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Who makes the default “Email” client? And how is it that it accesses Folders from Hotmail?

I thought that the technology for Folders on Hotmail was proprietary and not IMAP. Hence, only the official App could access folder. But how is this default client able to access folders?
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What is the average maximum file size (by default) for incoming email on the Android?

I am trying to send an email marketing campaign and my email file size is 32K (HTML markup only). When I open it in the native email client on my Android device (Sprint HTC running Gingerbread 2.3.5) ...
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Cannot set up a yahoo email account with @yahoo.com.au address (.au not accepted)

The mail app on my Samsung note does not allow me to set up my email account with the full Yahoo address: it does not permit adding the .au at the end of the address. If set up the account like this, ...
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No email accounts set up and not sending from S2 I9100G Android version 2.3.6 [closed]

After a hard reset because no videos would play at all,I thought I'd reinstalled everything correctly until I discovered nothing I'd send from it would reach their destinations. Now it seems I'm not ...
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Jelly Bean IMAP, Couldn't open connection to server

Well, finally got my Nexus 7. Set up all the basics and hit a pretty big roadblock, the email account setup for IMAP simply won't work. Just to clarify, I'm absolutely certain all the details I've ...
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Push email on Samsung Galaxy S Advance

What is the best way to achieve Push email notifications on the Galaxy S Advance using Android 2.3 ? I want both yahoo and gmail emails. Do I get the official gmail and yahoo apps from the android ...
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After update to Jelly Bean I am asked to select the E-Mail protocol. Which one should I choose?

Has anyone come across with sync-in email accounts using the native app? For example: I known a Bell.net account (Provided by Bell Canada), which uses Hotmail.com server. On Ice Cream Sandwhich I ...
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Email client that does not store passwords?

I'm looking for an e-mail client (POP3 or IMAP) that won't store my password. I would like to be asked for the password each time I start the e-mail client. I don't need background updates, I just ...
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Stock email client doesn't load email + images (screens provided)

I am trying the stock email client and I have used my live email account to check it out. Unfortunately, when I open a message I don't get the full email with the pictures like on the computer. For ...
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email setup couldn't finish - couldn't open connection to server

Trying to setup my homecall.co.uk email on new Asus T300 Android. Followed screen instructions got this message: "email setup couldn't finish - couldn't open connection to server". Also tried entering ...
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Can receive but not send emails

I can receive emails but not send them from my Android phone. I am using Yahoo mail and a Samsung Galaxy Ace.
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How to set up Google Apps Gmail on an Android -phone? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Firm Gmail, i.e. Google Apps -email, with K9 -email program? I have this kind of firm url, https://www.google.com/a/cpanel/firm.com. I want to have an IMAP -email ...
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Corporate Sync - widget for unread count?

I just got corporate sync working on my phone with my organization's Exchange servers. Everything is working fine except I'd like a widget that will show me the unread count of emails for that ...
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icecream sandwich upgrade Galaxy s II and e-mail

I upgraded the os on my Samsung Galaxy SII and had some challenges, however the tech team for Sprint where I go fixed them all except my e-mail. Here is what is going on. I now can receive mail but ...
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Exchange sync “Incorrect user name or password”

I am trying to connect a Samsung Galaxy S3 to an Exchange 2010 server for a client but it's causing me quite some grief. iPhones are connecting to this Exchange server without issue. I receive the ...
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Email won't stay deleted

I mostly use my computer for email, but obviously when I'm on the go it's good to have my email accessible at all times. That's what the email app is for, right? So I have it set up to download ...
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Can I get a notification when an email arrives in a sub folder?

I have a number of sub-folders set up on my work email with rules moving certain emails into these folders automatically. On the Galaxy S3 I can see these folders, and can 'auto-sync' the folder, but ...
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How can I set up a new Outlook.com account using a Hotmail account?

How can I setup a new outlook.com account in the Android mail application? Outlook.com only supports Exchange ActiveSync, when I try to automatically create an account in the mail app it uses ...
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Samsung GS3 (SPH-i710) exchange server repeated security update notification

I just connected my Samsung Galaxy S 3 (SPH-i710) to my exchange email server at work. It synced up and my email and calendars show on my device, however every few minutes I get a notification that ...
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Can I set a default address in the “To:” header for outgoing mails in the EMail app?

On my phone I mostly send emails to myself and I'd like to save the few clicks from selecting a recipient. Is there a way to prepopulate the "To:" field with my address? Or any other email client ...
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Unable to update Samsung S3

I am new to this community. I bought a new S3 android phone. Well, I gotta configure couple of my email accounts. 1. personal - gmail, 2. official - exchange mail. When I look for update, it says ...
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Android: POP3-only email clients without mandatory SMTP settings?

I have a few email accounts at a free email service (and all accounts are old but I prefer to use them as non-primary), and I'd like to connect them to my Android email client. In free mode, that ...
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What is the difference between the email app and the gmail app?

I know the Email app can fetch multiple accounts at same time, but apart from that are there any other major differences? If I only need to fetch stuff from the one gmail account, which app should I ...
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No screen lightup on email/notification/reminder

When I get a txt message on my phone, the screen lights up and it plays a sound if I have the volume turned up. However, if I receive an email, or some other notification, the screen does not light ...
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Inbox messages auto remove once read Samsung s3

Have tried droid mail, k9 mail, as well as the local email app. My outlook is set to leave a copy of message on server. Emails that have been read, disappear when updating or polling for new messages. ...
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ICS email app, SSL certificates crash bug

Does anyone have a solution for the following situation: Added Exchange account, tick "Accept all SSL certificates", upon saving the setting the app crashes. Stock ICS, please see log here: ...
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Touchdown App Losing Emails [closed]

Is anyone else experiencing issues with Nitrodesk's Touchdown app losing emails? Following the last manual update - I have lost two very important and lengthy emails that are nowhere to be found - ...
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Default email app to combined inbox?

Whenever I open the mail app it defaults to the inbox with the most recent received mail. Is there a way to default to the combined inbox?
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Ice Cream Sandwich email app on Droid RAZR won't autofill all contacts

Why won't the Ice Cream Sandwich email app on Droid RAZR autofill all contacts? It works fine with Gmail but only for some contacts in the standard email app.
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How can I display Exchange sub folders with the native mail application?

I have multiple sub folders that have email routed them via rules. Is there a way to get these folders on my phone so they show new messages as they come in the same way my Inbox does? I know the 3rd ...
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How can I get exchange email subfolders on my Samsung Galaxy S3?

Does anyone know how I can access exchange email subfolders on my Samsung Galaxy S3? I have set my Samsung Galaxy S3 up with my corporate exchange 2010 server and it syncs all the inbox emails, ...
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Mails not marked as read when IMAP Seen flag is set

I have set up the default HTC email app to use IMAP. If i read a new mail on the phone, the read state is updated on my computer (thunderbird). Also, if I mark it as unread on the phone, then it ...
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How do I sent an “over-sized” video via my Anrdoid?

When I try to e-mail my 10-minute videos to my gmail account, but when I try to attach the videos the phone gives me this error: 'File is too large and cannot be attached'. Can't reproduce because my ...
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Security options grayed out

I have my mobile phone (Samsung Galaxy S2) running on ICS. Recently I activated Microsoft Exchnage ActiveSync to connect to my corporate email. It disabled all the security options like 'Pattern ...
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HTC One X IMAP marking emails as read

I've synced my yahoo account to my HTX one X's mail client using IMAP which syncs regularly every 15 minutes, however if i've not looked at the phone for a while the email will mark itself as read and ...
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HTC one X moving to next email

In the HTC one X mail client there doesn't seem to be a way to move up and down to the next email from an open email (as i could previously do on my Desire). Is there a way to do this that i haven't ...
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Exchange email sync problem

Here is my problem. I have set up my phone's email with an Exchange server. It works just fine EXCEPT for one part. If I log off of the computer, close out Outlook on my computer, or the computer goes ...
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Does the ICS Email app allow you to get notifications on folders other than inbox?

I have set on a IMAP account on my ICS android. I have some of the mails filtered to go to different folders. Is it possible to receive notifications the other folders? It is annoying, when I read ...
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Email sending issue

So the other day I wrote and email and it tried to send and failed with a temporary server error. Now I can't get it to stop trying to send and it doesn't show up anywhere. I sent it using the email ...
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Exchange ActiveSync on Android: All flavours of Android are not equals

Just a quick question/remarks regarding the Support of Microsoft Exchange Activesync. I work in a big company (10.000 people in belgium) and we have to configure an Exchange client to read emails. ...
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Android mail client not deleting emails on IMAP server

I have a new Samsung Galaxy S2 SkyRocket and the native mail program doesn't delete my IMAP mail from my server. When I view my mail on my PC, I'm still seeing the emails I deleted on the phone. The ...
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Mail Insists on Being “Push”

Phone: Sprint Nexus S 4G with the ICS update. I have email accounts (hosted Exchange) set up and working without issue. Well, one small issue: No matter what "Check Frequency" I choose, they insist ...
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Outlook Style Android App

I use 2010 Outlook running on a PoP3 server. I just bought a Galaxy Note and love it. But I need an e-mail app like outlook that will allow me to setup folder and rules to move specific e-mail in ...
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HTC Desire Z, synced with Outlook emails but folder appears blank sometimes [closed]

I have a HTX Desire Z which is synced with Outlook emails. When I click onto the mail icon, sometimes it shows my email inbox as empty even though it isn't. I then have to leave the inbox, click a few ...
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ICS (Android 4.0.3), Samsung Galaxy S2, Exchange Email

My phone just updated to ICS (Android version 4.0.3). Before I was able to ACCESS all sub-folders in my microsoft exchange email account, now I can only see my inbox! How do I fix this? Does anyone ...
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Standard email Android 4 client doesn't keep local copy of emails

The new standard email client with Android 4, doesn't seem to keep local copies of emails once they are deleted off the server. Honeycomb did. The email was downloaded to the tablet, and kept even ...
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Connect Samsung S2 with Microsoft exchange server

I bought Samsung Galaxy S2. I created new e-mail profile with my credentials and successfully connected with Exchange server. I can read my e-mail messages, but when I try to send new e-mail, I get ...
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Motorola Atrix Android 2.3.X Corporate Email Account Already Added or Exists

I have a Motorola Atrix phone running Android 2.3.6. I had just performed an update to my firmware and can no longer access my corporate email account via the "Email" app. I tried to re-add the ...
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How to read my email in a threaded view?

I am subscribed to quite a few newslists for which the flat view is subpar in terms of readability and clarity. Hence I am looking for a way to read them in a tree view mode like the desktop ...
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ICS stock email client consumes too much traffic for POP3 accounts

I have two different POP3 accounts under two different domains. I was using my Samgung Galaxy S2 (I9100 unrooted, unlocked) with stock Gingerbread (2.3.6) and my monthly data usages for emails were ...