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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!
I hope someone can help me. I've rooted, added Gapps without a problem. I just can't get my Google Contacts to show up.
Is there anyway you do this. I have tried a few Contact.apks to no avail. I've set permissions.
What do you all think?
Thank you,
John
You don't seem to be able to use the Google Contacts app, it doesn't work because it has phone hooks that aren't available on the KF (unless there is a tablet specific version which I haven't seen). You'll need to use the built in Contacts app, which will sync fine with Google if you have the sync adapter.
Here is the version I ripped off my phone - GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk, drop this in /system/app, and set the permissions to rw-r--r--
You are my hero. . . for today. Unless CM7 comes out today.
If you have an Android phone, there are a lot of files you can test out in your KF. I moved a couple files from my Droid 3 to the KF to increase functionality. Including the CalendarSyncService.
Slightly off topic but does anybody know what files handle the "Add shortcut" option in the CarDock? I tried a couple of the Application... files but none worked. Thanks!
One other thing to mention that I've found a fix for is that as well as syncing just "My Contacts", it also syncs "Other Contacts" as well. Other contacts are people you've sent emails to that aren't necessarily in your contacts list already. I just didn't care to see these on my KF, so there is a two step process for getting rid of them if you so desire.
1. Tick and then delete all the "Other Contacts" via the Gmail web interface, making sure that any of the ones you need to keep are created in "My Contacts".
2. In Mail Settings under the General tab there is a setting called "Create contacts for auto-complete". Set this to "I'll add contacts myself".
This should clear the Kindle Fire (assuming you have added the sync apk mentioned above) of the rouge contacts and ensure that any new ones don't get a Contact added under "Other Contacts".
Has anyone gotten this working for the Google Calendar app?
There was some sort of Amazon Calendar.apk and CalendarProvider.apk in the system app folder but I overwrote those with the Google ones from my phone. Maybe I need those original files to get it to work? Can anyone pull them from their system/app folder and upload a copy?
ags29 said:
Has anyone gotten this working for the Google Calendar app?
There was some sort of Amazon Calendar.apk and CalendarProvider.apk in the system app folder but I overwrote those with the Google ones from my phone. Maybe I need those original files to get it to work? Can anyone pull them from their system/app folder and upload a copy?
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Yup, it's working perfectly. Grab the two .apk's from this post and follow the instructions.
Did you rename the google .apks, or just chose to replace the existing Amazon ones when tyring to install? Sorry, I would pull the original Amazon ones for you but I'm at work and left my KF at home. If they're not up by the time I get home I'll put them up.
1 of the 2
ags29 said:
Has anyone gotten this working for the Google Calendar app?
There was some sort of Amazon Calendar.apk and CalendarProvider.apk in the system app folder but I overwrote those with the Google ones from my phone. Maybe I need those original files to get it to work? Can anyone pull them from their system/app folder and upload a copy?
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Here's the CalendarProvider.apk and for some reason I don't have an AmazonCalendar.apk in /system/app. My /data folder is completely empty (unrooted, so idk if that's why it's empty) so it may be in there. Maybe someone else can post that one? If not I'll root again tonight or tomorrow and post it for you.
Sorry, I'm not gonna have time right now. Oh, and btw this is the first time I've tried pulling an .apk off the KF so please let me know if I didn't do it correctly.
It worked, thank you!
Cool, glad I could help.
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Btw, I don't care much for it because I use the Calendar most in Agenda view, but does your month view look like this with an orange Android?
Edit: Nvm, there was a copy of calendar.apk in system/app that wasn't supposed to be there and removing that fixed it
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Btw, I don't care much for it because I use the Calendar most in Agenda view, but does your month view look like this with an orange Android?
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Woah, no it doesn't. It's just the standard month view.
tried this and follow every step, still can't get contacts and calendar to sync.
gmail doens't really sync either, have to manually refresh each time. is it because I have an account set up under the default email client?
I have copied the calendar sync adapter and contacts sync adapter to /system/app and chmod 0644 it. then i rebooted and installed calendar.apk normally. doesn't appear to work.
gmail I have the option for sync for my email set to on, but I don't think it's working.
Am I missing something? Market is working fine, apps install normally.
Are you sure that the permissions for the GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk and GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk files in system/app look like this..?
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Are you sure that the permissions for the GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk and GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk files in system/app look like this..?
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What app is that that you are using to change permissions? thanks.
It's Root Explorer (a must have for root users).
Does this work?
chaose said:
tried this and follow every step, still can't get contacts and calendar to sync.
gmail doens't really sync either, have to manually refresh each time. is it because I have an account set up under the default email client?
I have copied the calendar sync adapter and contacts sync adapter to /system/app and chmod 0644 it. then i rebooted and installed calendar.apk normally. doesn't appear to work.
gmail I have the option for sync for my email set to on, but I don't think it's working.
Am I missing something? Market is working fine, apps install normally.
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For Calendar: When you go into Menu>More>Calendars are the calendars your trying to sync visible and synced? It took a few minutes for my events to properly load up.
Gmail: From inbox, Menu>Accounts>Menu>Account settings>[email protected] and make sure Gmail is selected (as well as any other google servies you want synced). My gmail was turned off initially. I also made the mistake of thinking Menu>More>Settings was the only sync option for gmail.
Don't have contacts set up, sorry.
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Don't have contacts set up, sorry.
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My experience is, after setting amazon's default e-mail app,
gmail.app also can use contacts.
But I don't know which one app works.
Maybe either GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk or amazon contacts works.
Does anyone get a grey bar at the top of their Google Calendar that partially covers the first row of dates in the month view and the midnight hour block in the other views? How do I get rid of it?
I am also struggling with calendar sync. My other apps recognize my account (gmail/reader/music), but my calendars don't show up in settings.
Device is rooted, permissions applied, and contacts are synced.
I have a T-Mobile Motorola Defy that I have moved over to the Walmart Family Talk network (operated by T-Mobile). I am new to android but have a programming background.
I rooted the phone using SuperOneClick in an attempt to delete the bloatware but it does not appear to be working. Although Superuser is installed, there are no applications populated in the list and no way to populate them so I am not sure what I am doing wrong here.
I tried the following alternatives to delete the bloatware:
I went into Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > All > Blockbuster but the uninstall button is still greyed out so I am unable to uninstall it.
I opened the Moto Phone Portal console on my PCand went into the file manager but I do not see any of the bloatware applications to delete and cannot find any subdirectories that contain these applications.
So the question is... now that the phone is rooted, how do I delete the bloatware?
Ideally I would like to delete: AppPack, Blockbuster, DriveSmart, Kindle, Lookout Security & Antivirus, Music, News, News & Weather, Phone Portal, Slacker, Social Networking, T-Mobile My Account, TeleNav GPS Navigator for TMO, T-Mobile Visual Voicemail, Voice Command, and Voice Search. If you know of a reason why I should not delete one of these, please let me know.
In addition, I would like to remove the T-mobile account since it is always trying to sync and is unable as I am on the Walmart plan instead. Any information as to how to remove this account without deleting everything on my phone and restoring to factory settings would be appreciated.
You need an application like RootExplorer or Titanium Backup (or both). With RootExplorer you will be able to see not only your SD card content, but the internal memory of your phone.
All apps are located in /system/app - just go to this folder and delete the application you need to get rid.
NB - deleting applications might not be the smartest thing to do, as there are many apps that are related to other - important ones. For example, a coworker of mine deleted Yahoo messenger, as (in his opinion) he was not using it, but it is neccessary for the contacts app, so after deleting it, he was unable to access any of his contacts - the app was force closing right after trying to open it.
A safer way is to use TitaniumBackup to just "freeze" an app and make sure it is not going to cause troubles. This way, if you need to restore it, you can just do so...
And even this is probably not gonna give you the desired results. I would just recommend using any of the custom ROM's that are out there - stable and fast, and all Motorola's bloatware has been removed.
make sure you clear data before deleting apps just in case..
I installed the K-9 email app on my tablet. It seemed like the native app (titled 'Email') was causing some syncing problems, so I disabled it, or so I thought. When I realized that the syncing issue was probably not related to the Email app, I went to reactivate it, but I could not find it anywhere; I looked in Settings > Apps > All, but didn't find it.
I'm not sure what happened, though I'm pretty darn sure I didn't uninstall the app (someone on another thread said you can't uninstall the native Android/Google-supplied apps only disable them)
So can anyone take a stab and telling me what may have happened here? And how I might be able to get the app reinstalled on my Tablet.
As an aside, there are some things that I really like about K-9 email app over the native one, mostly that it has a 'select all' feature, so I can more easily select emails in the Trash folder to delete them. The native app only let you select emails one at a time--even in the Trash and Spam folders--which was a royal pain in the toosh. One downside to K-9 is it doesn't seem that the Trash folder is synced up to the Trash folder on my ISP's server. I can delete emails in the trash folder in K-9, but they are still waiting there for me when I view them back on my PC in either webmail or in Thunderbird. Not sure why this is happening, but it only seems to be true for the Trash folder.
Best, David
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I installed the K-9 email app on my tablet. It seemed like the native app (titled 'Email') was causing some syncing problems, so I disabled it, or so I thought. When I realized that the syncing issue was probably not related to the Email app, I went to reactivate it, but I could not find it anywhere; I looked in Settings > Apps > All, but didn't find it.
I'm not sure what happened, though I'm pretty darn sure I didn't uninstall the app (someone on another thread said you can't uninstall the native Android/Google-supplied apps only disable them)
So can anyone take a stab and telling me what may have happened here? And how I might be able to get the app reinstalled on my Tablet.
As an aside, there are some things that I really like about K-9 email app over the native one, mostly that it has a 'select all' feature, so I can more easily select emails in the Trash folder to delete them. The native app only let you select emails one at a time--even in the Trash and Spam folders--which was a royal pain in the toosh. One downside to K-9 is it doesn't seem that the Trash folder is synced up to the Trash folder on my ISP's server. I can delete emails in the trash folder in K-9, but they are still waiting there for me when I view them back on my PC in either webmail or in Thunderbird. Not sure why this is happening, but it only seems to be true for the Trash folder.
Best, David
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If all you did was disable the app from the App Info page, you'll find it in one of two places.
a) If you're running Android 4.3, the furthest list to the right in the Apps settings menu will be Disabled apps.
b) If you're not, then scroll to the very bottom of the list and you should see any disabled apps there.
Re-installing Email app
Thanks for info. I did look in the apps 'all' list and Email is not there, so it looks like--despite my best intentions--I did delete the app. I wonder if there's a way of re-installing it? From what I've read, it is not an app that's been made available on its own by Google. Maybe there's a place I can request it?
In the mean time, I still have K-9 email app, which is working, but has some quirks to it.
Best, David
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If all you did was disable the app from the App Info page, you'll find it in one of two places.
a) If you're running Android 4.3, the furthest list to the right in the Apps settings menu will be Disabled apps.
b) If you're not, then scroll to the very bottom of the list and you should see any disabled apps there.
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freedda said:
Thanks for info. I did look in the apps 'all' list and Email is not there, so it looks like--despite my best intentions--I did delete the app. I wonder if there's a way of re-installing it? From what I've read, it is not an app that's been made available on its own by Google. Maybe there's a place I can request it?
In the mean time, I still have K-9 email app, which is working, but has some quirks to it.
Best, David
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That really shouldn't be possible. The stock e-mail app is installed to /system, so you can roll back any (of the non-existent) updates or disable it, but not uninstall it by default. What exactly are you running on your tablet right now?
Use a file explorer (ES File Explorer) and navigate to the /system/app directory and check to see if the email apk is there. If not, then you must somehow have uninstalled it. If that's the case, then here are the links to Email.apk and Exchange2.apk. Move them to /system/app and set permission to rw-r--r--
http://db.tt/vOwdMNPh
http://db.tt/oktx8ekd
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Hey all,
I attached my gmail account to the gmail app in my rooted nook. Now, I'm finding that I'm eating a lot more battery life than I used to. I'm guessing it has to do with the work of syncing the google mail. The problem, is that in the app, whenever I get into the settings area for controlling the account, the nook reboots. I'm not sure why.
I'd love to disable the gmail app or otherwise keep it from updating, but I can't get at it from any menus on the device. I was thinking ADB, but I'm open to other ideas.
AN IMPORTANT POINT: I don't want to remove my google account from the device, because I'm loading apps via the Market that way. I just want to stop the gmail mail account app from eating my battery through it's activity!
Something is fishy about that Gmail installation. Maybe try reinstalling the app? Or if you used the GappsAttack (or whatever), just redo that.
Failing that, you can disable the apps (as I did when Gmail kept failing to send mail without deleting the accounts and adding them anew--a known issue with older versions of the app) by renaming the apk files as .old or .bak or something. To do that you will need a Root Browser of some sort (like the free app of the same name). Then go to system/app and there rename Gmail.apk and GmailProvider.apk
When I was using Gmail I had it set to check "never", meaning I could check manually when I wanted. Now that I am using the Email.apk provided by NFHimself here I have it set the same way and it works great--all the time.