Please as title states, which email app do you guys prefer, on the sg2, and why please. I want to be able to use gmail, so jus want to findout what you guys are using, to receive or send your gmail emails. I also want the option to schedule the sync, so your input very much required.
I use the stock Gmail app for my gmail. gmail isn't my primary account so not bothered by any failings, etc.
I use K9 for my main non-gmail personal account. Am very happy with it, can schedule timings and specify a quiet time, when I don't want to be distured by email notifications (i.e. when I'm asleep).
Nooner said:
I use the stock Gmail app for my gmail. gmail isn't my primary account so not bothered by any failings, etc.
I use K9 for my main non-gmail personal account. Am very happy with it, can schedule timings and specify a quiet time, when I don't want to be distured by email notifications (i.e. when I'm asleep).
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Hey nooner,
How do you set up your k9 mail for sync...i cant get my mails updated automatically..i have selected the network settings to when background sync and auto sync checked..but still my mail does not get updated.
Thanks
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I use gmail and have set it (via the web app) to collect hotmail and another pop3 account, so it's perfect for me as I have all emails in 1 app, and I do like the gmail app!
K9 Mail Sync settings.
iznee said:
Hey nooner,
How do you set up your k9 mail for sync...i cant get my mails updated automatically..i have selected the network settings to when background sync and auto sync checked..but still my mail does not get updated.
Thanks
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Apologies for the delayed reply.
I think it's as follows:
Menu --> More --> Settings --> Account Settings --> Fetching Mail:
"Folder Poll Frequency".
Also under the above and within --> Advanced:
"Refresh IDLE connection".
I "think" that's what you're after... to be honest mine has always just worked.
Hope it helps!
i like samsung's email app. Only thing i cant figure out is how to put it to push.
I tried the Samsung E-Mail app but it really pissed me off more and more. You can hardly make any settings, just specify how many mails to load (timeframe) and how often to update, that's about it. the funtionality and look are standard.
I switched to K9 mail again and instantly remembered why I always came back to that app. Not only does my Push work flawlessly for both accounts (one business, one private that collects) without any "premium" account hassle making use of that annoying social hub, but I can specify all sorts of settings like how much data to transfer by default per mail, to load images, and many many more.
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i like samsung's email app. Only thing i cant figure out is how to put it to push.
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to make push work you have to set your mail account as an imap account. to do so you need to make it a premium account which leads you to samsung collecting your mails via the social hub ... I'd recommend k9 mail. looks the same, and you can make almost any necessary setting.
The stock Gmail app does everything I could ask for
I switched to EnhancedEmail when I used to have a DHD as the stock email client didn't sync contacts and calendars probably.
Enhanced did all the syncing perfectly, however, it just did not allow Exchange accout contacts to be created or added (i dont really know if the stock email client had the same problem or not).
With the SGS2, i used EnhancedEmail first, but recently switched to the stock samsung email client - it seems to work flawlessly, albeit, with the limitations to customisations stated by others. I use Exchange (both my my company email and hotmail) on Push, and at that, it is good enough for my usage.
Riz
Plus the stock mail app draines more battery then k9 due to being more active or active in the wrong way I don't know, but there is a big difference, at least on my phone.
Because of various work/personal email accounts, I have 3 different accounts set up on my phone, 2 gmail and 1 exchange. I've set the exchange account to sync 1 an hour during peak schedule (when I'm sitting at my desk anyway), and switch back to push during off-peak (5pm-8am, and weekends).
In the gmail app though, it doesn't seem to have settings to switch away from push. In an ideal world, I'd like to set one of my accounts to only sync every 2 hours or so, with the other remaining as a push account.
Any way to do this, short of setting up the accounts in the default mail app, which is less friendly than gmail?
Edit: I should note, this is all in hopes of extending my battery life on UnNamed 1.3.0
I never even realized that I can setup my Gmail address as an Exchange account so that it can be pushed to my native email client, until I tried setting it up that way last night.
My question is, is this a more battery efficient way of setting up mail? I used to setup my Gmail as an IMAP account that is set to check every 15 minutes- so which is a better method?
Thanks in advance...
Pretty sure the Gmail app uses push anyway.
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Yup the thing is I have two other Gmail addresses that I setup on the native email client, and set it up now as Exchange so it can be push via IMAP checking mail every 15 minutes...
I have battery drain issues and was hoping someone can confirm if Push is better for battery?
Push is better for battery life than I map checking every 15 minutes. The phone only does anything with push when an email is pushed to it. It doesn't so any checking itself. I have six accounts set up on my Gmail app
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Excellent thanks!
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Hi All,
I've got 4 IMAP accounts that support IDLE (push email) and I use Kaiten Mail to check them. As an addition, I have one gmail (apps) syncing for work. Naturally, keiten mail is the top app that wakes the phone.
I've been thinking to maybe move all these accounts to gmail (or apps) since the latest versions of gmail do all I need from an email client on the phone and I was wondering if it will reduce the time spent in syncing wakelocks.
It does seem a no-brainer to me but before I start moving my GBs from one server to another I though that maybe xda community has some insights to share?
Thanks everyone in advance!
Hello all,
I'm posting this after having researched online and having found nothing concrete regarding the topic. I had setup my google apps for work as an exchange account on my S6 edge via the stock email app. I had set the sync for automatic and also opted to sync up to 3 days of emails. I didn't ask the app to sync anything else. By evening, the phone was down to 45% battery with email sync accounting for 15% of the drain!
I know there may be people that suggest to use another app and/ or to setup the google apps for work as a normal gmail account. I have already done this but the speed of the push service isn't that great as that on exchange. In exchange it's instantaneous but as a normal gmail id the push is quite delayed. Coming from iOS, I have used the exchange server settings on the Apple Mail app and it was wonderful with emails pushed instantaneously yet not denting the battery much.
Is there any solution to the battery drain problem on exchange servers? Really appreciate it.