How to check email every 5 minutes? - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have my email set up (pop3) which works but I have to manually refresh to get the S4 to check for emails.
I do have it sent to autosync every 5 minutes as I assumed this would then check the email every 5 minutes but it doesn't
I have just come over from having an iphone 4s....was easy enough to set up on there but this s4 Im just not used to!
If anyone is able to help I would appreciate it as I need regular email updates for my business and dont really want to have to do it manually all the time.

Which email provider do you have?

Its my own webhosting that I use.

Sizer said:
Its my own webhosting that I use.
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Not too sure if this will work, but we'll give it a try anyways.
Go into your email account,
bottom left button to bring up the sub menu,
Settings
select your email account
look for anything of "sync" option and enable it
Other things to consider
Settings
Data Usage
bottom left button to bring up the sub menu,
UNTICK "Restrict background data"
TICK "Auto sync data"
Finally, make sure that the Sync option is enabled from the notification panel.
Hopefully some of this stuff makes sense.
Good luck

All the other settings were ok, this one did the job though : TICK "Auto sync data"
Thank you very much!!

Great stuff!
No more excuses about not getting emails now!

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[Q] Email Setup on Rogers branded x10a

This might be a stupid question but the built in email client doesn't let me select manual or next after inputting my email and password.
Gmail works fine and I have all my mail routed through that account anyways, but want to know how to set this up so those messages are integrated to Timescape.
It's as if the two buttons 'Manual' and 'Next' are greyed out. Not sure if this is because the phone is branded (although I don't see why that would be the case) or maybe I just don't know what I'm doing .
Any ideas/help would be appreciated!
mikegia said:
This might be a stupid question but the built in email client doesn't let me select manual or next after inputting my email and password.
Gmail works fine and I have all my mail routed through that account anyways, but want to know how to set this up so those messages are integrated to Timescape.
It's as if the two buttons 'Manual' and 'Next' are greyed out. Not sure if this is because the phone is branded (although I don't see why that would be the case) or maybe I just don't know what I'm doing .
Any ideas/help would be appreciated!
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Hey i wouldnt say branded, but you sure your email is typed properly. And when you set up your emails with the default email app it gets automatically configured into timescape. IF you want to add gamil to timescape you have to config your gmail account with the default email app. If you do just turn off the notifications in the gmail app.
Thanks for the reply.
Yea, I'm sure the email is right and I can't even hit the next button to get to the stage where it tries automatic setup (I assume, I've never been able to use the button so I can't say ha). Also, the 'Manual' button on that screen doesn't let me click it either.
Basically, I'm pretty sure both buttons should be blue and I should be able to hit them, but after putting in mail ID and password they stay grey and untouchable.
Very strange, I don't get it!
Solved
Well, solved might be the wrong word. But I figured out what I was doing wrong.
I think the first account setup had to be through the settings screen from inside Timescape settings and not through the Email client itself (didn't even work when I hit 'Add Account' in the spline GUI though, had to be in that settings menu for some reason).
Now I can add other accounts properly and do that right through the Email app itself.
Strange hiccup in the setup... at least, that's the only thing I did differently this time to have it work.
Anyways, whether that was actually the problem or I was doing something else wrong that hasn't crossed my mind I'm really not sure (seems like an odd way to have to set this thing up considering the Add Account button on the spline GUI should have taken me through the correct setup you'd think! But, at the very least it's working now ha)
Never been so excited to see blue, touchable buttons.

Gmail not working

I don't know if this a problem with gmail its self or my phone but gmails keep getting stuck in out box and not sending and when deleting read emails they somehow reappear in my inbox as if I didn't delete them.
Sometimes I can't view all my emails, it says ( 1 ) for example but it won't show it no matter how many times i refresh. I have my gmail account synced with SE sync and I'm really puzzled to why this is happening. Anyone else got the same?
Iv tried doing a master reset twice this week on the phone ( x10i with latest fw r2ba26 rooted ) and this has not helped.
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I had the same problems and I found out eventually what has been causing them.
I will try to explain, but keep in mind, my english are not perfect!
So, Gmail works via the Google Cloud, which means that you need to be constantly connected to the internet so that you can get notification and/or send mails. Under Settings>Synchronisation the Gmail should be ticked in order for that to work.
However, if you don't want to use the cloud thing (untick the Gmail option), you can still use Gmail.
But in that case, you need to manually ask Gmail to connect to the internet.
So, after composing a mail and hitting Send, you need to press the Menu button and choose Refresh. That way your mail will be sent.
The same applies when you delete an email. You need to hit Refresh for that too.
Also, after reading an email, you should hit Refresh in order for it to be marked are read.
As for the "unread" mails that don't show up, sometimes they "get stuck" in the cloud and not marked as read, after you have actually opened them.
If you open Gmail on your PC, or on your phone's browser, you will see the mail that hasn't been marked as read.
Hope I helped!
I understand what you are saying, your english is fine The thing is i do have gmail sync turned on within the settings and even if i keep pressing refresh nothing happens about the ones which i delete or have read, makes absolutly no differnce apart from anything i deleted will come up as unread again.
I have just reflashed my phone with SEUS and 'repaired' so we'll see if that helps.
Thanks for the quick reply by the way
While googling your issue, I came across this interesting discussion, take a look!
And to save you a little time from reading, someone said that this solved the problem:
I was final able to fix this by doing the following:
Settings>Applications>Manage applications>All>
Then scroll down to 'Gmail' and select it
Then select 'Clear Data'
When you next open Gmail it will re-sync your mail. It cleared up my problem. This wipes out all of your Gmail settings, so you will need to set up your ringtone and notification options if you had made any customizations.
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Thanks very much I have just finished flashing and have set up everything how it was before. I shall do that now.
Thank god for titanium back up lol

How do I STOP getting e-mail on my EVO?

Hello-
How do I get my EVO to stop automatically getting e-mail for me? I went into settings to look for some menu selection to make it stop, but under "peak times" it makes you select at least one day, and under "off peak times" it makes you select at least once a day. I only want it to get my e-mail when I manually select the "refresh" button.
Thanks!
Go to settings, accounts & sync, google account, gmail, uncheck 'sync'
We're comin from a pure power source.
Go to settings > account & sync and remove auto-sync
Edit : You beat me while page loading slow
Lol, at least we both had a solution
We're comin from a pure power source.
If your rooted you can also delete the gmail app.
phatmanxxl said:
If your rooted you can also delete the gmail app.
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All through the above, thanks! I didn't think to check the settings section, I was looking through the e-mail settings.
Are there any unintended consequences of unchecking the "background data" and "auto sync" selections in the "accounts and sync" section of settings?
Youre welcome. A lot of apps use backround data to update, like weather, the market and other various stuff. There's no downside, things just wont update automatically
We're comin from a pure power source.

3 issues

1- when I make a calendar appointment it defaults to my work Microsoft Exchange calendar as opposed to my gmail calendar.
How do I make my gmail the default calendar?
2- I use swype but lately it seems to be gltiched.
Lets say I have swyped the word hello and then pressed SEND in the chat program (Whats app).
Instead of the suggestion box clearing, it'll show me all possible suggestions for the word hello. Like Heli, Jello, Help and so on.
The problem is the other person i am chatting with sees me as "typing...." and waits for me to finish talking to respond. Whereas I have finished but this gltich is fooling the system. I wanted to clear the cache or something but couldn't (maybe because it is a system app?).
3- I use Dolphin Browser Mini. Most of the time when I long pause on a link (to get the menu to open - open in background - bookmark link - save link), I won't get this pop up menu. Instead I will get the smaller menu (select text - gesture - fullscreen - close tab). Even though I am positive I am long pressing on a link not on a blank space on a webpage.
Thanks guys!
Well i can only help you on the first point but give you some info in the others:
When you make a calendar appointment in s-planner the first box (above title) is to change where you want it to be synced. Justo choose the one you need.
In swype or other introduction method you have the option to let it give you hints, disable them but you mustn't make an erro in your typing/swyping. I don't use swype so it's just an idea...
I tried dolphin browser and deleted the app just because of it, still using stock browser on my note.
Hope it helped or gave you some ideas
becosemsaida
becosemsaida said:
Well i can only help you on the first point but give you some info in the others:
When you make a calendar appointment in s-planner the first box (above title) is to change where you want it to be synced. Justo choose the one you need.
In swype or other introduction method you have the option to let it give you hints, disable them but you mustn't make an erro in your typing/swyping. I don't use swype so it's just an idea...
I tried dolphin browser and deleted the app just because of it, still using stock browser on my note.
Hope it helped or gave you some ideas
becosemsaida
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In regards to te calendar, yes I realize that I can change it at the time of creating an entry but it defaults to MS Exchange. I want to change default to gmail as I use that 99% of the time.
I don't want to turn of swype suggestions because they are useful. I need to know how to re-install or clear the data in swype because its not working properly.
Can you go to your phone settings>applications>manage applications and go to the exchange app and select "clear defaults"?
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Markuzy said:
Can you go to your phone settings>applications>manage applications and go to the exchange app and select "clear defaults"?
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yeah I'm not your guinea pig. I am not doing that.
CorruptedSanity said:
In regards to te calendar, yes I realize that I can change it at the time of creating an entry but it defaults to MS Exchange. I want to change default to gmail as I use that 99% of the time.
I don't want to turn of swype suggestions because they are useful. I need to know how to re-install or clear the data in swype because its not working properly.
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I changed only once???????
Regarding swype, go the definitions of text input and click on the mini widget and define your language and other stuff,clear your dictionary, reboot note.
As of gmail being standard: definitions --- accounts and sync --- open you preferred email account--- defintitions----again choose preferred account--- check the box "preferred mail account" (or similiar, it's the second box). At the end of the page mark sync. agenda and task......
back to homescreen and try it out. Sync your e-mail accounts first..
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yeah I'm not your guinea pig. I am not doing that.
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So, if you are not trying solutions, why ask for help?
clear defaults will do no harm, the system will only ask the next time it calls a function/program for you to choose the action to take, and will let you choose the default again.
becosemsaida said:
I changed only once???????
Regarding swype, go the definitions of text input and click on the mini widget and define your language and other stuff,clear your dictionary, reboot note.
As of gmail being standard: definitions --- accounts and sync --- open you preferred email account--- defintitions----again choose preferred account--- check the box "preferred mail account" (or similiar, it's the second box). At the end of the page mark sync. agenda and task......
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The swype thing didnt work.
And I can't follow your steps for the gmail issue. When I go to Accounts & Sync I see all my emails there. There is no "definitions" option nor s there "preferred mail account". I don't see these items.
Borisdmitri said:
So, if you are not trying solutions, why ask for help?
clear defaults will do no harm, the system will only ask the next time it calls a function/program for you to choose the action to take, and will let you choose the default again.
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Because you seemed unsure. It was like "hey try this, it may work, or it may not".
Now it seems clearer after you explained that it will ask me to take an action the next time i run the app. Thanks.

How to get notifications from E-Mail App?

Hi guys.
When I first got my S4, I decided to use G-Mail like I normally do. I turned off the notifications for the stock E-Mail program on the device, and used G-Mail.
Now I want to switch back to the stock E-Mail app. However, I can't figure out how to get the notifications back on. I tried going into the settings on the program, but it looks like "E-Mail notifications" is checked, so it should be working.
I went to the App manager and checked out the info for Email under the "All" tab. The "Show Notifications" has a greyed out checkmark next to it. Not sure why it's not green, but shouldn't it still work? Not sure why it's not giving me notifications.
When you went to email settings, did you click on your email addy to get to the rest of the settings? Just asking.
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When you went to email settings, did you click on your email addy to get to the rest of the settings? Just asking.
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Yes, I did. You know what though? I just got a notification for an Email. I guess I was just surprised that it took so long. Took about an hour, it seemed. I tested G-Mail and it seems like it takes 3-5 minutes at most to get a notification for an e-mail I changed the settings in the default Email program to sync every 15 minutes.. I'm thinking that should make the notifications come more often. I wish it had G-Mail speed though. Main reason I want to use the Samsung program is for the SmartScreen features. Hopefully there will be a G-Mail app w/ SmartScreen support soon.
the Gmail app will push emails down. The standard doesn't do that for gmail unless you set it up as an exchange account, and instead poll's the server at a set interval that you can select.
rkennison said:
the Gmail app will push emails down. The standard doesn't do that for gmail unless you set it up as an exchange account, and instead poll's the server at a set interval that you can select.
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It would be nice if I could select 5 minutes, but the minimum is 15 minutes apparently. How would I set it up as an exchange account?
Add a new exchange account to sync with. Where it asks for server, use m.google.com. Your username / password are the same as normal. Thats all
rkennison said:
Add a new exchange account to sync with. Where it asks for server, use m.google.com. Your username / password are the same as normal. Thats all
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Hmm I tried doing this but I'm getting a Setup could not finish message "Unable to connect to server". I tried to make an exchange account and it automatically chose m.google.com. I used my normal username/PW. Not sure what the deal is. Do I need some kind of certificate?
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