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How do I delete a Non - primary Gmail account from Gmail app 4.3.1?
This was easy to do before the upgrade, now it doesn't do this. It doesn't make sense to have to do a factory reset! It's less intuitive!
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Spontaneously deleting e-mails from Galaxy III
I've had a new galaxy S3 (from Verizon) that spontaneously deletes the contents of my e-mail (Comcast) without my input at random times during the day. Exchanged for another phone - same issue. Does ...
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Force all emails to display only the text/plain part
HTML mail is a pain to read on a phone. The screen is too narrow and the images take too long to download. Typically without the images the mail is just useless.
HTML mail is only slightly less of a ...
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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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reply with a different account - multiple email accounts
I have an Exchange account, e.g. hub@domain.com, that I forward all my emails to from all my other accounts. But I need to reply to these messages using different accounts, e.g. reply to a work email ...
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Swype delete key problem
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 with the latest firmware an a preinstalled Swype on it.
The problem I have, is in the standard email application when using swype keyboard and trying to delete a character, ...
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Why does my Droid RAZR play the new email notification when I visit my inbox on my PC?
This is truly a mystery to me. When I get new email, it's normal for me to receive an audio notification on my Droid RAZR. However, when I visit my Gmail Inbox via my browser on my PC, my Droid RAZR ...
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Samsung Galaxy S3 won't push emails
I can only get new emails by manually doing a refresh.
I want instant access to emails, like in Blackberries.
I have both the Gmail and the Red Envelope emails with the same emails.
P.S. Is this a ...
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I get “unfortunately exchange services has stopped” a few days after setting up exchange email
On my Motorola Xoom running 4.0.3 I can set up an exchange email account and it will work for a day or so then it will give the "unfortunately exchange services has stopped" error after checking for ...
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why does my android show -67 on my email icon?
On the home screen, my Samsung Galaxy, it shows -67 over the email icon. What is this indicating and more importantly, how can I get rid of it?
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ActiveSync/Exchange security policy
On my HTC DNA I recently changed from the integrated ActiveSync client to Touchdown. My corporate IT policy required a PIN to access the device when using the Android client. Now that I switched to ...
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Stop Gmail notifications when receiving email from particular sender
Is there any way to stop the Gmail app from popping up a notification if you get an email from a specific sender?
My specific case is that I get a lot of emails from a careers site that I'm not ...
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unsent e-mail outlook.com
I have a outlook.com mail address and I use Microsofts outlook app for email to and from that address. I got a bunch of emails in outbox folder that will not be sent. Any ideas on how to get these ...
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My Droid phone won't sync my email subfolders automatically
In order to read or even know I have emails in my Outlook subfolders, I have to open each subfolder individually and allow it to sync. This is very time consuming. Is there a way to set up the email ...
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How do I change the home screen's Email icon to go to GMail instead of the default Email app on the Samsung Galaxy S?
On the bottom of the home screen there is an icon for EMail. I don't ever want to use the default Email app. I only use GMail and would rather use the Google GMail app. How do I change where the icon ...
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“Stack” (or “pile”) of messages" option for displaying email?
This may be a stupid question, but I have an Eris phone, and it used to display my email messages as a sort of "stack" or "pile" of papers, with the sender's photo (if available) in the upper ...
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Email widget: How to show inbox instead of subfolder?
I have a question regarding email on my Nexus 7 3G:
When I try to add an email widget on my home screen I'm asked to choose a folder, but I only have the option to select a sub folder in my inbox, ...
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Changing vibrate length of default email app on galaxy s2
I have connected the mail app from the galaxy s2 to my email (exchange). The notification (which I have set to vibrate) is just a very short vibrate. It seems very likely that I will often miss this ...
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E-mails sent from Android not syncing to IMAP “Sent” folder
I'm using the stock e-mail app of Android 4.1 (Motorola razr i), and when I send a mail from the phone, the mail app afterwards shows the sent mail in the "Sent" folder, but it seems that folder is ...
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Email Priority with MS Exchange account
I'm new to the Android world. Just got a corp phone (Moto Atrix w/2.2 froyo).
I have my MS Exchange account set up on the phone and get tons of email all hours of the night.
Most emails can wait until ...
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How to preview specific folder in email notification?
I have a Note 2 with Android 4.1.1 plus updates. I really like the built-in email client and I use it with my Gmail account as an exchange service. Even push mail works great with it.
However, I am ...
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Problems connecting to IMAP email account on 3G/4G
Ever since I got the JRO03O OTA from Verizon on my Galaxy Nexus, I've been having problems retrieving email over a 3G/4G connection. After the sync times out (I assume it times out, because it takes ...
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How to edit doc from mail attachment in drive?
I have an email with a .doc or .xls attachment and I wanted to copy some text from it. JB 4.2 opens it by default with the "document viewer app", which doesn't allow copy/paste.
I tried downloading ...
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Gmail for programmers
As a programmer, I really despise any email not written in plain text (MIME type plain/text) and not wrapped at 80 chars width.
However the default gmail app only sends the emails I compose as ...
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How do I cancel a half completed email configuration?
Phone is trapped trying to encrypt my device against my wishes.
On my Nexus S I was recently upgraded to 4.0.4 and decided to try adding my work email to my personal phone. This previously didn't ...
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Save accepted untrusted certificates on email app (HTC Sensation)
I have a problem with the mail (not gmail) app on my HTC Sensation, that I'm guessing is part of HTC Sense 3. I'm using a server that has an untrusted certificate, and every time I try to refresh my ...
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my mail won't show after upgrading to 4.0.4
After upgrading my Samsung galaxy s2 to android version 4.0.4 my mail won't show in the default mail app (cant find out the name!). I only get a dropdown bar -- but when I clicked it, the arrow points ...
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Email app: how can I change the sender address?
I'm using the Android Email app and IMAP/SMTP (not the Gmail app). How can I change the sender ("From") e-mail address? I know how to switch between accounts when sending mail, but I can't find a ...
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HTC One and Sendgrid SMTP outgoing mail server not working
I am using Sendgrid SMTP server for my emails on the default Mail cleint and I've set up the account on my HTC One android phone. The problem is it doesn't send emails, it keeps saying authentication ...
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Android stock mail app does not retrieve IMAP mails
Last week my native Android mail client stopped retrieving mail. It can still send mail. An identically configured K-9 mail app does retrieve email. The server is a dovecot mail server, both ...
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Server Password changed for email on s3, unable to sign in, connection error
My email worked fine on Galaxy S 3 for 3 weeks, but all of a sudden I receive a message saying "Server Password changed, sign in failed connection error". I have changed nothing and was still ...
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No common file attachments using Android 4.2.2
I can't seem to attach a simple Word or Excel file using Gmail, Hotmail or a local email client. This is when using the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox and Dolphin browser. Being in China for half ...
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I need an email client with filtering. Any help? [closed]
I'm looking for an email client for my phone that can do filtering. I belong to a number of mailing lists and I get hundreds of emails a day, which get automatically moved to folders on my PC. But I ...
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adding email account to samsung galaxy
I have a samsung galaxy and want to add an email address. In settings/accounts and sync/add account I dont have an email option - only microsoft exchange Activesync. Can anyone help?
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Resize photo before sending it by email?
On iOS, when I select one or more photos from the camera storage and choose to send them by email, the OS will ask me whether to send the images in full size or make them smaller so that the email ...
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Why does stock email app only keep 25 latest emails?
Why does the stock Galaxy / Android app only keep the latest 25 emails?
Its pretty annoying and lame for me who receive well over 50 emails per day in my work email. That means I cant even see a ...
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Disable notification sounds for email
Is it possible to disable the notification sound for emails while still keeping the notification light and status bar notification?
I'm interested in this setting for a Motorola Photon (Gingerbread).
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Setting up an IMAP e-mail, need help
I am trying to link my college e-mail to my android phone. I have all the info for the IMAP server and Port but when it says "Checking incoming server setting" it comes back with a box that says ...
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Are images in HTML emails blocked by default on Samsung S3?
I have a client complaining that images in his email signature are not showing on his Samsung S3. So I wanted to know if they are either blocked by default or the email client is set to display ...
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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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Increase maximum outgoing attachment size
I'm looking for a way to increase the maximum attachment size for outgoing email in the default email app for Exchange / "corporate" email.
e.g. I'm on local Wifi and it won't let me send a 9MB ...
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How to make my phone vibrate when a text or an email is received when in vibrate mode?
Currently, when I put my phone into vibrate mode, it only vibrates for calls. It does nothing for texts or emails, however, so I don't know when I've received one. Does anyone know a way to enable ...
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How can I set up email (mostly yahoo) so that no matter which device I delete an email on, it will be deleted on the other?
I finally switched to Android from Apple, and I've tried setting the email account as both premium and not, and it either stays independent when deleted (not deleted on the server), or it's just ...
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K-9 Email App Not Finding All Folders - Labels/Folders
Quick question, I have a problem in that my K-9 mail application is not finding any of my Google Mail IMAP folders/labels. Now I can send and receive messages without problem, however I'm curious as ...
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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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How do you “Share via” email & wifi option from gallery ? It's missing
I recently upgraded to ICS (4.1.2) and have lost the ability to share photos from the gallery via email and wifi. The option was there before the upgrade. But not now. Is this a bug ?
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How to unlock toshiba thrive tablet [duplicate]
Is there any way to unlock my thrive tablet? I have used a few unlock codes, and now I cannot get into the tablet. All it shows is the clock device user name, and it wants a password. I've tried every ...
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how can i get the notification of a new email in the Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 version 4.1.2?
I have a Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 version 4.1.2 and i don{t get the notification when a new email arrives. I have to enter the email account and sync it manually to see if i received a new email. That ...
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Importing SSL certificate for email
I am having trouble importing an SSL CA certificate to authenticate my mail server.
My mail server is run by Dreamhost, which offers TLS on their IMAP/SMTP servers, but with a certificate signed only ...
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Samsung Galaxy S2 Exchange ActiveSync - Two Inbox with sub folders
I have set up two different Exchange ActiveSync mailbox on my phone. Both of the mailboxes have sub folders in Inbox.
The problem is that I can only expand and sync the sub folders in the mailbox I ...
