Aloha,
I searched a little and didn't find a thread that will compare using Gmail/Goolge on WP7 vs using Hotmail/Live.
I have 'heard' that Gmail/Exchange is not 100% working and that even when it is 100% working that it will simply not be as powerful as using Hotmail/Live.
Does anyone have examples of this? I will provide some as we go along over the next few days.
Google works fine.
No lie, before my phone was unlocked I had it on with the o2 sim connected to wifi... it notified me of E-Mail before my Android HTC Desire did. (only by a few seconds but still )
Calendar isn't working too good, but that applies to both hotmail and Gmail (it will only sync default calendar).
Can anyone confirm what exactly is involved in the HTC Sense sync option? I don't mean the HTC Sense basic option but the actual HTC Sense option inside that, the one that is set to (Push) for updates by default. The reason I'm asking is that I took my DHD off charge earlier today and at just over 12 hours off charge it was hanging around 40% battery. Some might say that's normal but for me it isn't and I usually get between 1 and 1 1/2 days between charges.
I noticed that the sync icon was on quite a lot any time I picked the phone up to check something and after deciding it was too much I looked and it was the HTC Sense sync item every time. I've disabled it now but since I'm not sure what exactly it contains I don't know what I'm losing by doing this.
Dyonas said:
Can anyone confirm what exactly is involved in the HTC Sense sync option? I don't mean the HTC Sense basic option but the actual HTC Sense option inside that, the one that is set to (Push) for updates by default. The reason I'm asking is that I took my DHD off charge earlier today and at just over 12 hours off charge it was hanging around 40% battery. Some might say that's normal but for me it isn't and I usually get between 1 and 1 1/2 days between charges.
I noticed that the sync icon was on quite a lot any time I picked the phone up to check something and after deciding it was too much I looked and it was the HTC Sense sync item every time. I've disabled it now but since I'm not sure what exactly it contains I don't know what I'm losing by doing this.
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Probably sync HTCsense.com.
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That's what I thought originally but in the same area is an "HTC Hub" sync option and all things related to HTC Sense ....... hang on, brain thinking... HTC Hub is for all downloadable items, HTC Sense might point to contacts, messages etc synchronising between the phone and the website. That would explain why it's trying to sync so often as they site is still very unreliable despite what they said about trying to fix it.
I'd still like to know if anyone has a definitive answer but for now this seems about as reasonable as any other idea.
Hi
Has anyone else encountered this issue, or know of a solution? I've searched and have found similar problems but nothing exactly like this.
I've just upgraded to Stock gingerbread using the RUU download.
I use Exchange Activesync to sync only my mail from Gmail. However, when set to 'Push' email it will go into a constant loop of syncing.
One thing I noticed, after deleting and re-setting up the account a number of times, is that it works fine until I delete emails. Once I delete, the non-stop syncing begins....
Apologies if this has been asked before-I searched, honest!
Many thanks in advance for any info.
Unbranded DHD on stock Gingerbread, Virgin, UK.
Do you use GMAIL or the htc mail app?
In the htc mail app, it is looping if you set the app to synchronize more than one day (3days beeing the default value)
With 1 day, it is working partially : many sync will end in error, but will succeed later.
definitively, htc isn't able to provide a stable solution for AES...
For my part, I still use the Froyo stock mail app, wich is working very well with hotmail, but unfortunately without html support. (you can easilly install it with the apk)
samsenteur said:
Do you use GMAIL or the htc mail app?
In the htc mail app, it is looping if you set the app to synchronize more than one day (3days beeing the default value)
With 1 day, it is working partially : many sync will end in error, but will succeed later.
definitively, htc isn't able to provide a stable solution for AES...
For my part, I still use the Froyo stock mail app, wich is working very well with hotmail, but unfortunately without html support. (you can easilly install it with the apk)
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Hi
Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately this did not work for me.
Yes-I'm using the HTC Mail app.
I deleted the account and set it up again , reduced the syncing to one day as you suggested, but as soon as I delete any emails, it goes back into the continuous syncing loop.
Would I have to be rooted to install the Mail app from Froyo?
Thanks again!
I have same issue. If I setup Gmail as an exchange activesync with m.google.com it continuously syncs and sometimes authentication error, then it works fine again.
With other exchange accounts it is fine.
I prefer the Mail app over Gmail app as I prefer not to have conversation view and it will view.docx word files.
nugget80 said:
I have same issue. If I setup Gmail as an exchange activesync with m.google.com it continuously syncs and sometimes authentication error, then it works fine again.
With other exchange accounts it is fine.
I prefer the Mail app over Gmail app as I prefer not to have conversation view and it will view.docx word files.
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Yes-I prefer the Mail app. Nice clean UI. Always used to work well for me with Froyo. Giving Moxier a trial right now, Seems to work fine but a bit pricey.
Same boat here.
Prefer the HTC mail app but getting sick of the constant syncing.
I'm using a custom Rom, could that be the problem?
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Hi
Would I have to be rooted to install the Mail app from Froyo?
Thanks again!
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No, you can install it on unrooted phones.
BTW you are able to uninstall it like all apps later...
You'll find below the version I'm using.
If anyone has the stock 2.3 mail app, and that it is better, well I wouldn't say no...
ftoompsh said:
Same boat here.
Prefer the HTC mail app but getting sick of the constant syncing.
I'm using a custom Rom, could that be the problem?
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I don't think having a custom rom is the culprit as I've got HTC Stock Rom on a debranded but unrooted DHD, and I've got the same issue.
By the way, as I said earlier, I have been trying out Moxier mail and it does not seem to have this syncing problem....BUT-it's a bit expensive and overkill for my needs really.
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No, you can install it on unrooted phones.
BTW you are able to uninstall it like all apps later...
You'll find below the version I'm using.
If anyone has the stock 2.3 mail app, and that it is better, well I wouldn't say no...
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Big thanks for the APK, Samsenteur!
I have the same problem on a unbranded DHD after the Gingerbread update.
Has anyone sorted out a fix for this?
Does installing the 2.2 mail app solve the problem?
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Does installing the 2.2 mail app solve the problem?
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Of course not!
But you'll have another mail app that will work with hotmail push.
jngago10 said:
I have the same problem on a unbranded DHD after the Gingerbread update.
Has anyone sorted out a fix for this?
Does installing the 2.2 mail app solve the problem?
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After a lot of messing about I firstly discovered that after a short while using Moxier Male, the problem returned. However Touchdown works perfectly. Unfotunately this is a rather pricey cure for the problem. I think the reason Touchdown works for Push mail is something to do with the fact that there is an option in the Touchdown settings, to only delete emails from the phone rather than the server. Having this ticked I have had no problems at all with the constant syncing issue. As for why this should make a difference...I'm afraid someone with more technical knowledge would have to try and answer that!
I'm having the same problem with this. Anybody find a solution? Not keen on the gmail app.
GB has proven to be a flakey update for me. Lots of stuff worse than Froyo (for me).
Has anyone found a fix for this yet?
I have a HTC Desire (not desire HD) and have just changed to a gingerbread rom and now have the constant sync problem with push mail. I did not have this when i was using froyo...
same problem
Same here with DHD on 2.3.3 (stock). No fix yet, I assume...
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Of course not!
But you'll have another mail app that will work with hotmail push.
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why install the 2.2 htc mail app then and use it if it doesnt solve the problem (resending the deleted items and push issues) ??
i restored a froyo build of one of the roms i use and mail htc mail was working flawlessly (imap/pop3 and hotmail activesync).
the problem seems to be in gingerbread.
anyway to get over this? ideas ?
thx.
It seems you don't understand me :
-Installing the Android mail stock app doesn't solve the problem in HTC MAIL. (of course)
But it allows you to use a mail app that does work correctly with hotmail AES. (we don't want imap/pop, do we?). I don't have any push issue with Android stock mail. It works perfectly. My only concern is that there's no html rendering.
Touchdown is able to push mail with Hotmail AES and provide html rendering, but the app is expensive, I personnaly find the interface heavy, and it only supports one AES account at the same time (I have 3).
- I had the same exact issues on Froyo. And this is why I was already using the Android stock mail app.
Well I don't know what ROM/s you were using on Froyo that had constant syncing problems with the stock HTC email app. I've never had any problems on Froyo whilst running Leedroid, ARHD or Coredroid.
The only time I have ever encountered or even heard of this problem was on Gingerbread.
I've just gone back to Leedroid 2.2.3 Froyo & this problem doesn't exist on that ROM.
I don't see any benefit to using Gingerbread on the DHD (without Sense 3), it seems like HTC have gone backwards to be fair...
I was using the native htc Froyo ROM.
Sync was looping on first message when using push in Hotmail (no pb with other accounts, and no pb with pop/imap). As I've seen in XDA, I was far from beeing the only one to have this issue... You can find many threads in this forum.
Anyway, I'm quite happy with google stock mail app, so I no more use the htc's one.
Ah that must be why I've never come across it on Froyo, as I use Gmail & not Hotmail.
Do remember hearing of some people having problems with Hotmail on Froyo but never with Gmail. Think the Gmail problems are limited to Gingerbread.
Don't know if its a sense problem. Signed in to my hotmail using the mail app and selecting Microsoft hotmail. Then Free setup, I sent an email to it using my gmail. It did not show up and I Kao selected to download 3 days of mail too. NOTHING.
So I deleted the account and signed in again with OTHERS, Nd all my mails showed up, but this option doesn't have push maill Nd I need it. Any help?
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i have got to give this a bump as this issue is not solving itself
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I have same problem with stock HTC client on my HTC One S :silly:
Seems to be a known issue with Micro$oft fiddling with their servers.
Lots of info on the M$ support pages
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-devices/e8a68843-02f9-4fe3-957b-233b21179fc5
I am getting this too and have used a hotmail app from the Play Store for now, seems to sync well enough just doesn't have the same feel as the stock app.
oh wow....this sucks. hotmail is my main client. which hotmail app do u use?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hotmail.Z7&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
Does the job.
Hotmail sync working again
Hotmail ActiveSync was broken on my Pre 3 for almost 2 months. It just started working again (11:15 PM US Eastern) for both accounts!
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Hotmail ActiveSync was broken on my Pre 3 for almost 2 months. It just started working again (11:15 PM US Eastern) for both accounts!
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maybe i shoud try...lets see
Edit;nope, not working
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I used the stock Hotmail app, which has worked fine until a few weeks ago, does not always recieve now, and does not send anything !!!
I prefer this over the APP above from Microsoft as that only gives the option to download the past 7 or so days which is annoying.
Do you use custom ROMs or did someone of you have the same problem with the stock ROM? I noticed the problem the first time after unlocking the bootloader and flashing a custom ROM. This is now my fifth custom ROM from a different developer with the same Problem. I thought it might be a problem with some tweek the chefs use.
The hotmail App from the market is working fine but I would prefer the stock HTC app too
Just set it up as a POP3 mail account.
There's a limit to how many requests your phone can fire off though, so set it to sync every 30 minutes.
Rooted from day 1 so can't compare, although like I said it was working until a week or so ago and that would have been about a month on a combination of Leedroid and Pokemon. Now using viperx, still no joy.
same here
tried my Live mail, it works..they are the same servers right?
Hi all, i'm having the same issues running on ARHD 7.1 & ARHD kernel.
under setting account & sync it wll show:
Sync is currently experiencing problem, it will be back shortly.
any expert: pls advice ways to solve this problem, i would prefer to use back the in-built mail app.
Thanks
nobody idea?
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nobody idea?
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With the new Base 2.17.401.2 (Venom Rom 2.0.1)
Everything is working fine now! even sending Emails is working!
tried the new Base?
For hotmail i just use hotmail app from market and no problem at all with hotmail autosync.
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HTC One X
The native app for hotmail was working perfectly for me at first, the only thing that didn't work was Youtube, but only doing an update (unapplying the update restored youtube function.
After rooting and flashing a ROM all video caused reboots and the native hotmail app stopped working.
After flashing back to RUU and re-rooting, hotmail apps still does not function but all other apps working correctly.
Really hoping that there's a fix somewhere for the stock Hotmail app since I'm not partial having multiple apps for email.
Trying to read thru the threads, and I am seeing some mentions of some issues. I have a completely stock Verizon GNex that was running stock ICS. After I installed JB, my phone has really declined in usability. Here are the issues I now have...
- Corp email on native email client not staying in sync like it did before. My company requires a certificate, so I had to reinstall, but since then, I am constantly getting a yellow bar across the top that says it cannot reach server. Usuallybreboot gets it back. I want oush mail to work so I get my mail without the sync activated for my other web mail accounts.
- My signal which seemed tp always be on 4g in my area is now showing only 3g a lot more often
-My facebook widget keeps going blank and I have to remove it from home screen andvthe drop it bavk onto the screen to get it to start showing updates again
What happened to my GNex. The update went without a hitch. I got the notification and it has been notjing but stock updates from day 1.
Anyone else seeing these issues. Should Ido a factory reset and try to get all my apps and email accounts reconfigured? Is there any easy way to back up my phone?
Thoughts?
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A factory reset is always a good idea after a version upgrade otherwise its somewhat like flashing a new build without wiping. You usually always have bugs this way.
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