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Consolidate email and auto power off/on

Is there a way to have all your email accounts show up in one spot or an app that does it for you? Also on my BB8330 there was an auto turn off/on feature that turned your phone off at a certain time and back on again at a designated time. Does the Hero have the same capability or an app? Sorry for all the questions.

dsgb73 said:
Is there a way to have all your email accounts show up in one spot or an app that does it for you? Also on my BB8330 there was an auto turn off/on feature that turned your phone off at a certain time and back on again at a designated time. Does the Hero have the same capability or an app? Sorry for all the questions.
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You can connect just about any emai account to the 'Mail' application that you have, you don't have to check g-mail through the gmail app. If you use the Mail app you just have to change the IMAPI settings on the gmail website.
Auto on and Off like a BB? - Never used it when I had one. Seemed kinda pointless lol.

Kcarpenter said:
You can connect just about any emai account to the 'Mail' application that you have, you don't have to check g-mail through the gmail app. If you use the Mail app you just have to change the IMAPI settings on the gmail website.
Auto on and Off like a BB? - Never used it when I had one. Seemed kinda pointless lol.
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I'm pretty sure he was talking about a unified inbox, like what is possible on the Blackberry. I'm not sure if that can be done or not. There is this great feature on the Market though, it's called "Search". It's amazing.

honda931 said:
I'm pretty sure he was talking about a unified inbox, like what is possible on the Blackberry. I'm not sure if that can be done or not. There is this great feature on the Market though, it's called "Search". It's amazing.
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Ahhh I see - You could just have all your accounts FWD'd to another single account....

Doesn't one of the 2.0+ ROMs have a mail client with a unified inbox?

Kcarpenter said:
Ahhh I see - You could just have all your accounts FWD'd to another single account....
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Like the gmail account you need to use the phone
Then you have a unified inbox, separate inboxes via labels, a favorites folder across all inboxes using the starred feature, and battery saving push mail alerts. Other than Exchange I see no reason to use the actual mail app as it's inferior.
Blackberry users need to realize Gmail = BIS, without the 7% downtime.

gbhil said:
Like the gmail account you need to use the phone
Then you have a unified inbox, separate inboxes via labels, a favorites folder across all inboxes using the starred feature, and battery saving push mail alerts. Other than Exchange I see no reason to use the actual mail app as it's inferior.
Blackberry users need to realize Gmail = BIS, without the 7% downtime.
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Only 7%? Let's be honest now.

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Only 7%? Let's be honest now.
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Heh. I forgot the native contact and calendar sync in my list. And I quote the 7% figure from RIM. They claim an average of 93% uptime and seem proud of that ptitful figure lol. No need for me to kick them while they are down

How come no gmail widget?

I was just wondering why there isn't a native gmail widget? It seems pretty logical that google would develop one. I have evil's sense which comes with a mail widget but it doesn't work very well and there are still two apps which means i get two notifications. If i turn off the gmail notification the mail widget app doesn't push the email very fast where as the gmail does.

Did you try contacting someone at Google and asking them. They would have more of an idea

Fair question, but you're asking the wrong people - all we can do is speculate...
There are a number of 3rd party Widgets though, depending on what you're looking for...
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I've been wondering the same thing. I wish there was a Gmail widget like the mail in Sense. I like some of the features in sense, but don't have much use for most of their widgets.
What widgets do you prefer for Gmail that don't download everything a second time apart from Gmail.
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Well, at least Google have finally decided to untie Gmail with Android by releasing Gmail updates on the market. At least we'll get more Gmail improvements more often.

[Q] Non Sense Email Widget fed by mail from HTC Mail app

I am currently running a SenseHD Based ROM, however stripped of the Sense UI (baadnewz lite). This means that I have all of the key HTC system apps (mail, calendar, dialer, people, camera, etc), but none of that Sense UI and launcher (rosie, etc.) Instead I use launcher pro.
The down side is that I cannot use the very nice Sense provided widgets. If I did, I could use the Mail widget to show the email that is received from the Mail application, which is configured to read from an exchange account (push). But since I cannot use this widget, I have to rely on other widgets to show the email.
The problem is that no mail widget that I have found can be "fed" by the HTC Mail app. It doesn't seem to expose the email so that widgets (other than the Sense widgets) to display the email. In other words, every other widget doesn't allow me to select the email account that the Mail application is using.
Alternatives would be to use K9 Email + pure messaging widget, which works, but I loose the ability for push mail.
The funny thing is that the HTC calendar app --does-- expose the calendar events to other widgets. I am able to select my exchange account in the widget settings.
Am I hosed here? Does anyone know of a way I can use an email widget that is fed by the mail from the HTC Mail widget?
I thought that the email and calendar emails/events gets pushed to a central DB for others apps to cherry pick from? I guess this isn't true?
I don't want to automatically forward the email to another IMAP account (say gmail) of which another widget could pick that up...
ideas?

I'm subscribing to this thread... would like to know this as well...

would like go know too, im searching for a real nice Mail widget Hut coudnt find anythingn.
now i forward ms Mails go ms googlemail anderen Push it from there go gmail...

I stubled on the blog of the creater of the EmailWidget.
His widget can gain access to the mail from the HTC Mail widget by forcing the install of the widget to the /system area.
See http://blog.invalidobject.com/android-app-email-widget/comment-page-1
I asked him if this nice side effect would occur for all apps (i.e.: other widgets) to gain access to the mail provided by the HTC Mail.....
If this is possible.. then we are looking good!

On some HTC devices like HTC Desire or Samsung Galaxy with Android 2.1 you even don't need to install my app as system app.
I don't know of any other app that is capable of showing mails from htc mail app. That was the main reason i built my app. But it is certainly possible to implement other widgets that could gain access like my app does.
Regards,
Frank

Perhaps this thread can be moved over to the Desire Android Development forum - someone may know how to expose, and or disclose, the mail from the HTC Mail app, with or without root. There has been some hesitation in incorporating a potential integration in some mail widgets (ahem, Pure Messenger) because it requires root and is kinda "hacky" in nature.
The app either has a provider or not. I am not exactly sure why the widget being co-located with the HTC Mail app on /system is required.
The lack of a capable email widget is making me re-think my decision to go senseless!

Try Executive Assistant. Don't recall but I'm not running Sense to test.
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Try Executive Assistant. Don't recall but I'm not running Sense to test.
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Nah, you need K9 for that to read the exchange mails...
i want a tool where i dont need to install any other exchange tool ... Something like EMail Widget was perfect , but you need to have root on a desire Z stock 2.2 rom....
too bad though...
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Any experience with TouchDown for Tablets on the XOOM ?

Does anybody tried to use TouchDown for Tablets in the XOOM ?, does it work OK ?, thanks
http://www.nitrodesk.com/bigscreen.aspx

Best email program out there if you use Exchange. Nothing even comes close. This email program was the nail in my iPad's coffin.

Its pretty good. Way better than the native email app for exchange.
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I use it everyday. Works great.
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I have both RoadSync and Touchdown, and Touchdown is the best, hands down. It looks good and offers better end user configuration such as the ability to delete or not delete a message from the server when deleted on the device AND the option of not marking.the message as read on the server. I have it installed on my Xoom and Incredible. RoadSync is just a little rough around the edges, but it did work on my Xoom as well.

I uninstalled it. Too many crashes while composing and does not support drafts folder. Support said they are working hard to improve stability on Xoom and they were the ones to tell me it doesn't support the drafts folder - when you save message as draft, nothing shows up in drafts folder, although you can get to it with the drafts button displayed when you are composing a new message.

it actully works really well!

While I prefer the looks of the default exchange client it doesn't come close to the functionality of TouchDown. I highly recommend it!
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Tried it...then uninstalled
I have three Exchange accounts, each of which requires a separate Touchdown profile because Touchdown does not support multiple Exchange accounts within a single profile. Accounts in the off-line profiles are not updated. Further, switching between profiles often causes the application to crash.

Customer support is great!
My biggest disappointment was that I cannot see the folder structure of my exchange account. I contacted support and they were very responsive. If anyone is interested here's what I wrote and the reply:
ME:
Dear support,
I downloaded the trial version of TouchDown upon recommendation in a forum. So far I am not really that impressed with the offered features. I was wondering if that is just a matter of updates until this will change:
1. On the main screen it reads "Emails: x (n unread) and
Appointment(s): y. Why can't I get to the emails/calendar when I tap on the summary info?
2. I haven't found a way to browse my exchange folders. I am sure that's a mistake on my behalf but it shouldn't be that hard to figure out!
3. Is there a way to (de)select all emails and delete/move them instead of clicking one after the other?
I understand that this is a new product for tablets but if I were to spend $20 on it I would like to see more features.
Thanks for listening!
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Are you working on a Xoom? Are you saying that you see the email list but when you select and email it doesn't open? Or that you can't get to the Inbox?
You can choose what folders on Exchange to sync by going to settings>advanced>choose folders. Select what email folders you want to sync there. We are not a browser. We sync mail and you read it, forward etc...
There is a menu>more>select all function in the Inbox. You can then choose to delete or move.
Bottom line is that many features seem to be there but might be hidden and not intuitive. Don't think I'll pay $20 since I am fairly happy with the stock client.

The one thing I hate about touchdown is that he hasn't updated the UI since the days of Windows Mobile. It's just plain bad sometimes.

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The one thing I hate about touchdown is that he hasn't updated the UI since the days of Windows Mobile. It's just plain bad sometimes.
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Agreed. The UI is painfully out-of-date. I banished it from my Xoom until they freshen up the design and usability.

I used Touchdown for a long time and it has by far has the most options. Tons O options. It was first to give you emails displayed as HTML instead of just text. The UI does need some refinement especially if using on a tablet (yes I know they have a tablet version now) and it is a hare buggy sometimes.
Since the Xoom I went back to just the stock email app. As it's faster/simpler than Touchdown and prettier. I don't like the fact that you can't tell the stock one to sync more than 30 days worth of emails though. (I have a couple saved folders, that I want it to sync all the saved emails in them). Plus the Stock calendar on the Xoom is much prettier than touchdowns calendar.

It Works
I'm using Touchdown and it works very well. It syncs my email, schedule and contacts. This is one of the apps that convinced me to keep the device.

Another touchdown user here, I'll agree with everyone else in that it's far more functional than the stock exchange client. I can deal with the UI because I go a free license from Moto.

Functional but in serious need of a facelift. Maybe one of our themers from XDA could take on the task.
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I've been using Touchdown since I moved to Android. It has its quirks, but I could never use the stock client since it doesn't support push to folders under the inbox. You have to manually sync those folders.
Coming from BlackBerry, it was the closest I could find to their email functionality (I still miss the email experience from my old 8830). They update pretty often. Buy the license from the market, but download the beta off the website. Just Google "Touchdown beta"

native email app

Has the native email app changed since the S7? Anyone know if it has true threaded messaging?

I hope so. I have tried aquamail and nine email and they both suck compared to stock.

Really? I LOVE nine. Find it amazing but always happy to use stock when it makes sense. What don't you like

km8j said:
Really? I LOVE nine. Find it amazing but always happy to use stock when it makes sense. What don't you like
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I wasnt bashing it. It graphically beautiful. I just prefer the options, menus, and folder structure of stock. Nine was great on battery consumption compared to stock.

Nine has been my choice of app for about 2 years now. It's what got me off of HTC devices (since I very much liked the HTC stock mail app).

+1 for Nine. Been using it for nearly 3 years and it has been flawless.
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The stock apps (including e-mail) are the only ones fully integrated with Gear. They're also better integrated with the rest of Samsung's ecosystem (Scrapbook, S Note, Bixby). The S7 nougat e-mail client was a modernized version of the Note7's. I'm assuming since it was just updated it'll carry over and get a new "lines" icon in keeping with the rest of the S8's updated aesthetics.

I'm coming from the native iPhone email app and think it's rubbish. Is the native Samsung one any good? If not what would you all suggest? I can't remember what app I used to use on my htc.
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running water said:
I'm coming from the native iPhone email app and think it's rubbish. Is the native Samsung one any good? If not what would you all suggest? I can't remember what app I used to use on my htc.
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I personally like it. It's clean and easy to navigate. I use it with Exchange and its a great e-mail client. If you're looking for something more integrated check out Samsung Focus.

I have 3 email accounts. Can it handle them and are they easily identified?
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BarryH_GEG said:
I personally like it. It's clean and easy to navigate. I use it with Exchange and its a great e-mail client. If you're looking for something more integrated check out Samsung Focus.
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Does it have true threaded messaging in and out?

Does Samsung Focus offer polling, not pushing, and true threaded messaging?

BarryH_GEG said:
The stock apps (including e-mail) are the only ones fully integrated with Gear. They're also better integrated with the rest of Samsung's ecosystem (Scrapbook, S Note, Bixby). The S7 nougat e-mail client was a modernized version of the Note7's. I'm assuming since it was just updated it'll carry over and get a new "lines" icon in keeping with the rest of the S8's updated aesthetics.
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What is missing from the none native email app and gear? I currently use S2 with V20 and the email works great.

YellowGTO said:
What is missing from the none native email app and gear? I currently use S2 with V20 and the email works great.
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There is an actual e-mail app on the Gear that syncs with the native phone e-mail app. So you can read messages, mark them read, mark them unread, and reply to them. The Gear app lets you scroll through your entire inbox and has an unread message counter. If you delete an e-mail on your Gear it deletes it on the phone and vice versa. The mail app on the Gear is literally an extension of the full-fledged app on your phone. The Samsung Gear and phone messaging apps have the same level of integration.

Side question anyone know how to move the galaxy native email data to the sd card? I have to carry a pile of email in my pocket. I used to use touchdown so I could relocate the data, but I've switched to hte native app. It used to stink on older devices, but it was fine on the 7 and the integration with other apps is so much more convenient.

I also prefer the stock app. I do have an issue with it, I can't seem to get "push" settings. I have an icloud email address and had push on my iPhone. Is there anyway to get push on this app? Will forwarding to him gmail and using that work?

km8j said:
Does it have true threaded messaging in and out?
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In the default email app settings there is a menu item called "view" under which you have 2 options "standard" and "conversation". The conversation option attempts a threaded view although I am not able to comment on how well the implementation is as I don't use threaded view.

does anyone know why emails from gmail on the native email app (s8+) do not stay deleted? They keep popping up, when marking as read, it does do that fine. (Settings: Gmail Auto, as items are received)

Messages not downloading completely
I just got a Galaxy S8+, and I can't figure out how to get the email app to load the rest of a message. There is one particular sender that I get daily messages from, and for some reason their messages never load completely. On my old S5, I just swiped up, and the app loaded the rest of the message. In the new app, that has no effect.
Any suggestions?

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I just got a Galaxy S8+, and I can't figure out how to get the email app to load the rest of a message. There is one particular sender that I get daily messages from, and for some reason their messages never load completely. On my old S5, I just swiped up, and the app loaded the rest of the message. In the new app, that has no effect.
Any suggestions?
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Try this. Not sure if it is the answer to your issue but give it a go.
Open the email app>menu>click the gear icon>click your email account>scroll down until you see the option "limit retrieval size">select "no limit.