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Gmail App problem

Hey all, I'm having a problem with the native gmail app. As of yesterday 3pm (at least what the sync screen shows the last gmail sync) my gmail app will not sync or open. It crashes/force closes everytime I open gmail. I can use the native email app and access gmail from there but it is not push or in my opinion as good as the native gmail app. I'm running JFv1.42 RC33 Mod, with my apps on SD card with ext2 partition. I also have app data moved to sd card as well. Everything runs fine except my gmail app which mysteriously stopped working yesterday. I'm trying to avoid wiping the G1 as I don't want to hafta go and download all those applications over again.
So far I've tried reflashing JFv1.42 RC33 mod, app still crashes. I tried moving data back to phone, app still crashes. I don't understand what has happened, or what could be causing this, my wifes gmail app works just fine? Anyways any other ideas I can try before going thru the tedious task of wiping and flashing and redownloading everything again?

Fixed it, just posting this in case anyone else might run into same problem. I went into menu>>settings>>Applications>>Manage applications>>Gmail Storage>> Then tap clear data. (Don't worry, gmail will sync your mail again, you won't lose anything) After that Gmail started syncing and wasn't giving me a force close or crash, but the mail still wouldn't sync. So I rebooted, then opened gmail app, all my mail synced and everythings fine!

xxkingpinxx said:
Fixed it, just posting this in case anyone else might run into same problem. I went into menu>>settings>>Applications>>Manage applications>>Gmail Storage>> Then tap clear data. (Don't worry, gmail will sync your mail again, you won't lose anything) After that Gmail started syncing and wasn't giving me a force close or crash, but the mail still wouldn't sync. So I rebooted, then opened gmail app, all my mail synced and everythings fine!
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doesnt work for me damn..
edit : su copy.sh undodata seems to have fixed the issue
i have then again moved my apps and data back to sd card.

The issue is EXT2 doesn't play too well with memory cards and gets corrupted easily from what I've been told. I've had my google apps database get corrupted multiple times and it was caused by a corrupted file system which forced me to have to load up a linux livecd to fix the file system errors. Now I keep my data on the internal memory to avoid the issue. From what I understand if we had an easy way to create a yaffs2 partition instead of EXT2 this problem would be less frequent.

This resolved my syncing issues, thanks!
xxkingpinxx said:
Fixed it, just posting this in case anyone else might run into same problem. I went into menu>>settings>>Applications>>Manage applications>>Gmail Storage>> Then tap clear data. (Don't worry, gmail will sync your mail again, you won't lose anything) After that Gmail started syncing and wasn't giving me a force close or crash, but the mail still wouldn't sync. So I rebooted, then opened gmail app, all my mail synced and everythings fine!
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This resolved my syncing issues with mail, calendar. Prior to this I was getting sync is down errors from the Data Synchronization menu page.Thanks!

xxkingpinxx said:
Fixed it, just posting this in case anyone else might run into same problem. I went into menu>>settings>>Applications>>Manage applications>>Gmail Storage>> Then tap clear data. (Don't worry, gmail will sync your mail again, you won't lose anything) After that Gmail started syncing and wasn't giving me a force close or crash, but the mail still wouldn't sync. So I rebooted, then opened gmail app, all my mail synced and everythings fine!
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CONFIRMED. I had to do this on my Nexus1. When checking out applications management, filter by "all". Thanks again!

Gmail sync is busted

My Gmail sync is busted. I am not getting incoming emails nor sending outgoing mails. When i scroll down my old emails, at the point where it starts to load more older ones, I instead get a message "No connection" and "retry" button. Retry is unsuccessful.
When i go into the data and synchronization setting and manually try to sync the gmail, I get a 1-frame-flash on the bottom which flashes me a message saying "Sync is not currently experiencing problems. Please try again later".
I then add a secondary gmail account and it syncs perfectly!! But my primary one doesn't work! I can't remove my primary account and re-add it unless I do a factory reset...which I don't want to do.
I've tried a reboot and it didn't help. Anyone have any ideas?

I've got the same problem today. It seems that it's a server problem.

Server problem, even though a secondary account synced fine?
If I'm not the only one...then that makes me feel better.

I have this issue with WM
I use Google sync with WM device (My N1 should arrive tomorrow) and have had a similar (if not exact) problem. When I receive a mail from a specific sender ([email protected]) 90% of the cases it breaks the sync. I also sync that same account via IMAP on a secondary account in my WM device - just in case.. syncing every 30 minutes.. (that sync works fine) so I can use the IMAP account to delete the problematic mail.. and then, once deleted (or archived if I use the web interface) the problem is gone.
Try to find if there was a mail message you got that caused the problem. it is probably either the last synced mail or the one just after that...

Update:
The sync fixed itself this morning. It started syncing nonstop for a good hour (I'm on ATT Edge too) and I wasn't sure what it was doing, but the end result is I can now get my emails and notifications again.
On a separate note, I also noticed that now in my Gmail app, I can access every email dating back to 9/11/09. That's hundreds of emails. And If I scroll all the way to the bottom, there's no more loading earlier conversations, so 9/11/09 is the farthest back I can access my email without searching.
Does anyone know that there is such a limit to looking into past emails? Also, Anyone know why it doesn't just expose a 15-20 emails at a time like previously? Is it because once the email is exposed, it's cached somewhere and I don't need to load it anymore? If so, I'd love to know where I can delete this cache.

Some other members have experienced a similar issue with no sync. They fixed the broken sync by doing this(and this is how you can clear that cache as well)
Setting->Apps->Manage Apps-> gmail/gmail storage->clear data and cache(if you can, on my G1 I can just clear data, no cache shows)
You will probably just want to clear the gmail storage one, but doing both probably wouldn't be that big of a deal.

denimjunkie82 said:
Update:
The sync fixed itself this morning. It started syncing nonstop for a good hour (I'm on ATT Edge too) and I wasn't sure what it was doing, but the end result is I can now get my emails and notifications again.
On a separate note, I also noticed that now in my Gmail app, I can access every email dating back to 9/11/09. That's hundreds of emails. And If I scroll all the way to the bottom, there's no more loading earlier conversations, so 9/11/09 is the farthest back I can access my email without searching.
Does anyone know that there is such a limit to looking into past emails? Also, Anyone know why it doesn't just expose a 15-20 emails at a time like previously? Is it because once the email is exposed, it's cached somewhere and I don't need to load it anymore? If so, I'd love to know where I can delete this cache.
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On older versions of Android, we could clear the cache on all Google apps... but this isn't available through the Manage Applications screen in 2.1. Not sure why Google took out this feature.. Previously if Gmail stopped synching, we would clear the cache and it would start working again. Hopefully this doesn't become an unfixable issue with 2.1.

uansari1 said:
On older versions of Android, we could clear the cache on all Google apps... but this isn't available through the Manage Applications screen in 2.1. Not sure why Google took out this feature.. Previously if Gmail stopped synching, we would clear the cache and it would start working again. Hopefully this doesn't become an unfixable issue with 2.1.
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They took it out? That sucks! Can you do the clear data at least? And I could swear I read someone with a Nexus One had this issue, and cleared the data or cache for gmail and fixed it... maybe it was in the G1 forum, starting to get confused following both at the same time.

pjcforpres said:
They took it out? That sucks! Can you do the clear data at least? And I could swear I read someone with a Nexus One had this issue, and cleared the data or cache for gmail and fixed it... maybe it was in the G1 forum, starting to get confused following both at the same time.
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Aha I found it! I may be an Android noob but I can still be useful.
Within Manage Apps, click hit Menu > Filter > All. This will expose all the native apps as well and you can clear your cache till the cows come home. I just found this a minute ago and cleared out my cache for my Gmail, default browser, and Youtube. That felt sooooo good, since I'm such a storage nazi.

denimjunkie82 said:
Aha I found it! I may be an Android noob but I can still be useful.
Within Manage Apps, click hit Menu > Filter > All. This will expose all the native apps as well and you can clear your cache till the cows come home. I just found this a minute ago and cleared out my cache for my Gmail, default browser, and Youtube. That felt sooooo good, since I'm such a storage nazi.
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Rad! I hadn't even thought to hit menu and see what I could get, lol... Good find.

Thank god! I was this "-" close to questioning my sanity! Thanks a lot uansari1! You will be getting a bill for my thearapy sessions to recover from this.

Help: Evo not syncing GMAIL

Hey,
I have had my Evo for a week or so now, and LOVE IT. For some reason it all the sudden has quit syncing my Gmail Emails. If I manually open my Gmail account, and click Refresh under Menu, it will download the new emails. Other than this, its not syncing them.
I have double checked under the Sync Settings in the Settings area, and they are all set to sync.
What have I done, or not done to make this happen?
Thanks,
Bryan

bry21317 said:
Hey,
I have had my Evo for a week or so now, and LOVE IT. For some reason it all the sudden has quit syncing my Gmail Emails. If I manually open my Gmail account, and click Refresh under Menu, it will download the new emails. Other than this, its not syncing them.
I have double checked under the Sync Settings in the Settings area, and they are all set to sync.
What have I done, or not done to make this happen?
Thanks,
Bryan
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Mine started doing the same thing today. Have you rooted/flashed a new Rom? I am rooted and running Fresh .3.

Stock rom, but I have run Unrevoked Root program. Thats all I have other than the stock rom, and a ton of programs.
Bryan

I noticed this today as well. I thought it was just me! It seems to happen regardless of whether I'm on 3G or Wi-Fi. I'm running stock 2.1; no root. It worked perfectly from day one, and I only noticed it today. For some reason, I don't think the phone is syncing with the Google... or GMail isn't pushing it out to the Evo.

Yeah, same here. Tried playing with various settings - was syncing this morning, then quit around 10:30-ish. I'm assuming it's something on the backend and not a problem with the phones.

Yea, I am thinking the same thing, something with the Gmail Servers, if I am not the only one having the problem.
Figured it might have been something that I had installed, but I guess not.
Maybe a google techy will figure it out for us.
Bryan

ortizdupri said:
Yeah, same here. Tried playing with various settings - was syncing this morning, then quit around 10:30-ish. I'm assuming it's something on the backend and not a problem with the phones.
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yep, same here. not worried about it, it'll be back

I'm glad we got this thread started. I was beginning to think I was going crazy, or my phone was at least. The last thing we need is another "problem" occurring with our phones.

Is it ok that knowing you all have the same problem makes me feel better? haha

I also noticed that my Google Account (Menu>Settings>Accounts & Sync>Google) hasn't updated in a few hours since giving it time to "work itself out." I know that if I update it manually, it'll push the Gmail through, but I don't understand why the Google sync would just stop updating on its own.

Just giving an update.
Didn't seem to get Gmail to sync today. I don't know whether this problem is isolated to a select few of us but I wanted to fix this and just resorted to resetting Gmail. I followed the instructions here, and it's been working as it should for the past few hours... I hope it lasts...
Directions: (Edit, I'm unable to post links so here are the instructions)...
Troubleshooting: Problems with sync
On Android devices, the Gmail application is automatically synced with the Gmail server, and vice versa. If you experience problems with syncing, try clearing your device's Gmail application data and doing a fresh sync with the server.
Just follow these steps:
1. Press your device's < Home > button, then press < Menu >.
2. Select Settings.
3. Select Applications, then Manage applications.
4. Select Gmail Storage.
Note: If you don't see 'Gmail Storage,' press < Menu > again, then select Filter > All.
5. Select Clear data. Answer OK when prompted.
6. Return to the list of applications by pressing the < Back > button on your device.
7. Select Gmail and then select Clear data. Answer OK when prompted.
To restart your device, press and hold the < Power > or < End call > button, then select Power off. Press the < Power > or < End call > button to power on.
Your device will re-sync with the server after restarting (this may take several minutes).
If the above steps don't resolve the issue, check to see if you have any account notifications on your device.
Press your device's < Home > button, then press < Menu >. Select Notifications. If you have any system notifications about a sign-in or password error, you should make sure your account information is correct in order for Gmail to sync.
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I did the same thing and mine started working fine last night also.
Still working today.
Bryan

Had the same problem. I had two Gmail accounts syncing. I tried the fix above but it did not work. I removed the 2nd Gmail and did it again and then it worked. Not sure why. Wanted to post this if anyone had the problem that was not being fixed to try deleting multiple Gmail accounts.

Google Not Pushing to HTC EVO
Hey guys,
I wanted to state the fact that I am having the same problems and thought that I would get it out there.
I originally had 11 email accounts syncing with my device, and all were flawlessly pushing the mail to me as it came thought Google's servers. I have noticed that over the past few days that I have had to do this syncing manually by going into the app and pressing refresh.
I am deleting all my email accounts except the main two and forwarding all the others to the main email account.
Here is the kicker... I also have Google Voice and it has stopped syncing the text messages to me as well. I just now received a text from my sister that she sent yesterday. (Just arrived as I am typing this and it is timestamped for yesterday.)
I am testing this out to see if deleting 9 email accounts, deleting the Gmail storage through the application settings menu, and rebooting my device will help.
I do also want to add: I am utilizing the Task Killer application. I have enabled in the settings the option of viewing all of the background tasks. I have ignored everything that says Google on it, Gmail, or has the words sync in it. (Before it was killing all the apps and background tasks things.) I am on the Stock 2.1 rom and I am not rooted with my HTC EVO.
I am going to see if this works - and if it doesn't you will hear back from me.
Good luck to the rest of you guys out there experiencing the same problems with your Sprint EVO. (I still love the device and hope this is a minor bug...)

Update: Right now everything is working correctly... We will see tomorrow. Good luck guys and gals.
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i started having gmail sync issues this morning. around the same time i turned off calendar sync to see how much it improved battery life.
although the box is still checked to sync, i've had to manually sync gmail all day.
i guess the next step is to re-enable calendar sync and see if that fixes it.

I've had problems with gmail auto syncing as well. This is what I've found gets things back in order..
clearing data for the gmail apps, I also clear data for the other google apps just to be safe.
Then I go into gmail and set settings>labels>inbox to "sync all"
I also learned that shutting down gtalk also breaks gmail auto sync, not signing out, stopping the app. I had sartup auditor set to prevent gtalk from starting on boot, when I let it start up on boot my gmail sync's just fine.

zhensley said:
Mine started doing the same thing today. Have you rooted/flashed a new Rom? I am rooted and running Fresh .3.
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You are not alone. I have a friend with a BlackBerry storm from ATT which stopped syncing about the same time. It could be a problem at their end.

Still syncing today!
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Mine stopped syncing yesterday around 2p mountain time, reset the phone, pulled the battery several times nothing helped. Set up a new gmail acct through the phone, that worked fine, but my original just would not sync. So I pull the battery, and pulled the sd card. Then I put it all back together and it started working. I dont know if it was coincidence or not. But yall might want to try pulling the SD card before going through a reset.

Gmail app not Pushing email anymore

This just started happening on Friday, I've already missed crucial emails. This is the latest version of Gmail. Data & Synchronization settings are set to push. Nothing has changed on my phone. Any ideas??

Have you tried removing then adding back your account?

I have, I even removed Gmail's latest update under App settings but that made it not work at all. After reapplying the update gmail only works by manually refreshing. Or by going to Settings/Accounts/Sync All. I can always to a fresh install. Just baffled at how this happened out of the blue for both my gmail accounts. Running stock 2.2

try Settings>Applications>Manage Applications, find the Gmail app and clear Data. It worked for me.

goose71 said:
try Settings>Applications>Manage Applications, find the Gmail app and clear Data. It worked for me.
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If that doesn't work, you may have to do a factory reset. If THAT doesn't work, call vzw and get them to send you a new phone.

Ended up wiping it. Thanks for possible solutions. Wiping fixed it. Whatever it was, cost me a few hours of reinstall and reconfiguring. love it.

[Q] Gmail sync suddenly stopped working

I've been on android for many years, and know my way around for sure. I've been running the CM10.1 nightlies with the faux123 kernel for quite a while and everything was working well. Suddenly in the last few days, Gmail sync stopped working. The odd thing is that Exchange emails are getting pushed, Chrome to phone works, calendar, browsing etc. all work. Gmail will eventually sync, but I need to open the Gmail application app and force a sync.
Here is what I've already tried
- Disable and enable gmail sync
- Clear cache
- Clear data
- Installed stock 4.2.2 ROM (bigxies)
- Reinstalled CM10.1 after a factory reset
- Installed stock again
- Reinstalled new baseband and radio
I'm now running stock 4.2.2 and still can't get Gmail sync to work. Can anyone offer any advice?

When reinstalling/changing ROMs are you restoring account system data with TitaniumBackup? I had one account not syncing for like a month across three different ROMs. Had to just delete and add all my accounts again to fix it.

You haven't tried removing and re-adding your Google account?
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USSENTERNCC1701E said:
When reinstalling/changing ROMs are you restoring account system data with TitaniumBackup? I had one account not syncing for like a month across three different ROMs. Had to just delete and add all my accounts again to fix it.
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No, only restoring apps + app data. I never back up system data.
mitchdickson said:
You haven't tried removing and re-adding your Google account?
Sent from my iPad 4
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Yes, I did this first (forgot it in my list), and did this when I did a factory reset with stock ROM twice as well.

This happened to me whenever I tried restoring Gmail app+data from Ti Backup. Whenever I wipe, I have to uninstall Gmail and redownload from Google Play.

It was odd. I finally got it working but turning off Gmail sync for 24 hours, and then back on. It was the oddest thing, but I guess it fixed itself.