It's very annoying when the email app in the T-Mobile SGSIII puts your name on any email as the email address itself.
I tried to change the name from settings but I can only change signature, anyone knows how to change that?
Thank you
amir.elmeligy said:
It's very annoying when the email app in the T-Mobile SGSIII puts your name on any email as the email address itself.
I tried to change the name from settings but I can only change signature, anyone knows how to change that?
Thank you
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any thoughts ?
I noticed that when using an Exchange Account or Hotmail Account the Your Name Field quickly disappears, and is overlapped by the signature field. On imap or pop accounts the Your name field stays.
Does anyone know any other way to change it on a Hotmail account?
mardukeme said:
I noticed that when using an Exchange Account or Hotmail Account the Your Name Field quickly disappears, and is overlapped by the signature field. On imap or pop accounts the Your name field stays.
Does anyone know any other way to change it on a Hotmail account?
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I found a workaround to change the "Your Name" setting in the stock Email app. I posted the details at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31342076.
There is a solution to this here
Thanks bjabram!! this really works... I tried other options with no success.. for other users with this problem: it's extremelly difficult to tap the "your name" field before it disappears, but it can be done.. when you go to settings and press the account name, if you press it twice you may be lucky and the "your name" field is pressed as well
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Is there anyway I can the HTC email widget to display my googlemail account as I've been trying to set it up bit without success?
I couldn't use theHTC mail widget for gmail either. I could setup hotmail no problem. Is it possible that gmail must be used through the gmail app only?
Looks like which is a shame as I prefer the HTC email layout
add account (active sync)
email address - enter your full email address (eg. [email protected])
server address "m.google.com"
domain - leave blank
username - enter your full email address (eg. [email protected])
password - your password
select SSL
hope this helps
it is possible to use the HTC widget for gmail yea.
First you have to go into gmail on your pc then settings (top right)
Then choose "Forwarding and POP/IMAP"
Then choose "Enable POP for all mail (even mail that's already been downloaded)" or "Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on" deppending on what you want.
Then hit "save changes" at the bottom of the page.
now on the desire:
put the widget down.
choose to manually enter settings.
All default settings should be fine, just enter your gmail user and pass.
Then all should be good =]
I've tried both comments above, I get to the screen asking what data I want to sync but when i click finish setup, I just get an error message saying failed to create the account, pls try again later
williap said:
I've tried both comments above, I get to the screen asking what data I want to sync but when i click finish setup, I just get an error message saying failed to create the account, pls try again later
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You want the pop3 option on your phone, not the activesync one. Just put in your google username/password. Make sure you have a data connection to the internet (3g/wifi).
I suggest using IMAP. Add the mail widget to one of the homescreens then tap to make an account. Choose pop/IMAP and you want IMAP.
Then add in your gmail (googlemail email and password. Make sure you are connected via wifi or your mobile connection and you should be all set....
Bandare said:
I suggest using IMAP. Add the mail widget to one of the homescreens then tap to make an account. Choose pop/IMAP and you want IMAP.
Then add in your gmail (googlemail email and password. Make sure you are connected via wifi or your mobile connection and you should be all set....
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Well, i said pop3 but yes, it's techinically the Other(pop3/imap) option. If you are setting up gmail then you don't have to choose manual, and therefore you don't actually select either pop3/imap, just enter your username and password...
Nope, neither of these work either
Try putting in "googlemail" instead of "gmail" where your email address and username goes.
That seemed to solve my problem.
I was putting googlemail but tried gmail and all working ok now so cheers
williap said:
I was putting googlemail but tried gmail and all working ok now so cheers
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no problem. strange that some people need to use gmail and others need to use googlemail to get this to work
Gmail IMAP working like a charm for me.
Thinkin may stick to the gmail app now though as tend to get notified of new emails quicker then the HTC widget.
I have one gmail account through the gmail app and another gmail account through the HTC mail via ActiveSync. both push through as fast as each other imo.
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my school uses google for email - how do I set this up? When I go to add it, it tells me I have the wrong username / pw though I know it's right. Can you use the default gmail app? I'm running CM6. Thanks
If I can remember how I did it, I think you go into the menu while running gmail and find "add an account". Then where it asks for username type in the full email address like "[email protected]" or whatever and then add your password.
It should work without problems, just make sure you're not typing @gmail.com
nukedukem said:
If I can remember how I did it, I think you go into the menu while running gmail and find "add an account". Then where it asks for username type in the full email address like "[email protected]" or whatever and then add your password.
It should work without problems, just make sure you're not typing @gmail.com
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haha nice email
that's what I tried but it said wrong user name / pw Does the regular gmail client work or do you have to use "email"? I wonder if I have to enable anything on the server side
Running the stock ICS email app on a stock Verizon Galaxy Nexus.
When I look at my email inbox folder, I see emails sorted top to bottom, by date, and each individual email shows the senders name or email address.
When I look in my sent mail folder, I see emails sorted top to bottom, by date, and each individual email shows my name.
In any other email app, the sent mail shows the name of the person you sent the mail to. It's useless showing my name. I know I sent it. I want to know to whom it was sent.
I can't find any way to change this.
I noticed this as well and I believe it is in hove the app sets up with the POP email settings. If you actually sign into you email account they should all show properly sent in that sent folder. At least I can say hotmail is that way.
Please hit the thanks button if I helped.
It does it on both my corporate Exchange Outlook email and my Yahoo email.
Is this a bug, or is there a setting somewhere I missed?
In the normal email app (not Gmail) I can set up my email as POP and everything is fine but when I set up as Exchange, the option for 'sender name' is gone. The only thing I can do is name the account which has no affect on the senders name that shows up when I email someone. When I send an email my name shows as the first part of my email address (the part before the @ symbol).
When I send email from my providers web mail it shows correctly. The problem only exists when setting up my phone to use Exchange.
Many thanks in advance!
Hi!
I believe this is tied to the way an Exchange server works. The Email app will use the name set by the Exchange administrator.
Alexandre-P said:
Hi!
I believe this is tied to the way an Exchange server works. The Email app will use the name set by the Exchange administrator.
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Who is the Exchange administrator? So how can I change the name setting?
The Exchange administrator is your email provider.
It's possible your sender's name is automatically updated in Exchange when you modify your name in a web interface from your provider -- usually a "Settings" or "Account info" or something like that setting page. You may want to try this, if your email provider offers you a webmail interface and you can cange your account's info.
If your sender's name does not get updated or if you don't have access to that kind of settings from your webmail -- for example, it is usually the case for an enterprise email account --, then you might want to talk directly to your email provider's administrators to see what they can do for you.
Alexandre-P said:
Hi!
I believe this is tied to the way an Exchange server works. The Email app will use the name set by the Exchange administrator.
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Alexandre-P said:
The Exchange administrator is your email provider.
It's possible your sender's name is automatically updated in Exchange when you modify your name in a web interface from your provider -- usually a "Settings" or "Account info" or something like that setting page. You may want to try this, if your email provider offers you a webmail interface and you can cange your account's info.
If your sender's name does not get updated or if you don't have access to that kind of settings from your webmail -- for example, it is usually the case for an enterprise email account --, then you might want to talk directly to your email provider's administrators to see what they can do for you.
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As I mentioned, when I send email from the web interface (Webmail) it shows my name fine. I can access my account name and info on my web provider's site (Shaw) and change it to whatever I want but email sent from every account set up with Exchange on my phone strips the name and adds the first part of the email address before the @ symbol. I've spent a long time talking to their 'tech' guys with no help. They say it is a setting in my phone.
Anyone?
Does anyone have any other thoughts on how to fix this?
Anyone?
Nobody has ever seen this?
According to Google, I'm not the only one who has experienced this but it seems that nobody has figured out a solution...
johnny340 said:
Does anyone have any other thoughts on how to fix this?
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Have you tried deleting the account and then reentering the account? I think you may be presented this when you set up the account but not later (I have three accounts and I remember being prompted for something like name you want to appear, etc.
Yes, I've deleted and recreated that account. I never had an option to enter a name; only a name for the account which doesn't show up in sent emails...
johnny340 said:
Yes, I've deleted and recreated that account. I never had an option to enter a name; only a name for the account which doesn't show up in sent emails...
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Too bad ( it was just a thought). I just checked my exchange account and, if I go in to settings, I get an option for "Your Name" and another for " Signature." Not sure why yours does not give you the same options. Have you tried a third-party app that can handle exchange server accounts? I had to use one when my office switched their software and it wouldn't connect to Android devices.
good luck.
captican said:
Too bad ( it was just a thought). I just checked my exchange account and, if I go in to settings, I get an option for "Your Name" and another for " Signature."
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Based on Google reading, if you're quick enough, you should be able to see this "Your Name" setting in your Exchange's email preferences. And if you're very quick, you might be able to access this setting and modify it. I myself did not succeed in this operation.
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The only way (as of now and to my knowledge) to change the "sender name" in the stock android mail app while still using the exchange setup (Hotmail service, or any other mail service that dont sync your correct sender name with the mail server) is as follows (requires root):
- Set up your account and assure yourself that all basic features function properly (sending-, receiving mails, etc.)
- get a SQLite editor app (of your choice, Google Play is your 'friend')
- launch the SQLite editor and find the stock android mail app (com.android.email) and explore its databases (*.db)
- navigate and open "EmailProvider.db"
- open the "Account" table and change the "senderName" string to your desired "sender name" and save
- at this point you are done, and its advised to reboot your phone or completely restart the mail app
Voilà!
Alexandre-P said:
Based on Google reading, if you're quick enough, you should be able to see this "Your Name" setting in your Exchange's email preferences. And if you're very quick, you might be able to access this setting and modify it. I myself did not succeed in this operation.
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No matter how 'quick' I am I can't see something that is NOT there.
ImproAptoVictum said:
The only way (as of now and to my knowledge) to change the "sender name" in the stock android mail app while still using the exchange setup (Hotmail service, or any other mail service that dont sync your correct sender name with the mail server) is as follows (requires root):
- Set up your account and assure yourself that all basic features function properly (sending-, receiving mails, etc.)
- get a SQLite editor app (of your choice, Google Play is your 'friend')
- launch the SQLite editor and find the stock android mail app (com.android.email) and explore its databases (*.db)
- navigate and open "EmailProvider.db"
- open the "Account" table and change the "senderName" string to your desired "sender name" and save
- at this point you are done, and its advised to reboot your phone or completely restart the mail app
Voilà!
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Thanks for this suggestion! I will use this method.
Hi, I'm trying to setup a new email account and think there may be a bug.
I'm trying to setup a gmail.com account but I want to set the smtp settings to use my pobox.com account so that I receive email through gmail and send through pobox.
I use the wizard which you are presented with when you choose New Account. I choose gmail which fills in the gmail pop settings for you but on the smtp screen I change to my pobox.com settings and continue through successfully.
The problem is when I go back into the smtp settings for that account, the username and password has defaulted back to that for the gmail account which obviously wont work on pobox.com!! When I try to send a mail, it is actually sent through the gmail account and not the pobox smtp even though the username and password have defaulted to the gmail settings but the smtp is what I originally left it at the pobox address
Is this a known bug? Has anyone encountered this before? Is there a fix?
Thanks
In which app you trying to add new account Gmail app or Mail app? If it's Mail app just fill your account details with gmail credentials and when account is added, edit outgoing settings. Also don't use the wizard, create it manually
SeriosBG said:
In which app you trying to add new account Gmail app or Mail app? If it's Mail app just fill your account details with gmail credentials and when account is added, edit outgoing settings. Also don't use the wizard, create it manually
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I tried that unfortunately The trouble was that when I sent an email it looked as if it had been sent by the gmail account - the settings defaulted back to gmail. The settings will not save!!!
I am using mail app btw.
I have found seen other email clients which have identities so its a shame mail app does not have this feature.
I'm glad you find solution. Yes its real pity, mail app its good app