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Question about instant messaging

I notice you can add instant messaging mediums under your profile and other contacts but when you goto click on them to chat with that client it doest do anything. What am I missing? Also is there a way to add pics to your facebook account thru the built in client?
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I do'nt see any IM logins under the standard Add Account screen.
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Edit any one of your contacts, or edit your own profile and you will see a section to add instsnt messaging such as msn,yahoo and aim. Ive put stuff in there and the once done you will see under that contact an option to chat using aim,etc but iy doesnt do anything.
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Trillian is releasing a version for Android (to round out the set with the iPhone, And BlackBerry versions). Maybe a program like that can hook into that information. We should know soon when the beta is released.
http://blog.ceruleanstudios.com/?p=1476

Multiple Accounts on vibrant

I have to emails one is my school g mail the other my personal gmail. I used to have the school one forward messages to the other but that turned into a hassle. I was just wondering if there's anyway to easily switch from one email to the other. Like if there was a widget or something.
Thanks!
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I guess you can use the gmail client for one account and configure the email client to get mails from other gmail account. I use both gmail(thru gmail client) and yahoo mail using the email client. Also I see options in email client to configure more than one account, but haven't tried it. I do not want a combined inbox for more than one account as it will be kinda messy. But you can explore that option too.

Settings - accounts and sync -- add account -- Google account
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Gmail>Menu>Accounts>Add account
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amd_203 said:
Gmail>Menu>Accounts>Add account
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I know how to do this that isn't the problem. My problem is when I get an email I don't automatically which email I'm getting it too. I have to choose the account. I just wish there was a way to separate it right off the bat. Instead of having to go through settings-accounts-email 1/email 2.
Maybe its just wish full thinking.
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Yeah, sorry but there's no way to do that. I think there was on 2.2 when I had a Nexus One but I can't remember. Or you could try Gmail Pop Up on the market.
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I'll see what I can find then let you guys know.
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I people disappoint me...
Google app for main account.
Exchange ActiveSync for the second google account.
Google "Google Sync"
Vibrant can manage multiple exchange accounts, so it will work even if you have another exchange account set up.
HTH!
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Search the market for gmail unread count. Its a widget you can add to your desktop that looks like an icon for gmail and will show the number of emails you have unread for any and ever gmail account set up on your phone. Its very stable and quite customizeable. I have a diff color icon for each of my 3 accounts and it makes keeping track of unread mails and accessing the specific account I want very very easy.
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Theres a sample of mine
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Im not sure if this is what you want. But I also have two gmail accounts, and one quick way for me to go into the right Inbox, is I created a shortcut for each Inbox, using the Gmail Label shortcut, when you create the shortcut, it will ask you which account you would like to use. Then you can rename the shortcut for each inbox to whatever you want, then from the Home screen just click on whatever Inbox. I hope that helps.

duuster said:
Then you can rename the shortcut for each inbox to whatever you want, then from the Home screen just click on whatever Inbox. I hope that helps.
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This us the part I couldn't do, how do I rename the label once its on my home screen??
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Anyone have problems setting up a second Google Account? I've been trying for a few days and keep getting a "Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server" error. I've tried both on WiFi and 3G, in different locations( home, at work, out and about), and still can get my second account linked. I did some digging the settings and found the multiple sign in options, turned all that on, and am able to sign in to both account on the web, but still not on my phone.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!

rkwarner2 said:
Anyone have problems setting up a second Google Account? I've been trying for a few days and keep getting a "Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server" error. I've tried both on WiFi and 3G, in different locations( home, at work, out and about), and still can get my second account linked. I did some digging the settings and found the multiple sign in options, turned all that on, and am able to sign in to both account on the web, but still not on my phone.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
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Same issue. I was able to do this at one point but after JI6 bricking my phone and getting it back with ODIN I have never been able to add multiple accounts. Hopefully someone here has an answer.

Does anyone know how to set up a school account on gmail (my university uses the gmail interface but has its own log in portal). I cant seem to log in through gmail.com (on the phone and desktop browser)

Social networking widget and contacts

Just got my droid 2 global and like it so far except for battery life its a splendid device. I like to social network widget that shows facebook updates, but I don't want it to sync all my facebook contacts to my phone. Is it possible to disable this feature in the widget?
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In contacts/ settings you can disable showing facebook contacts
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Thats what i thought as well, but in my contacts, when i go to settings, all i see is my phone contacts, google and my corporate exchange account. No facebook. In the socia networking account settings twitter has the option to disable contact sync but not facebook

I meant you go to contacts, press menu button and there is this option to 'fade in' or 'fade out'. You click on that and it will give you the option the fade out your facebook contacts. Im not sure whether its called fade in/out since Im coming from a german device.
Could you find it?
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Hide/Show is the setting!!
Thanks so much for helping me and not flaming even though the answer was simple, when switching from iphone 4 to droid some things require a different way of thinking or different approach that is not immediately obvious. So to me i was totally stumped but now i have it just the way i like

I don't see a hide/show setting on my droid 2. Is this because I'm on an original droid 2 and not the global? Id like the facebook contatcs to disappear, especially in the address field when I type a new text message.
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I went to the contacts icon on the bottom of my home screen. Then pressed the menu key and Hide/Show was one of the options. I wish i knew how to take a screen shot for you, but im still trying figreu that out myself.

I have "display group" in my contact settings where I can choose to see only google contacts. But the facebook contacts still show up in all contacts and in the contact field when I type out a new text message.
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what firware are you running on your droid 2?

2.2.30. Maybe there are some bigger software differences between droid 2 and d2 global
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How do I open an email draft I saved?

I hit "save draft" it popped me out
Later I'm back in and there's no drafts folder, not in the outbox...
Lil help?
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What app are you using for email?
If it is gmail, push the inbox button in the top left corner and go to drafts.

I guess its gmail...its whatever the default email app is.
Even though I hit "SAVE DRAFT" I have no drafts folder when I click the top left. I have inbox, trash, outbox (empty) and sent.
Silly thing.....

You guess? It makes a huge difference what app you are using. Is the name of the app gmail or email?

Its says email in the apps drawer...its such a generic looking name I assumed it was a shortcut to "the email app do jour ".... so "email " is the name of the app
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Oh ok thank you. I just set up my account using that app, and I think I got it.
Open the app, press the menu key. Then select folders and look for something with the word "drafts". For me it was GMAIL/Drafts because I have a gmail account. It may be labeled something else if you're using a different provider

Jmoney47,
Thanks for spending time with me and sorry about the delayed response..... unfortunately there was no drafts folder.
But... problem solved!!!!
I am using the messaging widget, and on the opening screen where I can see all my accounts there is a green plus on the title bar top right. When you press that plus you see all of the unsent messages that were partially started. You can either start a new message from there or select any of the partially composed messages and complete them.
It's almost like a generic draft folder for all email clients.... once again the droid o s makes things so easy that they hide in plain sight!
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I'm glad you figured it out

Calendar sync with 2 LG G2's

I'm looking for an app that's syncs the calendar with my girlfriend's one.
Example,
I have a dentist appointment, I schedule it in my calendar.. my girlfriend get's a notification and automaticly adds in her calendar...
Anybode knows which best?
FROM G2 to G2
Thank you

Use the original and just add a invite. One add a second Google account on both phones

tupacpsp said:
I'm looking for an app that's syncs the calendar with my girlfriend's one.
Example,
I have a dentist appointment, I schedule it in my calendar.. my girlfriend get's a notification and automaticly adds in her calendar...
Anybode knows which best?
FROM G2 to G2
Thank you
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https://www.google.com/calendar/render?pli=1
Settings, Calendars
Edit Shared Settings, add girlfriend's gmail to the list with whatever amount of viewing/controlling you want her to have.
She might have to look at her calendar on the phone and make sure your calendar is showing and it has a default notification time. Otherwise, it just works from there.

definately share calendar in google. A nice app to view calendar + widget is acalendar by tapir apps. Definately worth donating, nice developer.
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maydayind said:
Use the original and just add a invite. One add a second Google account on both phones
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khaytsus said:
https://www.google.com/calendar/render?pli=1
Settings, Calendars
Edit Shared Settings, add girlfriend's gmail to the list with whatever amount of viewing/controlling you want her to have.
She might have to look at her calendar on the phone and make sure your calendar is showing and it has a default notification time. Otherwise, it just works from there.
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definately share calendar in google. A nice app to view calendar + widget is acalendar by tapir apps. Definately worth donating, nice developer.
Thank you all for the clear answers!
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