This tag is for issues with Googles own mail app and service, called 'GMail' and also known as 'Google Mail'. For other mail apps/services, use the tag special to them or the generic 'email' tag.
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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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How to install Gmail apk on emulator (from Android Development Tools, ADT)?
I'm working on an email app for Android, and I'd like to install the Gmail apk on my emulator in order to test it.
How can I do that?
I have seen tutorials on how to do it on windows, but I'm ...
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deleted drafts remain in conversation chain
In the gmail app, I keep finding conversations that display multiple draft versions of replies that have long been deleted via the drafts folder. Is there a proper way to remove drafts from all ...
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Gmail mobile website messed up in default internet browser
For a few weeks now the Gmail mobile site is messed up in default internet browser. The scroll doesn't work properly and when you "touch" things it doesn't work "visually" although it quite works. For ...
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How to make Gmail in Android ask for user name and password as in laptop? [duplicate]
In my Samsung Galaxy Grand whenever I select the Gmail icon, it automatically takes me into the inbox, it doesn't ask me to give credentials like we do in laptop/desktop.
So the problem is when ...
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Gmail has stopped syncing
How do I get my new email to update and notify me on my Android? On a regular computer I can see all my email. On my phone I will not see anything new; it's always just the same two email messages. I ...
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Mark gmail as read when archiving from notification
The most recent version of the Gmail app as the great feature where
you can choose between archiving or replying to e-mails directly from
the notification.
My problem is that, if you archive it from ...
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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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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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Multiple Gmail notifications
Every time I get an email message in Gmail, the notification bar shows me 3 notifications instead of one: the first labeled important, the second labeled priority inbox, and the third is the regular ...
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Sync Google contact photo to Android phone
I created a contact a while back of a friend, just her name and mobile number. Today I added her Gmail address to the phonebook in her contact card.
When I go into Gmail Contacts I see her Google+ ...
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viewing Tiff attachments in Gmail
I'm running the latest Gmail app 4.3.1 on a Galaxy Note 2. There seems to be a bug when receiving email containing tiff attachment (fax documents in my case).
The tiff images are shown as preview ...
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Contacts and calendar no longer syncing between google and phone
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 that has suddenly stopped being able to sync my calendars and contacts with GMail. Every time I try, I get the message sync is currently experiencing problems. It will be ...
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Gmail sorting settings for Galaxy S4
Where is the setting to sort my gmail by read/unread on my new AT&T Galaxy S4? I was able to do it on the S3.
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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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How to backup Viber chat message to Gmail automatically?
I see that Viber app has the feature of backing up message and send email.
I want to do that automatically so as all my Viber messages are safely backuped.
How can I do that with Viber app?
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Latest Gmail update is not working on my Samsung Galaxy S3. What is the solution?
I have the Gmail app installed and in the latest update it said we could reply to emails directly from the drop-down status bar without having to open the app. I don't see any feature like this. How ...
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Some Emails Not Pushed to Gmail App
I have 2 accounts within Outlook 2007 - work email through Microsoft Exchange and a Gmail IMAP account. I have a rule set where email sent to the work account will also be copied to the Inbox of the ...
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Gmail not being retrieved automatically
I have recently (since ~1month ago) experienced the following problem:
When I get new mail on my gmail account, Gmail will usually not autimatically retrieve it (e.g., no notification; and when I ...
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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 get the tablet gmail client to allow me to swipe to archive like the phone client
I have a HTC One V and a Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 - in the One V, I can archive a message by swiping it. On the galaxy tab, I need to select the message, and hit the swipe button. The phone runs android 4.01, ...
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How can i cancel the initial setup? [closed]
How can i cancel the initial setup or go straight into signing up for gmail without touching the screen?
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What is the location of attachments that I download from the Gmail app?
I can't find where the files are saved after I download them from an email message.
I'd be glad if you could direct me to the location.
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Why do I need a Gmail account to use Android?
I am a new user of Android phone. I used to own an iPhone. I don't remember needing an Apple account besides using it to download applications from app store. Now I need a Gmail account to do even ...
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Double Security for Gmail
My phone has a pattern lock and I want friends to be able to unlock it with the pattern, however, I do not want them to have access to my gmail. Is there a way that I can force gmail to ask for the ...
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Get iPhone contacts into Gmail
I have an Android phone and imported all my contacts from Gmail. Most of my old contacts weren't in Gmail, but on the iPhone 3GS. Now getting the iPhone contacts into Gmail is proving to be a huge ...
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Can't get Google Play after flashing firmware
I've recently rooted my phone in pursuit of freeing up the internal memory from system apps. I then tried uninstalling Gmail by deleting the file and then trying to reinstall it from the play store ...
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new account for GMail only
I added a second account in the GMail aplication, in order to be able to send/receive mail using that account.
I realized that the account has been added not only for GMail, but the Market (Play ...
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How to filter my Google contacts?
I have synced contacts from my Google account on my Samsung Galaxy.
Now in my contacts are all kinds of people I've written once an email to, which Gmail stored in my contacts.
Some contacts even ...
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Gmail stuck on “Waiting for sync”
My Gmail app recently stopped working. I'm on a SGS Captivate running this custom ROM -- while I realize there might be some ROM-specific glitch, I thought I could ask here for general ...
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Log off from GMail on Android 2.3
I have a Samsung Ace, with Android 2.3.6. I logged in with GMail and now I cant log off. I searched a lot of forums etc., but no answer.
I need your help, because it consumes a lot of battery juice ...
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Upload PDF file to Gmail
After downloading a PDF file from Gmail with the help of ASTRO File Manager in my Samsung Galaxy S III, I tried to find the PDF file to attach in the email (Gmail). Unfortunately, only ...
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Gmail Notification stopped working on Nexus 4
I have to press the refresh option in Gmail just to get new messages.
I have checked the application and the notification setting is on. I stopped it and then again started it but still it is not ...
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Email does not refresh read status
I just got the S3.
The Samsung email app was appropriately pulling in new emails, but if I have already read them in Gmail, it does not reflect that in the Samsung app. I've been changing settings ...
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GMail attachment download does not complete
I am using Jelly Bean on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. I have been trying to download an attachment from the GMail app. All I see is a progress bar which shows 0% progress and an icon added in the ...
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Gmail app doesn't sync email at all when on Mobile Data
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 and I love the new Gmail app. Works awesome. My only problem is that it doesn't sync emails (I don't receive any new notifications when new emails arrive, I have to manually ...
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How do I delete an email in Gmail from the notification screen?
The latest Gmail app update (26 MAR 2013) introduced a feature for devices running Android 4.1 (Jellybean) and higher wherein a user could directly archive / reply to an email from within the ...
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How-to unlink the main Google account from android device without a factory reset
While setting up my HTC Hero phone, I have entered my gmail account in the setup. But now I want to remove it (I don;t want to change with another account). How do I do it ?
I have searched a lot on ...
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Logging in with a non-gmail account
I got here an ePad running Android 2.3 and I want to set up Market on it for its owner. He doesn't have a Gmail account, neither he wants one. I have just made a Google account that is associated with ...
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What happens to my google account if I factory reset?
Ive have been using this Android phone for about a year and a bit but
I was just wondering about my gmail/google account which is connected to my phone.
I want to change the email address on my ...
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How can I set up my Google account without syncing Gmail?
I got a Nexus 7 tablet. Is it possible to use my Google account just to download apps and for backup purpose?
I'd rather not see my emails, chats and contacts on the device as it's not with me all ...
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How to protect my Google account credentials on my Android phone?
Currently I use Gmail on my desktop with 2-step verification (by SMS) enabled and I consider it secure. Now I'm buying an Android phone and I'd like to check Gmail on it sometimes, but I don't want to ...
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When I write an email using the Android mail apps, how can I send it 2 hours later?
When I write an email at 2:00 AM or 2:59 AM I don't want to send it at that time (because I want to go to sleep), but instead tell Android/GMail to send this email a few hours later, because of ...
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Quick way to show unread emails in inbox in Gmail app?
Is there a quick (menu / tap) way of viewing the unread emails in your inbox? Or at least showing the unread emails at the top of the list of emails, in other words sorted by unread/read ...
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How do I install the new Gmail app on Cyanogen?
The same thing is happening with the new Gmail as happened with Voice Search. This again?
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/app/Gmail.apk
adb uninstall com.google.android.Gmail
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Droid Incredible - Gmail Push - Can I add my hosted Email address to Gmail on my Droid?
I have an Adroid phone and want to set it up to sync with my business email account. My account is hosted on my own domain, but we use email "provided by gmail" (gmail interface, connected to my ...
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Google Cloud Print from Android GMail
I have setup Google Cloud Print, and it works great. I love being able to print to my home printer, from my phone no matter where I am.
However, the one thing I can't seem to print are GMail ...
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Motorola Defy does not sync to GMail
I have purchased a Motorola Defy some time ago, and imported my address book from my old featurephone using the SIM card.
Under Settings / Account now I have two accounts listed in the Motoblur ...
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Multiple gmails in Android phone?
Is it possible have many gmail -accounts in Android phone? I want to have 2nd verification gmail and some non-2nd-verification gmails in the same phone with different security settings -- like ...
