Hello, we use ActiveSync to push out email to our company's Galaxy S5 phones. We have our users use the built in Samsung email app. However, we are noticing that the built in email app strips some formatting from the email that our previous phones (Droid MAXX) and the new gMail app don't strip. I took some screen shots of the same email being viewed in both the gMail app and the stock email app: http://imgur.com/a/gW0GI
The stock app seems to be stripping some of the formatting like font size, boldness, color, etc. But most importantly, it is stripping the ability to click on URL links. For example, the gMail app allows the user to follow the "Tell us how we're doing:" link but the stock one does not.
Is there a setting we're missing?
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Does anyone else find it a little strange that on a google phone that the standard email app allows you to pinch and zoom in emails, but the gmail app (or the mobile site for that matter) don't?! If I get an email with a large embedded image there seems to be no way to do this.
On a separate note, why has the third swype page with the cursor arrows gone? That was really useful when you're trying to navigate through text?
Nicolopolus said:
Does anyone else find it a little strange that on a google phone that the standard email app allows you to pinch and zoom in emails, but the gmail app (or the mobile site for that matter) don't?! If I get an email with a large embedded image there seems to be no way to do this.
On a separate note, why has the third swype page with the cursor arrows gone? That was really useful when you're trying to navigate through text?
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I agree they never allow gmail application to zoom i don't understand why !
the built in email app is just a stripped down version of k9mail which has more features.. recommend you try it.
May I add that it's frustrating that you cannot copy/paste text from the Gmail app?
It seems to me that some of the stock Google applications like the browser and gmail are left very vanilla - maybe, in the belief that 3rd party apps will fill the gap - maybe, that will be some of what they will be working on for Gingerbread (since they are claiming it will have a focus on user experience).
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the built in email app is just a stripped down version of k9mail which has more features.. recommend you try it.
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Just quick question
Does the K9 Mail app allow for multiple Signatures for the different emails.
Currently the Samsung Email only allows one signature for all accounts which is a step back from my Blackberry.
This multiple-app thing is exactly why the iPhone does so well...
It's not a positive when you've got two programs that do the same thing out of the box.
I realize Google doesn't have much control over this, and even if they improved their stuff that Samsung/ATT/etc would probably put all their crap on it regardless. I'm just saying there's an advantage to the iPhone found here.
I love android, but some things just don't make sense. Like google seperating the gmail app from the email app. So, I decided to get rid of the gmail app by removing it through ADB, and then adding the account to the email app. What that did for me, is allow me to recieve all my accounts in the same app. When I get notifications now it will read that I have mail in 1,2,or 3 accounts, and I can handle all my accounts on one page. The accounts in the email app have color bars on the side so you can tell what account it's from. It also gives you the option of viewing each account seperately or viewing them in a combined inbox. Managing all my accounts on one page works for me, maybe it will work for you. If you try it let me now how you like it. If you don't like it you could always push the gmail.apk back to your phone
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i have been using the email app since i first got the phone, im not rooted to i still have the gmail app but its been used once. The notifications are off and it just sits stagnant in my launcher lol. I love the ability to have both of my email accounts on one screen!
I took the app out to have just a little more space
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Hello -
I am a newbie here. I today got my Samsung Galaxy S. I have rooted it and applied the lag fix. It is super fast and very cool.
** Problem **
Now I am coming from the Blackberry Bold background. I am having trouble configuring the email setup on Galaxy.
I have 1 Exchange Account, 2 IMAP accounts and 1 Gmail account.
Gmail account was setup automatically the second I went to the Android Market place.
I tried setting up one IMAP account using the default Email application with mixed results. It downloaded the messages, so settings were correct. However, it is extremely slow. Further, I could not find any settings to sync say upto last 3 days only. It simply kept showing me "Load More messages"...
I am also wary that I do not have the choice to store messages on the internal 8GB SD card which shipped with the phone.
I haven't tried anything with Exchange yet.
Push email is a MUST for me. I do not want to return the phone as everything else seems to be super cool. But I do need to get emails, contacts and calendar working in harmony.
I would be extremely grateful if someone could help or point me in the right direction.
Many thanks.
The email app is really bad. you have to use the gmail app, which I also don't really care for. You cannot copy text from messages, viewing attachments is a pain (compared to iphone). K9 email is better than the stock app, but still to many bugs, so i went back to gmail.
Learn to live with gmail app or return the phone. Jorte calendar works good thought, but I really miss the nice iphone email app. Maybe some update will make the email app less buggy, but it is a very far step behind iphone email.
For a smartphone, it is essential that email/contacts/calendar work in harmony. I think the email is a major let down especially when compared with Blackberry.
I have exported all my contacts and calendar to Gmail. Will see how that pans out.
Will try out K9 email.
I use K-9 Mail. It's a free app available on the market. Much better support and options than the default email client. Give it a try.
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So i own a S3 on sprint and a Nexus 7 2013 wifi. My friend runs a S5 on verizon and he runs it stock because he doesnt really know much about android development. Unfortunately, im in Japan atm so i cant go see him to verify this my self, but he told me that the email app he uses which comes with his S5 doesn't allow Gmail accounts to be tied to it and it forces him to use Gmail for his gmail account while using the email app for his exchange accounts for work.
Is this because Verizon has its own variant of the google Email app or is it something else entirely? I know that the normal google email app should be able to run both exchange accounts and gmail accounts as i use it my self on both my S3 and my Nexus 7. Is there some way to remove this verizon email app and replace it with the google email app with out rooting if possible?
Thanks.
Edit: Hell the icons are even different, his is a Red @ sign on an envelope where as mine is a yellow one that looks like the gmail app's icon.
I like the stock email client on my Galaxy S5 SM-G900A (AT&T), but when I mail a hyperlink, it arrives as plain text on any computer except my mobile device, from which the mail was sent.
Installing AquaMail fixed the problem, but this app offers everything but colored font that is useful when replying to mail.
So I'm thinking the stock email client got corrupted. Samsung's Smart Switch ssoftware does not support update or download of the stock email app. I see sites offering the particular app but also requiring access to my contacts list. Any suggestions?