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Problem setting up pop3 Email

I convinced the Mrs to get get a wildfire (nice!) but having set up pop3 exactly like i set up on my Hero it says the password/username is incorrect, even tho the password or username is fine!
anyone else had this problem?
i checked to see if all the set up options were the same as my hero and they match perfectly.............any ideas?
the only thing anomalous is the sim card isnt working yet as her number ports today, but connection is fine over wifi

Don't know if this will help, but I set mine up to my yahoo email account using IMAP without any issues.

Update
Ok I now know its not a fault specific to the wildfire, I've tried setting up her email on my hero, with the same result. I've also used my pc to log on using her password and username with no problem at all..........weird!
As I said previously my own pop 3 sets up fine and is also with the same provider, yahoo in this instance, the only thing I can guess at is wether there is a user name length issue? Hers is only 12 letters long tho?
Will try imap and let you know, thanks for the suggestion or try the yahoo app.
Update
installed the yahoo email app from the market and the email comes thru fine with the mrs password etc.....wtf?!!! now i just want to get the HTC email app to work.......really dont get why this not connecting

weirder still!
just got my old diamond working and using the htc email app set up the mrs email account with no problem......
oh also works on my old Xda exec.........................

Hi,
are u setting it up manually or automatic. Because when i put my hotmail account in its working fine automatic. Manually i have no idea.
Also exchange and of course gmail works great on this phone!

Thanks for looking in I've tried to set up both ways even comparing with the settings on my hero, strangely all looks fine!
And as I said her settings work on every device I've tried except sense on android.

ANy solutions yet... ?? it tells me authentication failed..incorrect username/password .. i m setting up my gmail account .. not working for imap and pop both

Possible temporary solution
I bought this phone yesterday for my younger brother and since then its.. f***ing my mind out how to setup his email...
Well after trying all bull**** and even going on email settings tweaking it several times could not get the mails on Wildfire...Also the problem is not with username or password length coz tried to change that too..
For some reason though my account could be setup in a fly on his cell.. but for his own account i had to find a temporary solution
Tap Email setup >> type ur username and password and click manual setup>> Then in the first drop down menu Select POP instead of IMAP >> in the pop server box type pop.gmail.com>>Click on next and finish the process...
Note: For my account IMAP setup was done pretty quickly so it seems to be error from GMAIL server side i have mailed them to look into the matter and resolve the bugs if any.

Works fine for me both POP3 and IMAP.
I am thinking of switching to K9 mail though.

Skye Menjou said:
Works fine for me both POP3 and IMAP.
I am thinking of switching to K9 mail though.
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DUDE i wish my bro was as lucky as you.. in any case no development goin on here for wildfire i hope i am not the one to make the first Custom ROM for it..

Password Length
In case anyone comes across this thread as I did looking for an answer to this question:
The length of your Hotmail Password was the culprit for my login success. I had a 17 character password and kept getting "Authentication Failed..." I then tried shortening it to 10 characters and it worked like a charm.
I hope this is the solution to a problem many others have been reporting.

this works for me. thanks heaps!
seekingmemoses said:
In case anyone comes across this thread as I did looking for an answer to this question:
The length of your Hotmail Password was the culprit for my login success. I had a 17 character password and kept getting "Authentication Failed..." I then tried shortening it to 10 characters and it worked like a charm.
I hope this is the solution to a problem many others have been reporting.
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[Q] Change Gmail Password

I was forced to change my password today due to 30 day timing on the email password.
So where in the Atrix do I change the gmail password? I tried, accounts, gmail but there is no password box/option in there.
Any ideas?

I'm not understanding: GMAIL doesn't force you to change passwords at thirty days.

Rred said:
I'm not understanding: GMAIL doesn't force you to change passwords at thirty days.
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Well I work for the largest company in the world that uses Gmail as it's email system. Therefore gmail has corporate requirements of password changes.
Not no matter that I need to change the password on my phone and I cannot find out where to do it. Any help?

mbeutler1203 said:
Well I work for the largest company in the world that uses Gmail as it's email system. Therefore gmail has corporate requirements of password changes.
Not no matter that I need to change the password on my phone and I cannot find out where to do it. Any help?
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Delete the account, and add it back up. Problem solved

"Therefore gmail has corporate requirements of password changes."
I understand now, but I think you mean "our corporate IP has requirements of password changes". GMAIL is incidental, their email policy probably applies to all email.
I poked around and saw no way to change passwords, that's odd. Before you try diablo's solution...Try changing the password, then accessing the account with the phone. It MIGHT be one of those invisible Google things, if the password is rejected I would expect the phone to ask you to confirm/re-enter the password. The same way that a lot of email clients do, when they get a "password rejected" messager from a mail server.
Or...ask the whiz kids in corporate IT.<G> I always figured if they're that concerned with security, they should ante up and buy RSA fobs for everyone. THAT's almost security. Passwords? Is it under your mouse pad, or your keyboard?<VBG>

if you use the actual gmail app on the phone, it should ask at some point when it tries to check.

Found this from some other forum:
I needed to change my gmail password for security reasons, but I knew this would mess with the G1 account too, since they use the same login info. I searched for a way to change/update the password on the phone and couldn't find it. So, on a whim I went to google.com/accounts on the browser, signed in, then clicked on "Change Password". After changing it successfully, I went back to the Home Screen on the phone, opened the GMail app, clicked on Menu, then Refresh. I got a sync error, but the notification gives an option to re-enter your password. I entered the new password, and voila, it worked.
Even the reasoning for this is pretty convincing:
i think they designed it like this so if you got your phone "stolen/lost" you HAVE a way to change your password via online rather than you phone cause obvious your phone is stolen/lost =D

diablo009 said:
Found this from some other forum:
I needed to change my gmail password for security reasons, but I knew this would mess with the G1 account too, since they use the same login info. I searched for a way to change/update the password on the phone and couldn't find it. So, on a whim I went to google.com/accounts on the browser, signed in, then clicked on "Change Password". After changing it successfully, I went back to the Home Screen on the phone, opened the GMail app, clicked on Menu, then Refresh. I got a sync error, but the notification gives an option to re-enter your password. I entered the new password, and voila, it worked.
Even the reasoning for this is pretty convincing:
i think they designed it like this so if you got your phone "stolen/lost" you HAVE a way to change your password via online rather than you phone cause obvious your phone is stolen/lost =D
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I did this on my friends captivate and it worked. However there is no popup for a failed sync that allows you to update the password on the Atrix.
This is insane. Why would I be forced to delete an account and add bak to change a password.

mbeutler1203 said:
I did this on my friends captivate and it worked. However there is no popup for a failed sync that allows you to update the password on the Atrix.
This is insane. Why would I be forced to delete an account and add bak to change a password.
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Something is not right.
Look in ur 'status bar' or in the pull down notifications screen.
Are u sure sync ran? Try sending a test mail from a different account to this and see if it retrieves it properly. Reboot phone n see if the sync was using a cached connection.

diablo009 said:
Something is not right.
Look in ur 'status bar' or in the pull down notifications screen.
Are u sure sync ran? Try sending a test mail from a different account to this and see if it retrieves it properly. Reboot phone n see if the sync was using a cached connection.
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This is insane. I tried synching in accounts and in gmail app as well. It fails but no option to reenter the password. Even google talk fails but only a retry option or a cancel option.
Since this is my master account I have to factory reset.
This just can't be right.

mbeutler1203 said:
This is insane. I tried synching in accounts and in gmail app as well. It fails but no option to reenter the password. Even google talk fails but only a retry option or a cancel option.
Since this is my master account I have to factory reset.
This just can't be right.
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Wait. Try going to settings --> applications, and clear data for gmail, gmail storage, etc n see if that works.

I read horror stories about this but when I changed my password I was prompted. I forced a gmail sync which failed and it put an exclaimation mark in the notification bar which I dragged down and clicked. Prompted for a new password and then I was good to go. This was on a phone with Sense and 2.2
Only thing I would worry is if moto screwed it up but I doubt it.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

diablo009 said:
Wait. Try going to settings --> applications, and clear data for gmail, gmail storage, etc n see if that works.
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Nope that didn't work either...
AT&T Can't figure it out
Motorola Andriod Level 1,2 & 3 can't figure it out
This is absolutely insane that you cannot change a gmail password. Can anyone else try it? You can always change yours back...I can't since I cannot reuse passwords for 180 days.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I really don't want to return the phone since I love it but I can't go through this every 30 days!

mbeutler1203 said:
Nope that didn't work either...
AT&T Can't figure it out
Motorola Andriod Level 1,2 & 3 can't figure it out
This is absolutely insane that you cannot change a gmail password. Can anyone else try it? You can always change yours back...I can't since I cannot reuse passwords for 180 days.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I really don't want to return the phone since I love it but I can't go through this every 30 days!
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It worked fine for me. Got the little exclamation point notification, clicked, and entered my new password. Are you not getting that? Could it be some setting on your company's side? When you try and refresh your gmail app, does it just do nothing?

Yaotl said:
It worked fine for me. Got the little exclamation point notification, clicked, and entered my new password. Are you not getting that? Could it be some setting on your company's side? When you try and refresh your gmail app, does it just do nothing?
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I have tried to sync in both the gmail app and sync in the accounts area in settings. Nothing really happens and definitely no notifications of failure in the app. When I try to sync in settings>accounts I get the following: Sync is currently experiencing problems. It will be back shortly." That is next to a sync logo with the red exclamation point in it. That notification appears in the window at the bottom and not in the notification bar.
When I have cell access again I will change my personal gmail account and see if I get a notification.

Ok so a bit more movement on the topic. I do get the notification that asks for the new password on my personal gmail account. I do not get that notification for the corporate gmail account.
Any ideas now?

Well it is working now. Did a factory reset, setup account again. It was working, changed my corporate gmail password and this time on t he phone I got the notification.
Only difference was that I did not have it rooted at the time. Hopefully it doesn't happen again!

[Q] Google account sign in failure - password doesn't match? SOLVED

Hi guys. I just got back from Best Buy with my Iconia and set up my wifi. When I'm trying to register with my gmail account (the same one I use for my phone) it tells me the password/account do not match.. it's simply not true though. I've entered it multiple times and double checked.
Just to be sure it wasn't locked I went to my PC and logged into my gmail account without any issues.
Any ideas?
edit: Ok I figured it out. I have the google 2 factor authentication and I had to use an application specific password for my tablet.

[Q] Android, 2 step verification and the lockscreen

I'm thinking of buying this phone and it will be my first Android phone ever.
When you first set up an Android phone it asks you to sign into your Gmail, all well and good, I have a Gmail and have it protected with 2 step verification.
Now normally on any other device/client you would set up an 'application specific password' which I assume will work aOK in for setting up your Android phone.
But as I understand if you have a lockscreen passcode/pattern lock, if you forget the code/pattern you are asked sign in with your Gmail account password to unlock the phone. This is where it confuses me, you would not normally write down an application specific so if you signed into your phone with one that wouldn't work, or does it work if you use your normal 'non specific' Gmail password?
I have also looked and found this video (watch?v=Mu9xflbwMKw can't post links) which says when you are asked to sign in to Gmail you have a 'menu/settings' option which allows you to sign in with a web interface therefore using a one time use code they send you, which then I assume if you forget your lockscreen code/pattern, you would just sign in with your normal Gmail password.
So if you have 2 step verification do you sign in with your normal password with the 'web login' or do you use a one time use password? and what are the implications for a forgotten lockscreen code/pattern?

I would say the worst case scenario is you have to go create a new one-time password on your computer, just to unlock.

AFAIK you'll have to use your Application-specific password.

Just tried it and it did take my password just fine, however it did "deauthorize" the device, so i had to login once more to make the device sync again.

FISKER_Q said:
Just tried it and it did take my password just fine, however it did "deauthorize" the device, so i had to login once more to make the device sync again.
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That's fantastic news, I'll just log in with an application specific password knowing that I can reset it with the normal password, I've never (touch wood) forgotten a lockscreen passcode but it's better to be safe than sorry.
Thanks guys :good:

disable 2step autorization. My dad could not login to his his Gmail while it was enabled, but he could login immediatly after disabling it

mazdarati2 said:
disable 2step autorization. My dad could not login to his his Gmail while it was enabled, but he could login immediatly after disabling it
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That doesn't have anything to do with what we are discussing here. And is 2-step prevented your dad from logging into Gmail, then you're using it wrong.
I've been using 2-step authentication for over two years now, and my wife over a year, on all our computers and phones. Works perfectly.

Clarkster said:
That doesn't have anything to do with what we are discussing here. And is 2-step prevented your dad from logging into Gmail, then you're using it wrong.
I've been using 2-step authentication for over two years now, and my wife over a year, on all our computers and phones. Works perfectly.
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yes it works everywhere. but it didn't when you want to enter your Gmail after you did a reset on your phone, strangely

That's what the one-time passwords are for. You can't use the 2-step code check with the accounts system on Android. So you create a one-time password, following the directions Google gave you when you turned 2-step on.

[HOW-TO] Bypass Exchange Security for NINE email

All,
The "Nine" exchange email app available on the play store gives you the option of Device Exchange Security protocol via device administrator OR Software level Exchange Security protocol. In other words, to receive exchange email you can either be forced to screen lock your phone or password protect the nine app to receive your exchange mail.
I have figured out how to remove the software level exchange security protocol if anyone is interested.
Here is the very quick how to.
**Prerequisite**
You must be rooted.
1. Download app
2. Install app and setup your exchange email. Use app level exchange security NOT device level.
3. Set your password. We will remove this policy later
4. Make sure your email starts to flow in
5. Download your favorite SQL database editor. I use SQLlite
6. Open database editor and go to the nine app
7. Open email provider db then account.... change policy key from 2 to 0 then save.
8. Leave account then go to policy. You are still inside email provider db.
9. Change the password mode from 2 to 0. This is the first setting at the top of the list. Scroll down to protocol policy required... Set this to 0. Then scroll all the way down to the bottom to the last policy item called alphanumeric password required... Change this from 2 to 0. Then hit save.
10. Now, back out of the SQL editor... Don't open nine email yet.
11. Force close nine email. You must force close instead of removing from recent
12. Start nine email. Go to security and enter your password once if it asks. May not even ask. Then Uncheck "password".
13. Reboot, profit. At this point the exchange policy should now be bypassed.
If this helped you by me a beer!!! See donate button by my name.
Follow me on Twitter for more awesome tweaks. @bash_array

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Hi, tried this but I can't locate that database. I must be doing some thing wrong. I'm using a Oneplus One but I don't see the email provider db. Can you post a screen shot of what it should look like after I select Nine from the app list in SQLite? Also, there are multiple SQLite apps, which one are you using?

Here is the app I use....
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.sqleditor

Here is a screenshot. Note, the databases won't be created until you fully setup your email in nine and begin receiving emails. Once you do that it'll look like this.....

bash_array said:
Here is a screenshot. Note, the databases won't be created until you fully setup your email in nine and begin receiving emails. Once you do that it'll look like this.....
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Not sure what I'm doing wrong. I have Nine setup with my work account and it's working but when I follow your steps I don't see the databases?
I'm on the One plus one if that matters.

hamzer11 said:
Not sure what I'm doing wrong. I have Nine setup with my work account and it's working but when I follow your steps I don't see the databases?
I'm on the One plus one if that matters.
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Are you rooted? My apologies. I forgot to mention that you must be rooted in order to see secured databases

bash_array said:
Are you rooted? My apologies. I forgot to mention that you must be rooted in order to see secured databases
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Yes I am. It asked and was granted permissions. You can see the # symbol in the status bar while SQLite is running. I will check again.
edit: Checked again and it has root. My Nine version is 1.8.0d (108004) Licensed. Not sure that matters.

I have the licensed app too. What OS are you running? Cm12?

bash_array said:
I have the licensed app too. What OS are you running? Cm12?
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Yes. I will try removing the account and adding it again. I checked other apps and they all seem to have their databases.

Tried deleting account and reinstalling app. No luck. When I add my work account it forces me to accept encryption, does that have anything to do with it? I really would love this to work but I don't know what else to do.

hamzer11 said:
Tried deleting account and reinstalling app. No luck. When I add my work account it forces me to accept encryption, does that have anything to do with it? I really would love this to work but I don't know what else to do.
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You want to set everything up including allowing the app to force you to create a password. Don't use device level security. Use app level security within nine. Once your password is set and you have begun receiving emails then the email provider db will be created. After you have set a password and get your emails up and running then go into sqlite and follow the edit instructions

bash_array said:
You want to set everything up including allowing the app to force you to create a password. Don't use device level security. Use app level security within nine. Once your password is set and you have begun receiving emails then the email provider db will be created. After you have set a password and get your emails up and running then go into sqlite and follow the edit instructions
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I tried everything you said. I am convinced that the DB is being hidden somehow (encrypted maybe). I tried another app, aSQLiteManager. Navigated to the Nine app folder in data/data. Then went into the databases folder. Here I see the following databases:
LogReporter.db
SecureEMailProvider.db
SecureEmailProviderBackuip.db
SecureEmailProviderBody.db
I noticed all have the work "secure" before it except LogReporter. For some reason SQLite app can only see the ones not listed as secure. So I thought I was good to go but when I click on SecureEmailProvider.db I get the message "/storage/emulated/0/aSQLiteManager/SecureEmailProvider.db is not a database"
No idea where to go from here. Appreciate your help but I guess it just won't work for me. It would be nice if someone else was also trying. I should note again that I can see and open databases for other apps just fine.

bash_array said:
All,
The "Nine" exchange email app available on the play store gives you the option of Device Exchange Security protocol via device administrator OR Software level Exchange Security protocol. In other words, to receive exchange email you can either be forced to screen lock your phone or password protect the nine app to receive your exchange mail.
I have figured out how to remove the software level exchange security protocol if anyone is interested.
. @bash_array
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Any idea if this still works on version 1.8.19? If not, do you know of any other options?

clambert11 said:
Any idea if this still works on version 1.8.19? If not, do you know of any other options?
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I can confirm this on 1.8.19a

It worked!!!! You are amazing.. Thanks a lot.
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Worked in latest version that I downloaded from google play today.. 1.8.21

Thanks, worked great for me on both my phone and on my tablet.

hamzer11 said:
I tried everything you said. I am convinced that the DB is being hidden somehow (encrypted maybe). I tried another app, aSQLiteManager. Navigated to the Nine app folder in data/data. Then went into the databases folder. Here I see the following databases:
LogReporter.db
SecureEMailProvider.db
SecureEmailProviderBackuip.db
SecureEmailProviderBody.db
I noticed all have the work "secure" before it except LogReporter. For some reason SQLite app can only see the ones not listed as secure. So I thought I was good to go but when I click on SecureEmailProvider.db I get the message "/storage/emulated/0/aSQLiteManager/SecureEmailProvider.db is not a database"
No idea where to go from here. Appreciate your help but I guess it just won't work for me. It would be nice if someone else was also trying. I should note again that I can see and open databases for other apps just fine.
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Were you able to fix this issue? I have same problem and not able to figure out how to disable this.

bash_array said:
All,
The "Nine" exchange email app available on the play store gives you the option of Device Exchange Security protocol via device administrator OR Software level Exchange Security protocol. In other words, to receive exchange email you can either be forced to screen lock your phone or password protect the nine app to receive your exchange mail.
I have figured out how to remove the software level exchange security protocol if anyone is interested.
Here is the very quick how to.
**Prerequisite**
You must be rooted.
1. Download app
2. Install app and setup your exchange email. Use app level exchange security NOT device level.
3. Set your password. We will remove this policy later
4. Make sure your email starts to flow in
5. Download your favorite SQL database editor. I use SQLlite
6. Open database editor and go to the nine app
7. Open email provider db then account.... change policy key from 2 to 0 then save.
8. Leave account then go to policy. You are still inside email provider db.
9. Change the password mode from 2 to 0. This is the first setting at the top of the list. Scroll down to protocol policy required... Set this to 0. Then scroll all the way down to the bottom to the last policy item called alphanumeric password required... Change this from 2 to 0. Then hit save.
10. Now, back out of the SQL editor... Don't open nine email yet.
11. Force close nine email. You must force close instead of removing from recent
12. Start nine email. Go to security and enter your password once if it asks. May not even ask. Then Uncheck "password".
13. Reboot, profit. At this point the exchange policy should now be bypassed.
If this helped you by me a beer!!! See donate button by my name.
Follow me on Twitter for more awesome tweaks. @bash_array
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Please excuse this shameless hijack but it is somewhat on topic.
My company uses Outlook Web Access through Office 365 and previously I was able to use NINE to access my email. I was even able to execute this bypass hack. Recently however my company's server stopped allowing access to NINE. I thought it might be because of the bypass hack so I factory reset the phone and tried to do a fresh install and setup and it doesn't work. I tried several OWA apps and the only that works is MobiMail.
Any idea why NINE doesn't work anymore?

HTC-OH_SNAP said:
Please excuse this shameless hijack but it is somewhat on topic.
My company uses Outlook Web Access through Office 365 and previously I was able to use NINE to access my email. I was even able to execute this bypass hack. Recently however my company's server stopped allowing access to NINE. I thought it might be because of the bypass hack so I factory reset the phone and tried to do a fresh install and setup and it doesn't work. I tried several OWA apps and the only that works is MobiMail.
Any idea why NINE doesn't work anymore?
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NINE does not use OWA, it uses active sync. MobiMail connects via OWA, so very much like a web browser. I would first ask a few co workers if their active sync app still works. If theirs does not work your IT Department broke activesync or turned it off on everyone.
If theirs works the IT Department turned it off on just your mailbox.