I'm having a couple problems with the default mail app. It doesn't matter what I set it to download, it just overrides it - for example if I set it to download emails from just today, it will download them from the past few days; if I set it to download 20 emails, it will download 50. It seems to just ignore the settings and instead just download a random number of emails that it chooses.
Another thing, I'm running out of space on my internal storage and according to the Applications Settings, the Mail app is taking up a lot of space (20mb). I deleted one of my mailboxes (I had 2), and the Mail app still takes up 20mb! Deleting all of those emails didn't free up ANY space?
Hi
I get the sending.... hanging problem with the galaxy s built in gmail app.
clearing the cache doesn't work, and using the other email app wont attach video , it just says too big.
what are the good alternative email programs?
Cheers
Hi,
I'm using K-9 Mail via an IMAP Account and are fairly happy with it. Only one thing: Push-Mail via IMAP-Idle drains the Battery like Hell... but a 15 Minute poll is fair enough (shorter Intervals are also available).
And it is FOSS...
Bye
ayn said:
Hi,
I'm using K-9 Mail via an IMAP Account and are fairly happy with it. Only one thing: Push-Mail via IMAP-Idle drains the Battery like Hell... but a 15 Minute poll is fair enough (shorter Intervals are also available).
And it is FOSS...
Bye
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cheers K9 came up in a google search, it sounds good
I turn off sync with email and check it manually when i want to.
its more about sending an email and it actually getting there . where the gmail app fails .
I check my mail on my main computer, but use my phone to 'quick check' stuff. but if an app is a 'beast that takes ages to open' that would be a pain. I didn't think about battery life, (cheers for that). so many apps just run in the background on my galaxy s. as much as i love it, it is another crazy computer in my life .
is K9 a free app or advertising/donation?
also any other suggestions welcome too
Are you sure the gmail app is failing? If you've got your phone to manually sync, the email will never send. The gmail app does not send emails as per request, they are put in a queue and sent out only when the phone syncs. Try it now. Send an email and keep syncing disabled. Nothing happens. Hi options the. Choose refresh option and I will push through the queued emails. As for file size limit, I wouldn't know but I have added a total of 5.8mb in an email which sent fine.
Edit: re read your post. Use the gmail app and try what I said, it has no issues with file size like other **** apps.
galaxy44 said:
is K9 a free app or advertising/donation?
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K9 is free open source software without any kind of adds or something else.
SargeRX8 said:
Are you sure the gmail app is failing? If you've got your phone to manually sync, the email will never send. The gmail app does not send emails as per request, they are put in a queue and sent out only when the phone syncs. Try it now. Send an email and keep syncing disabled. Nothing happens. Hi options the. Choose refresh option and I will push through the queued emails. As for file size limit, I wouldn't know but I have added a total of 5.8mb in an email which sent fine.
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its a known issue:
http://www.google.co.uk/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=1363d927a73ee840&hl=en
send sometimes works
sometimes doesn't (usually when i attach pic or video)
i can send very small test messages by clicking refresh
SargeRX8 said:
Try it now. Send an email and keep syncing disabled. Nothing happens. Hi options the. Choose refresh option and I will push through the queued emails. As for file size limit, I wouldn't know but I have added a total of 5.8mb in an email which sent fine.
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i always use refresh to send the email with sync disabled
its a know issue
the file size issue is to do with the 'other' email program that came with my phone.
I've ruled both out as not fit for purpose.
but i don't want to try hundreds of apps so i thought a few good recommendations might help.
cheers anyway, but I'm giving up on the gmail app.
quick update:
I've tried K9
it had success sending video attachments (that were stuck on gmail app or cancelled on the other galaxy s email app)
the bad
when it set up, it took ages (i have 1000s of email on my gmail account. so it could just be that)
it doesn't seem to group the emails (like replies from forums etc) can i set the settings to do this?
the names like expunge and poll (empty trash and refresh)
it seems a bit slower than the gmail app? but i could just be me
i'm trying to get used to the scrolling left and right in messages.
the good
it showed the full message
it could send video attachments to gmail (is 25mb max for gmail)
it sent the items (unlike the gmail app)
it seems pretty equipped with options
looks ok
I'm still not sure
What else might i try?
ok
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S
I shoot 3 videos (all 3 are about 7mb)
Gmail can handle attachments up to 25MB
Gmail app always gets stuck on sending (with no warning to let you know its not sent)
MMS wont convert the files
Other Email app wont accept the file size
K9 sends them (which is a step forward)
but doesn't group messages by conversation
also it has the push always running (i don't know what push is)
and seems to always be checking my mail (I don't mind exploring the oddly named and confusing settings if its the program i am going to use)
also the built in gmail app shortens messages so replies from this forum wont display the link to the topic (pretty annoying) the other built in email app does display the link long enough to click.
I feel very frustrated.
I just wanted to send a couple of funny videos to my friend via any means.
And it feels like my Samsung Galaxy S is just completely against me doing this in any easy fashion
I might keep K9 but turn all the setting to check the email off and use it if i want to send a file.
how do i turn the check mail settings off on k9 (the options are confusing, confusingly named, and different depending on where you are in the program.
if i turn K9 off, and use it only occasionally will it take ages to open if i keep all my messages on the server?
Or is there a fourth email program:
that opens fast
groups the messages
sends attachments up to 25mb
Cheers
i tried Maildroid but he adds were annoying.
back to K9:
How do i stop K9 automatically checking mail?
and how do stop the k9 mail service app running constantly (i assume its the push thing)
I'm thinking of keeping the app on there to send files by email, and for links that don't show up properly like replies from this forum. but i don't want it spanking my battery or checking for emails
How do i set it up for "there when i need it"?
the options are confusing and have nonsense kind of names.
Cheers
Just wondering if anyone has this issue with the stock email app on exchange.
When I view attachments, I can see them on the attachments tab, and load them up.
As soon as a attachment is loaded and then I navigate away from that email to another one and then back, the loaded attachment is not there anymore.
So basically when a attachment is loaded / viewed it cannot be seen again.
I'm on a data plan with 1GB/month on my Galaxy SII. Recently, I discovered that my "credit" was shrinking incredibly fast, sometimes by multiple hundred MB a day. First I thought I might have downloaded a big game or app that day, but these high drops did not stop so I finally started to look for a solution.
I downloaded a data tracking app and tried to find out which app it was that downloaded so much data.
Finally, I found out that the pre-installed (Samsung) Mails app caused the problem. At every try to receive mails (which I had set to an automatic interval of 15 minutes), the app downloaded between 20 and 100 MB. It seemed like logging into one of my email accounts failed, but the app kept trying for multiple times et each sync.
Finally I set up an automatic redirection of new mails of all my accounts to one gmail account on the email provider's web site, deleted all email accounts from the preinstalled (Samsung) email client and I am now using the preinstalled gmail app, which works fine.
Now, my 1GB is enough for the month, again.
I hope this helps anyone with similar problems.
U could have simply disabled the sync... And when ever u want u could simply refresh the mail....
Prashanthme said:
U could have simply disabled the sync... And when ever u want u could simply refresh the mail....
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Yeah, but every refresh would have been 20-100MB again vs some KB now...
1word droidwall
Download only headers and limit each mail to 20kb or so. I use K9 and Touchdown for my mails . As previous post, get a Firewall to monitor and block unwanted programs using up your data connection.
Since yesterday, battery rub faster than usual and charging took longer than normal.
Using OS Monitor application, Gmail consumes a lot of cpu power. If I switch off wifi and data, there is a notification come out stating "no connection can't download attachments".
Things I have tried
1. Remove automatically download attachments from Gmail setting
2. Clear Gmail application cache
3. Uninstall Gmail update
4. Remove Gmail and install it again from scratch using titanium backup.
All the above doesn't work. The application keeps on using the network, either on wifi or data networks.
I'm on LG G2 OS 4.2.2 rooted but with stock recovery.
This seems to occur since 10th Jan, upon updating Gmail app.
Any hint how to solve this?
Note: issue resolved by deleting all email with attachment on my Gmail account. I have also change setting in Gmail to sync only last 15 days.
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