First custom ROM i have used and i think its great. Small issue I am having though is every now and then all my emails will stop auto syncing. I am using 2 imap, 1 exchange, 1 pop. When i manually refresh I just get the blue loading circle and nothing else. I reboot the phone and when it comes back on I get a email force close error and the exchange email is gone. The other emails start to auto sync again.
I downloaded the exchange email .zip on the Elite thread but now there are no email widgets that update the new email on the home screen (no email widget at all for that matter)
Any suggestions or setting that may be wrong?
Am I the only one who's disenchanted with the Gmail app on Android? I was hoping it would be better with my Nexus, but nothing has changed.
It doesn't seem like true push. If I set Gmail up as an exchange account in the mail app, it receives my e-mail and notifies me within seconds of sending a test message. The Gmail app randomly notifies me within about 15 minutes or so. Call me anal, but I like to receive my e-mail as soon as possible (sometimes it's important) and I don't see why there's a delay on the official Gmail app.
I know this has been an ongoing issue for some time with Android and my co-worker claims that he's perfectly happy just using the Gmail app, but my experience is that the Email client receives e-mail faster and that's important to me.
I've been using the gmail app for a while on 4 different devices (N1,G2,Sensation,GNex), and I've never noticed more than a couple second lag receiving emails. I have noticed something since 4.0.4 or possibly the latest gmail update. When I mark an email as read on my computer, the notification no longer clears itself on my phone. I have to manually clear it.
It can be strange, and in some cases frustrating. More often than not, my emails come really quick (as they should). There has been a few occurances where an email was delayed by several hours.
And it does seem as though the mail app works better than the gmail app for push email.
Edit: I only use the gmail app, but have used the mail app in the past.
Never had more than a 30 second delay personally.
See, my co-worker swears he doesn't notice a delay either, but I have tested it over and over. When I have notifications on for both the default e-mail client and Gmail, I will get a notification immediately from the e-mail client and nothing from Gmail. More troubling, when I open Gmail, the e-mail is not there yet. It's like it's on periodic check, instead of push.
Currently, I have notifications turned off for the Gmail app and use it to sync everything, then have Gmail set up as an exchange account and only have it pulling in e-mail (no contacts or calendar). It still seems a tad redundant, but its' the only way to ensure that I get my e-mail reliably.
I've not noticed any delay with using the app.
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No delays here either. I relay email from POP3 accounts to Gmail for the push functionality and it works flawlessly.
All good here too. Matches my desktop Gmail timing. Btw I love the Gmail app its the best damn email experience I've ever seen on a phone, I use it constantly.
I can't be the only one having this issue. Is it possible that no one here knows any different simply because they haven't tried it as an exchange account through the regular e-mail app? Again, I have had this issue on pretty much every Android phone I have owned. And I can duplicate it any time.
Would anyone care to add Gmail as an Exchange account through the e-mail app and then send themselves a test message? Let me know if you get it in both apps around the same time. In my case, it shows up instantly in the e-mail app and won't show up for several minutes in the Gmail app unless I push the sync button manually.
i've noticed delays too. really frustrating because i have no idea what can be done about it...
bengrulz said:
i've noticed delays too. really frustrating because i have no idea what can be done about it...
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Nothing that I know of, because it only seems to affect a small percentage of users. I can find a few posts on the internet with other users complaining about the same issue, but most people who reply say they have no problem (just like this post). It makes me wonder if I created a completely new Gmail account and tied it to my phone, if I'd get e-mail instantly on that account.
Unfortunately, that's not an option. I've had this address for years.
How long is your delay, less than a minute? I send myself a test email from my corp work email and it comes thru in less than a minute.
RogerPodacter said:
How long is your delay, less than a minute? I send myself a test email from my corp work email and it comes thru in less than a minute.
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The delay varies. Sometimes it's instant, other times it's anywhere from a 5-15 minute delay. I always get the e-mails instantly in the e-mail app when Gmail is set up as an exchange account.
The moral of the story is, it's not reliable. I can never count on getting my e-mail in a timely manner in the Gmail app.
Sign in to the Google Talk application and make sure you're always signed in. I believe that the gTalk-connection is used for push-messages, so if you're signed in into gTalk, push should work.
I also had the delay once, after I restored a backup of the gmail data after a factory reset(actually, yakjuxw -> yakju). I deleted the gmail data and re-configured it. That fixed the problem for me.
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Sign in to the Google Talk application and make sure you're always signed in. I believe that the gTalk-connection is used for push-messages, so if you're signed in into gTalk, push should work.
I also had the delay once, after I restored a backup of the gmail data after a factory reset(actually, yakjuxw -> yakju). I deleted the gmail data and re-configured it. That fixed the problem for me.
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I'm glad you mentioned this. I have the gmail issue (won't ever recieve push email...have to manually sync) AND I cannot sign into GTalk from my phone.
I wish I could fix.
Sorry to revive a dead thread, but was there ever a resolution to this? I'm having the exact same problem on my HTC One X (AT&T).
Gmail or Gtalk delays are due to router (firewall issues). Just forward the necessary Google ports, and you'll be good to go.
tibere86 said:
Gmail or Gtalk delays are due to router (firewall issues). Just forward the necessary Google ports, and you'll be good to go.
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This occurs when I'm connected to AT&T's lte network too
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I am struggling with this issue as well
Me too, lately it's been brutal for me
Hello,
Randomly and habitually in the middle of the night, my S3 download the same message from the POP3 server again and again.
Example : I'll open the message, mark as read, and then next night the app checks for new e-mail, the message is back again as if I'd never opened it in the first place.I know, i can choose the option delete from server, but I dont want this. My desktop is in charge to delete from the server, not my phone or my tablet
Is it possible for my S3 to act like the iPhone mail app. In others words, download the mail only one time and leave a copy on the server.
Thank for your help....
Same problem here - Tried K9 but it just wasnt for me. Not seeing much else out there
Why does anyone even use POP these days? It's a terrible protocol for managing your email. I'm in the email business and POP users always seem to have issues with email clients and/or losing emails. Use IMAP or switch to hosted exchange
I can set it up with extended email, but wanted to try the stock email app. I'm using exactly the same settings as on my s3 and nexus 7, and the stock app is asking for and email address and a name, and any combo I can come up with doesn't work and fails.
Is there a trick to setting up imap incoming?
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I can set it up with extended email, but wanted to try the stock email app. I'm using exactly the same settings as on my s3 and nexus 7, and the stock app is asking for and email address and a name, and any combo I can come up with doesn't work and fails.
Is there a trick to setting up imap incoming?
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You are using an imap setup on a home email account? Usually they are a pop account, but I could be wrong.
UPDATED: Just saw this so I stand corrected
Yeah, I was following their directions to the letter, but I still can't set it up in the default app. I might call charter and see if they have the solution.
Looks like I might have found a Verizon specific bug. You can't setup a charter email account either under accounts or under the provided email client.
My charter rep attacking got a sprint version last week, and had no issues at all, using the same settings.
Samsung has filed a bug report about the issue, and it looks Verizon specific.
I can use a different email app, and set that up fine, but the stock one is busted for us.
charter email works fine on stock email note4
While on the phone with charter, they did something to my email account that fixed the issue. I forgot to reply at the time, and am not sure what they did now.
Anyone noticing any Active sync issues. Push doesn't seem to be working. I send an email to my exchange email and my s3 gets it and the note 4 doesn't. I have to manually sync the mail app to get the mail. Checked all the settings and have removed and readded account. Still not luck.
EAS is working fine on my Note 4. I've got a peak schedule Mon- Fri and hourly all other times. I did do a factory reset when I got the phone (as I do with every new device) maybe give that a shot?
No problems here
Strange
Did a factory reset and still not luck. The weird thing is that push works for sub folders but not the parent Inbox folder. I have to set the parent inbox to sync every 5 minutes.
Weird thing for me was that I was able to activate my exchange email for school with my note 3 but the note 4 won't accept my school email. Be lucky you even got that far lol. Pretty frustrating that a newer device would have a harder time setting up email.
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