Which ones do you guys think is better?
The google sync via inputting info in active sync or installing the seven application?
Whats the difference anyway?
Seven! Works better, can be used with any type of email.
Google Sync synchronizes contacts and your calender though I have had many experiences when it has duplicated my contacts
What is Seven?
Look on my software thread, type ctrl+f on your keyboard and type in Seven.
Seven is excellent
Only problem I have is that it occasionally drops my Hotmail password. Doesn't do that with other email accounts so maybe it's Microsoft being difficult, wouldn't be a surprise
skyler17 said:
Seven! Works better, can be used with any type of email.
Google Sync synchronizes contacts and your calender though I have had many experiences when it has duplicated my contacts
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One big reason why I'm about to get rid of all exchange info and install seven again. I had the privilege of deleting duplicates.
hmmm...I wasn't expecting the resounding vote for Seven. I've been using Google Sync for while now with no problems. Everything (contacts, calendar, email) is synced with my gmail account so it's easy when I reflash roms to get everything back. And very useful if gmail is your primary webapp for such things from your PC as well...maybe that's what should determine which route you go.
But if I had problems like the above comments...I may feel otherwise. I'll give Seven a look as well to see if there's any benefit for me change.
is Seven for push email only? aren't there a number of ways to get your email? IMAP, or push with google sync or windows live.
To me the kicker is calendar and contacts syncing. I guess combining different apps, ie. seven, myphone, dashwire or something would get you similar features...but google sync is just a couple settings to change.
...If google sync is duplicating your contacts, you can have it not sync contacts and just rely on MyPhone for contacts backup I guess too.
bvone21 said:
is Seven for push email only? aren't there a number of ways to get your email? IMAP, or push with google sync or windows live.
To me the kicker is calendar and contacts syncing. I guess combining different apps, ie. seven, myphone, dashwire or something would get you similar features...but google sync is just a couple settings to change.
...If google sync is duplicating your contacts, you can have it not sync contacts and just rely on MyPhone for contacts backup I guess too.
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Seven does your calendar and contacts too, as well as tasks.
I like keeping my contacts up to date via pc, so whenever I need to change something I'll just go and sync them up
I've gone back and forth between the two several times. (When I flash a new ROM, I start over). I used Seven happily on a Moto 9h for a year, before Google Sync launched.
Generally, I'd prefer to use Google Sync, just to have fewer intermediary programs. For the first few months of Sync, it had some problems compared to Seven -- attachments weren't always delivered, delivery was a few minutes slower. All those seem to have been cleared up, and now I get messages a few seconds before they show up via IMAP on my laptop.
But Seven is still a great option, and I never had a problem with it. It has one idiosyncrasy on the TP2 -- on the little envelope on the Manila e-mail tab, the preview of the e-mail text doesn't show up. You see subject and sender, but have to click for text. I'm not a big fan of that stupid envelope (would much prefer the full preview that seems to be in Manila 2.5), but as long as I'm using it, I want to be able to see the text.
If either one added the ability to flag a message and have it show up as starred in gmail itself, it would tip the scales. What we really need is a simple, reliable, no-fuss way to use push IMAP to sync mail. Until then, either of these will do fine, and also sync calendar and contacts.
I have always wanted to use google sync exclusively since I use a lot of google's services. However one big drawback is when I use google sync to sync my contacts, the contact pictures become very low-res after transfer.
Does Seven have the same problem?
i dont want to use google b/c they keep a never-ending file of data...alas, microsoft is making it sooo hard to stay away from google, when they allow google to sync contacts, calander, and email, when their own hotmail/live fail/refuse to deliver such a mesh of services...
i simply want to use a single service to sync all of the above...Damn you microsoft...!!! DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL...!!!
ctbear said:
I have always wanted to use google sync exclusively since I use a lot of google's services. However one big drawback is when I use google sync to sync my contacts, the contact pictures become very low-res after transfer.
Does Seven have the same problem?
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Is that Google Sync's doing? That is annoying....it didn't occur to me that it was Google Sync doing that. with Manila 2.1 it's pretty annoying since they have those large contact pictures in the contacts tab...not quite noticeable in 2.5...but still
Thanks "Coderedpl" your reply, Seven may be worth a try at least.
Seven Help
I have been trying to get Seven to install on my Tilt 2 but it won't connect. I get to the last step and it just times out and tells me that it is unable to connect. I have checked all the settings and it still won't work. Does anyone have any idea what I have to do to get it to connect. I used Seven on my Kaiser (Tilt 1) and it was perfect. I would appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.
Dave
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I have been trying to get Seven to install on my Tilt 2 but it won't connect. I get to the last step and it just times out and tells me that it is unable to connect. I have checked all the settings and it still won't work. Does anyone have any idea what I have to do to get it to connect. I used Seven on my Kaiser (Tilt 1) and it was perfect. I would appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.
Dave
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They are having problems with their servers. I checked their forums, pissed me off too much so i switched back to active sync setup method
Does Seven allow you to specify times it should connect eg weekdays during working hours excluding weekends?
Thanks for the info on the servers. I checked it out and they should be up soon. I had it working for a couple days and it was nice. I removed the file it put to run on startup so it wouldnt bring me to the seven menu screen everytime I had to soft reses my phone. (Just a tip for anyone who cares and it didnt affect anything.)
Efjay
It allows you schedule times that you dont want it to push (quiet time). You can adjust the hours you want during the week or weekend.
Hi..
A friend of mine owns a htc hero and he wanted to change the gmail account on his phone to a new gmail account he had created.
So he went to applications and did a clear data in the "google apps" and "gmail" applications..
After this, the old account was gone..
fine...
but now when we try to get him to sign in with the new account,
its just not working.
It tell us there is not a good connections to make the sync.
what makes it weird is that there is nothing wrong with the connection.
I can update apps, go to the browser and surf the web.
Also tried it using Wifi..
so the internet connection is just fine
but every time i enter an gmail account, it fails. (tried it via gmail, via market and google accounts)
i also dont see the data connection have much activity when its supposed to sync the account.
so at the moment, there is no gmail account connected to the phone...
anyone have any suggestions?
We want to keep the hard reset as a last resort..
rather avoid doing that if possible.
Would appreciate any help.
Thnx
same
i have the same issues here...
Just updated to biffmod 2.0.1 - Leaving on a jet plane. Everything works great and I had a clean install. I was situating my phone apps etc and I remember I needed to add an appointment to the calendar.
I went to add a calendar event, I get a message:
"/!\ No calendars - You have no calendars."
When i go to the Calendar App> Menu> More> Calendars, i see that i indeed have no calendars.
Is there a fix for this? Cause I kinda need this functioning.
Are you logged into Google?
Is sync is enabled?
If not have you forced calendars to sync lately?
Is there a calendar at https://www.google.com/calendar for you?
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1)Are you logged into Google?
I don't have a data plan but I have done so through wifi.
2)Is sync is enabled?
I manually enable it when I'm at a hotspot on campus.
3)If not have you forced calendars to sync lately?
How do i force calendars to sync?
4)Is there a calendar at google dot com / calendar for you?
There is a calendar associated with the e-mail address I'm using, yes.
Fix
The only way I was able to fix this was to redo the clean install of BiffMod 2.0.1
If anyone is searching for a solution to this problem, I suggest you back your stuff up, wipe it, install your mod of choice from scratch, and re-customized your phone back to the way it was.
I had no option under Accounts & Sync to even sync a calendar.
I've looked all over google and forums and there really is no fix for the problem that anyone has come up with including ADB Pushes. Factory reset that sucker and start from scratch.
Hey guys, I'm having a problem getting gmail to sync both ways in real time.
If I make a change to my inbox in my desktop web browser, it is reflected in Gmail on my phone instantly. However, if I make a change to my inbox in the Gmail mobile app, it doesn't show in my desktop web browser until I manually refresh the inbox on the Gmail mobile app. I've tried several different things including wiping the Gmail app's data, removing and adding back my email account, and looking through all of the account settings and Gmail settings. But, I can't get it working.
Does anyone have any ideas how I can fix this?
Mine has been doing the same, haven't seen a fix yet.
I can not get my contacts and calendar entries in Hotmail to sync with Google Contacts and Calendar.
I have removed and added the Exchange Account. The calendars show in settings in Google Calendar, but not entries appear. Same for contracts.
When I do sync, it looks like it is working and displays a date/time of sync no errors.
When I installed the Outlook APP, they show in that app.
What is up. I think this started with the update to 7.0.1. It worked fine with 6.0.
Help?
I am having the exact same issue. No idea what is going on but being how Contacts and Calendar are sort of a standard "should not be this hard to get working" part of a "Smartphone" especially since it is pretty much just basic Exchange Sync support. It's little times like this that realllly infuriates me with Android. Things that should just work, don't and by the time you realize it sometimes, it just screws everything up or you loose data which Android users that aren't rooted and backing up with a 3rd party app (like Titanium Backup) get completely screwed and show up on Facebook as people that "Lost my Phone, Need Everybody's #" threads.
I put even blame on both Microsoft (for their movement to O365 for Hotmail accounts even) and Google (for just having the ****tiest Exchange integration imaginable for stock android).
I'm on 7 (pure Nexus rom), not on 7.1. Having said that, I've had great luck setting up exchange and outlook accounts using the Mailwise app from the play store. It sets up accounts well, and those accounts can be handled just fine in the accounts area of settings. Also, there is an option to bypass exchange security settings, so that I can avoid having to lock down my phone just to see my wife's work calendar. It may be worth a try for you.
I installed BlueMail which also allows adding and syncing the accounts native, but it is still a pain to always need just another app to do something that should be working natively on the device. Grr
Yep. PIA for sure.