail account in the Email app, it is recognized as either an IMAP account or a POP3 account.
Fortunately, Gmail can work as an Exchange account. When you add your Gmail account -- either in the Email app or though System settings > Accounts & sync > Add account:
- First enter your email address and your password;
- Once your password has been entered, you will see the Manual Setup button becoming active. Click on it;
- Select the type of email account you want to add -- select Exchange;
- Domain\Username should be your Gmail address, Password should be already filled with your password. You will have to modify the Server string and input m.google.com. Click next;
- Now, the Automatic (Push) sync option should be available to you.
(I'm on CM9, though, but I guess the procedure to add a new email account has not changed a lot since then...)

Wow, that did the trick.
Thanks, man. Any way I can pay you back more than a "thanks" click?

I used the gmail-exchange push method on the sgs3 i9300 stock email client and it worked, but it sucked lots of data, like 1MB per night instead of a few KB how it worked on stock sgs2 i9100.
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This is new to me. So the Gmail app doesn't support push email?

No. Samsung email on sgs3 doesn't do push. It works to some extent with google email ( nit yahoo email) with exchange service.
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iovaniorgovan said:
No. Samsung email on sgs3 doesn't do push. It works to some extent with google email ( nit yahoo email) with exchange service.
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Yeah i was talking about Gmail app. So it works with push on google gmail app, if you add google account to the phone right?

Yes, it does push email very well, but only for gmail acounts, not yahoo or other.
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Hangouts SMS displays blank user image

Has anyone been able to figure out how to get a profile pic for yourself to show up in the hangouts SMS app for your SMS messages instead of the default unset gray generic picture?
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1. g+ profile pic is set and appears in the top left of notification pulldown
2. have tried changing g+ profile pic from the phone
3. have tried adding my own phone number as a contact in the contacts app with the same g+ pic
4. have tried changing the g+ pic in g+ on PC
5. This is simply an annoyance and SMS functionality still works but why is this not happening to everyone?
6. when tapping the blank user pic this page comes up:
Full URL of error is: https://plus.google.com/_sms_only_account/about/
any ideas? There is a thread about this at AC forums also but nobody has come up with a working solution yet maybe some of you have this working?

orthonovum said:
Has anyone been able to figure out how to get a profile pic for yourself to show up in the hangouts SMS app for your SMS messages instead of the default unset gray generic picture?
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Make sure you have set up the "ME" contact in the People app. That is what Hangouts uses for "you".

IIRC you can change your profile picture in Hangouts itself, somewhere in the settings. That should be synced with your G+ account, but you didn't mention trying this in your post.
If that doesn't work I'd try going into Settings > Apps > Hangouts > Clear Data and see if that helps.

alistairs1 said:
Make sure you have set up the "ME" contact in the People app. That is what Hangouts uses for "you".
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yeah that is all setup with a pic and my phone number and link to g+ and everything, might try clearing the hangouts app cache and data and see if that changes anything

well this is dumb.. you MUST be signed in to the hangouts half of it to see your pic in the SMS half.. @[email protected]
when not signed into hangouts even tho i can send myself a SMS and see my pic in the "from" left side lol the "to" right side is still blank
way to half-ass it Google

That's a funny quirk. I will say though, if I weren't using the Hangouts half of the app I don't think I would use Hangouts for SMS. There are so many better options out there.

Mail and SMS app

Last time I used Android there was a SMS and Mail app, I recently got a Nexus 5 (Lollipop) and I have hangout and gmail, is there anyway I can remove hangout and gmail and use the sms and email app? By the way my device is already rooted (couldn't wait )

I personally love Hangouts, but there's also the "Messenger" app which is the new SMS. As far as email goes, the old Email app has been integrated into Gmail. Settings / Add Account.
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This doesn't belong in General. You should post questions in the Q/A section.

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This doesn't belong in General. You should post questions in the Q/A section.
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Sorry about this can you please move it to Q/A.

No problem I have contacted a Moderator. Should get moved soon. You might want to read the XDA rules before making any more threads in the future. Thanks for understanding
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But to answer your question. You can use root uninstaller or Titanium Backup to uninstall system apps. Then grab what ever apps you want from the play store. All google apps were moved to the play store including messaging and email apps

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RoyJ said:
I personally love Hangouts, but there's also the "Messenger" app which is the new SMS. As far as email goes, the old Email app has been integrated into Gmail. Settings / Add Account.
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I got the messenger app and it's perfect, is there a replacement app for gmail so I can add my emails, it's very frustrating to have to use Gmail, specuially when you need switch between emails quickly.

Yizi said:
I got the messenger app and it's perfect, is there a replacement app for gmail so I can add my emails, it's very frustrating to have to use Gmail, specuially when you need switch between emails quickly.
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Use the messenger and email app from AOSP GAPPS.

Yizi said:
I got the messenger app and it's perfect, is there a replacement app for gmail so I can add my emails, it's very frustrating to have to use Gmail, specuially when you need switch between emails quickly.
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It only takes 2 clicks to switch between added email accounts in Gmail. IMHO that's about as quick and simple as it could get (and if memory serves, the same number of clicks required in the old Email app).

There are email apps that will combine your inboxes if that is what you are looking for. I use mail droid. But just have a look on the Play store.

[Q] Photo from email

how to download a photo that is embedded in an email ?!
i couldn't....

What's your email client?
That is, what are you reading email with?

michaelkenward said:
What's your email client?
That is, what are you reading email with?
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the standard clint.

Fahad00 said:
the standard clint.
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Which is? The one on the phone? What's that? (I have couple of "standard clients" on my android phone.)
Can you forward the message to an email account that you can access on a PC?

Is there an email accnt that can't be accessed through pc? If you are using the stock mail client. Once you open it. There will be a save option beside it after.
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yes the stock email clint.
the photo i want is in the email as background not as an attachment like you mentioned. so there is no save option.
i tried using the outlook app but it seems complicated.

michaelkenward said:
What's your email client?
That is, what are you reading email with?
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that is stupid question .. on android phones u only can hav gmail for play store so that is standard

Simona Simmy said:
that is stupid question .. on android phones u only can hav gmail for play store so that is standard
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You seem to have missed the point of the Android environment. I have various options on my devices. One of them is Mailwasher. I can even use my browser.
And that is just the tip of the iceberg. Try these:
K-9 Mail – Android Apps on Google Play
myMail—Free Email Application – Android Apps on Google Play
All Email Providers – Android Apps on Google Play
I could go on – there's a heap of them, a dozen or more – but don't want to rub salt into the wounds.
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Fahad00 said:
the photo i want is in the email as background not as an attachment like you mentioned. so there is no save option.
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That makes life more complicated.
But email is email. It isn't locked to the device you use. (Ignore Simona Simmy. They clearly don't have a clue. What does the play store have anything to do with your email?)
Can you forward the message to a PC account that might have a bit more capability?
Or is that what you meant by the Outlook app?
I can get at all of my email accounts on my Android devices and on my PC. So, if I get an email through gmail, I can also access it from my PC, first with my browser, then with any other email client I like.