I've been looking without success for a third-party email app which has similar support to the Aria's HTC email one. I want a single app to access IMAP, POP3 and Exchange 2010 (ActiveSync) servers, but haven't found any other than the stock HTC. Touchdown supports ActiveSync but doesn't support POP/IMAP. MailDroid supports POP and IMAP but only supports Exchange 2007 (WebDAV).
I rather like the HTC app, but it requires Sense and therefore can't be used on CM6 roms, etc.
Stretch goal - support contacts and calendar synced with desktop Outlook, as well as Exchange 2010 server. Not interested in using Google servers btw.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
I use the K9 email app. I'm not sure if it supports Exchange. Try it out.
Thanks, hadn't seen K9 before. Unfortunately it only supports Exchange va WebDAV so no go for me. When setting up, it doesn't report any kind of error in fact, but then it fails to fetch anything and starts reporting "bad character in mailbox name" (for Inbox!). So it seems more than a little buggy.
Is there really only one solution for Exchange 2010 on Android?
Touchdown for Exchange
Did you check out Touchdown? It looks promising, but my corporate IT hasn't authorized it yet, so I haven't been able to sync yet.
Like others I've discovered HTC Mail isn't compatible with Hotmail's Exchange ActiveSync (Gmail Exchange ActiveSync works fine).
I've installed Touchdown but dislike the interface (it's also 20 bucks!) and also Improved Mail (v1.75) which also works fine but:
1. You cannot Move e-mails into another folder
2. Unlike HTC Mail it doesn't show the amount of unread e-mails on the home screen shortcut.
3. And the killer: It support HTML e-mails. How can a modern e-mail app not support HTML e-mails?
Are there any other Exchange ActiveSync e-mail apps I can use instead? Where can I download the Google Nexus One e-mail app?
K-9 mail.
mail droid?
celestialspring said:
K-9 mail.
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Thanks but this only works with Exchange 2003 not Exchange ActiveSync:
http://code.google.com/p/k9mail/wiki/K9MailAndExchange
I've only just discovered this because I've spent the last 30 mins trying to get it to connect and it keeps timing out.
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Thanks but this only works with Exchange 2007.
Anyone? Thanks
how about Moxier Mail...
http://www.moxier.com/mail/
looks nicer than TouchDown.. although when i tested Moxier (2.7) it didnt support HTML emails on Ex.2003 unlike Touchdown.
Moxier also appears to hold the downloaded emails on the phone memory so ran out quite quickly.. Maybe 2.8 is better now. havent tried.
for now i use TouchDown when i'm away from the office.
Thanks Kazgor.
I've just installed v2.5 and it doesn't support HTML e-mail on Exchange ActiveSync either. I cannot find a newer version. What is it with HTML support?
It's no good, if it doesn't support HTML e-mail. Pity as otherwise it looks good.
Give Roadsync a try - works fine for me although needs some improvement to match the Symbian version...
I was reading another thread on this earlier this week on xda and this link was in it. It describes how to load the normal android email app. Its for 2.2. I don't know If this supports what you need.
http://digiex.net/computing-section...tc-desire-google-nexus-one-android-2-2-a.html
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Thanks guys. I've now tried:
1. Native Nexus One E-mail App
2. Improved E-Mail v1.75 (not the new v2.00 yet)
3. Touch Down
4. RoadSync
And all work perfectly fine with Hotmail's Exchange ActiveSync but none support HTML e-mail. RoadSync says it does in it's text in the market and the owner of Improved Mail says it's also supported.
So I'm thinking this is a bug with Hotmail's Exchange ActiveSync.
I've also discovered on the Improved E-Mail website (www.mwebster.us) that moving mail when using Hotmail's Exchange ActiveSync won't sync this back to the server, due to Microsoft’s implementation of Exchange ActiveSync. Great!
Thanks cjm1979. I tried that awhile ago and the same problem. Incidentally, if that really is the Native Nexus One e-mail program, it's identical to Improved E-mail. Leading me to believe, Google licensed it from the owner.
So right now, as I need HTML e-mail more than Exchange ActiveSync. I'm using the HTC Mail app with POP3 .
I've received a rather interesting reply from the owner of Improved E-Mail, regarding HTML E-mail and Moving e-mail between folders not working:
"I think the problem is that the Hotmail activesync is based on Exchange 2003 (Why I have no idea - that's 2 versions ago), and it does not send html mail to mobiles, at least to most email apps I know of - I think this may be a server side issue, but I still plan on looking at it, since I'd like to be able to receive html from other account types as well.
It *should* support marking/unmarking and deleting and having that propagate to the server. I was going to verify but I can't setup my hotmail account right now for some reason.
Also remember, hotmail doesn't 'officially' support Android yet, so maybe things will get better."
I've been using the Seven client on mine. It works with Hotmail and Exchange, with minimal configuration (less than a regular client). Not even sure if it's using Exchange ActiveSync as it has a dedicated hotmail option that works perfectly well with push mail and displays as HTML. The Exchange option asks for the webmail URL (actual URL, not just mail server) and also works perfectly well.
Hotmail option syncs contacts but doesn't offer the option to sync calendar.
Exchange option syncs all 3.
The contact search function is fairly unresponsive, as in I searched for a contact and waited ages and gave up.
The widget is very rudimentary. It takes up half the screen and shows the last 3 Exchange emails. Doesn't give me any option to choose which account it displays email for, so effectively no widget for my hotmail.
It doesn't really come close to the standard HTC mail app, other than actually working for hotmail which the HTC doesn't...
Hope this helps?
I am keen to find an alternative for HTC mail as well. I am still using my Windows Mobile 6.5 phone and no hotmail is one of the main reasons why!
Thanks Mitel.
How can I get hold of Seven Client? I cannot find it on the Market place.
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The Exchange option asks for the webmail URL (actual URL, not just mail server) and also works perfectly well.
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Can you get this working with Hotmail? I enter https://m.hotmail.com and it errors saying:
"An error occured. Please try again (100)."
Interestingly the Gmail option does offer Contacts + Calendar. Only Contacts for Hotmail, like you say. It's a brilliant application but has some problems:
1. There is no Shortcut option, so you have to open the App from the Home screen and then it takes another tap to go to my Gmail or Hotmail Inbox.
2. Because of this, the App shortcut doesn't display the Unread e-mail count.
3. The Sent folder for both Hotmail and Gmail is local only. It's impossible to either display, sync or even have e-mails sent in Hotmai's Sent Items or Gmail's Sent Mail folder. Odd!
4. If e-mail needs to be truncated it displays as Plain Text and if it doesn't need truncating, it displays as HTML (if relevant). I'd prefer all html e-mails displays as html regardless but to get the option to switch to html you have to scroll to the bottom of e-mails and some newsletters are really long. There is no option to set if e-mail is displayed as plain text of html as default.
5. As said, the widget is weak but I don't use the widget for e-mails, so this doesn't bother me.
6. It's Push Mail only. The HTC Desire's battery doesn't sadly allow me the luxury of Push Mail.
The last one is a deal breaker. It's a shame as the setup is so easy (for Gmail/Hotmail it's just the username/password) and the interface is really well thought out. The unified inbox works well too. The search function works fine for me, pulling in contacts from the phone, sim card, gmail (if relevant) and hotmail (if relevant).
I didn't bother trying the Seven IM app because it only supports Gtalk and MSN. I need both MSN and Facebook Chat/IM support.
You can download the combined Seven E-Mail + IM App from here: http://community.seven.com/main.php
I downloaded the seven app version 23.41.6437_3_z7-android2x.apk
The IM for MSN works for me but I can't do any email.....
NO:
hotmail
gmail
yahoo
exchange
I wiped my phone a couple times. Still nothing. Stock EVO....
got roadsync, works nice
Here I come to hijack a thread for a device I didn't own but stumbled across as I was googling Android email apps.
In case you weren't aware, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the email apps or the way they connect to Hotmail using the exchange protocol.
It's purely that Hotmail Exchange via m.hotmail.com doesn't support HTML yet - it's a Microsoft issue. Will they ever implement it - who knows? But the fact remains if you want your Hotmail in HTML format then you're stuck with connecting via POP3 for the moment.
HTH.
Does HTML e-mail work on supported devices like the iPhone?
It works in Touch Down on Android but the UI is pretty ugly. I understand this bends the Exchange ActiveSync rules to support it. Why MS are using Exchange 2003 is strange.
No, HTML Hotmail is a no-go regardless of the device or app you are using. Hotmail simply does not support HTML over their Exchange connection, only POP3.
If you are asking about straightforward HTML in your email when connecting to say a corporate exchange account, then yes, obviously depending on the app and version of exchange.
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HTML e-mail does work using Touch Down though. I've seen it myself (make sure you're using the latest version, it didn't use to work). That is HTML e-mail using Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync, not corporate Exchange.
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HTML e-mail does work using Touch Down though. I've seen it myself (make sure you're using the latest version, it didn't use to work). That is HTML e-mail using Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync, not corporate Exchange.
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Huh, well I never. I guess I'll have to try it.
Have been having a strange problem with emails using Exchange (with Advanced Mail for multiple Exchange Accounts) on my DHD.
For some reason not every email is syncing. My mobile will often be missing emails but they are there in my inbox both on my PC and via OWA so the emails are definitely on the server.
It's also not the most recent emails so it's not related to a delayed sync of any sort.
Any suggestions on troubleshooting?
Thanks
I never figured out to sync correctly with Exchange...
I recently installed "improved email" and it workday better. Not perfect but better!
Sometime it out of sync for hours and sometime well synchronized. Cannot really understand. However I can always send email. I use it also to sync calendar but never tried for contacts.
Give it a try its free.
Hope it helps.
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are your peek times configured correctly
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yes they are: every 10 min
FIXED
See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9693816#post9693816
So the factory email client is driving me crazy with msn and hotmail. You have to scroll to the bottom of the screen for almost every e-mail to very any if the pics or really the real email. Is there a setting I am missing or something. If not what is the best email client for msn and hotmail.
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Nothing?
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So the factory email client is driving me crazy with msn and hotmail. You have to scroll to the bottom of the screen for almost every e-mail to very any if the pics or really the real email. Is there a setting I am missing or something. If not what is the best email client for msn and hotmail.
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Try Kaiten (successor to K9). It's my favorite allaround email client and handles pop, imap, and exchange equally well. Simple UI that just works as expected. Great dev that keepa it ipdated as android changes.
My preferred email client is enhanced email. supports exchange push and of course imap. Not free, but when I got this phone it was the best available for the price IMO.
My Note10 has not arrived yet so I can not comment on performance/compatibility with it.
swyped from my MIUI powered Defy (WIUI-2.5.27Plus+ES+V6)
Some of my problems with the email clients are msn/hotmail issues. I want a app that will display whole email every time including pics and keep email in sync with my computer ie. (mark read and delete) I am using live Mail on my computer. I have not found what I am looking for so far.
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The stock e-mail client's actually pretty powerful. It looks kind of cartoonish but works well. Set up your MSN and/or Hotmail accounts using ActiveSync. In the stock clients settings add a new account and put in your MSN/Hotmail e-mail address(es) and then click next. On the page that comes up click "manual settings" and select ActiveSync. The fields should be pre-populated. If they're not try these settings...
http://windowslive.ninemsn.com.au/h...hotmails-new-push-email-service-now-available
If they don't work do a Google search and see if you can find anything newer. The advantage of this is that you'll get your e-mail via push and not have to have mutliple e-mail clients running. I disable the GMail app and receive mail via push using ActiveSync in the stock client. That way all my e-mail's in one place and color coded. The stock e-mail widget's nothing to write home about but its workable.
I tried all that but still have to scroll to the bottom of each email and select load more information to get anything but the unreadable message. Not sure if this is hotmail of the email app. Any ideas?
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Is there a POP3 App that will leave the emails on the server (so that MS outlook can download them)
I looked at K9 but I did not see that option.
Thank you!
The default email app will do this by default. In fact, it won't delete anything unless you change the incoming mail setting to delete either on download or on delete from the app's inbox.
Open your account settings and check out the incoming mail settings.
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USE I-MAP...
I have always had trouble with pop accounts not following the leave copy on server . I map will use a bit more data but will sync your email across all devices..
imap is the way to go
If you have the option of using IMAP, sure. Some providers don't give you that option (Earthlink for one) or you don't want 5 different "Inbox" folders in your mail client. Or maybe your provider really limits your mailbox size. Nothing wrong with POP, its just a tool.
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