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Canceling the sending of a queued email in Gmail for Android

I didn't try Matthew's solution but it seems the safer solution to try first. If that doesn't work though, I deleted the entire conversation from the outbox, having given up on trying to keep the ...
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How to change sync frequency in Outlook app?

Unfortunately, it is not possible to change the frequency of emails sync using Outlook for Android (see the thread Set sync frequency and quiet times on outlook app). From the link above: There ...
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How can my employer change my Andriod security settings?

Your employer is informing you of the security you need to implement on your device to access company mails / apps etc. This is a standard practice to endure that company confidential information is ...
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Canceling the sending of a queued email in Gmail for Android

One way would be to clear the data for Gmail via the Settings app.
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How can I configure WhatsApp so that an email is sent to me when someone sends me a message on WhatsApp?

Whatsapp natively does not support this, besides, it does not expose an API for other apps to use, so it's not possible. But using the notifications generated on receipt of messages, one can ...
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SMTP auth server settings

Probably a bit late to the party, but I'm recording this here for posterity. My wife's Xperia Z5 Compact (Android 5.?), as well as my own Samsung S3 (4.3) suffer from this same problem. I've pulled ...
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Android mail client using Exchange Web Services?

Here's what I've found: AquaMail "Support for standard Internet email protocols: IMAP, POP3, SMTP; Exchange: EWS" (reference) Blue Mail "Support for … Exchange (ActiveSync, EWS, 365)" cloud-...
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Is it possible to install the Android browser and email app if they weren't built-in?

Stock Android browser and email app were discontinued since KitKat : Google puts Android’s stock e-mail app in the Play Store Android 4.4+ KitKat ships without browser app. OEMs have to license ...
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Is it possible to install the Android browser and email app if they weren't built-in?

if you are really interested in installing those previous applications; you may download their apk files from reliable resource and put them in your phone SD card or internal memory. once done, go to ...
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How to send (email-)file(s) from phone to phone using phone numbers instead of an email account?

Direct phone-to-phone data transfer, on sound channel, is today inherently incompatible with the system. Some decades ago, an (even at the time) slow communication was possible by modems (with maximal ...
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How to cancel email account setup without accepting server specified security policies?

Just an update to the solution for Android 5.1: you may have to deactivate auto sync before selecting the exchange account to be able to access the settings where you can remove it. Otherwise it kept ...
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Disabling email notifications from Android Hangouts app.

I figured this out myself and I'm posting the instructions below in case others have trouble as well. Login to your Google Voice account. Click on the cog near the top-right of your screen then ...
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Disable Gmail app swipe to delete for IMAP account

It seems that this isn't possible at the moment. The support article for Gmail on Android states: [You can] set default action & swipe to archive or delete messages for Gmail accounts. For non-...
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Bypassing Microsoft Intune Company Portal to access Exchange email and contacts?

You can try these other two Xposed modules: Security Bypass for Company Portal This module can bypass the Intune Company Portal. Exchange Bypass For Lollipop This app can bypass the official Gmail ...
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Resize photo before sending it by email?

I recommend taking a screenshot of the image, and cropping it. It should reduce the size a bit without an app.
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What controls the text preview in notifications?

Everything in the notification is set by the app that created it. So in the case of your email, it's the email client. Note that in recent Android versions, you can expand most notifications by ...
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sharing email accounts among multiple clients

Yes, it is possible. If you use POP3 make sure that you deactivate in all clients deleting the messages on the server after fetching them. Otherwise other clients won't be able to download them. ...
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How can I search for a specific string in an email thread in Microsoft Outlook for Android?

Unfortunately, it is not possible as of today with Outlook version 4.0.90. You can always open the mailbox in your web browser and use the Find in Page functionality.
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Force the phone to beep when a specific e-mail arrives, even on silent mode?

Tasker can achieve this fairly easily, with basic instructions coming from this reddit thread. Create a new task in tasker using Event -> Notification Set your email application as the "Owner ...
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Gmail for Exchange or Microsoft Exchange Active Sync

There are options here. You can remove accounts in Settings - Cloud and Accounts - Accounts (based on S7 Edge running Android 7.0): Currently the way you are doing it Remove all accounts, log into ...
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Why Inbox app disturbs while notifications disabled?

In your screenshot, the Block all setting is turned off. This means that notifications are not blocked from this app, so they'll appear as normal. If you want to disable notifications, change this ...
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Galaxy S7 Causing Emails in Desktop Outlook to Appear Read

This is happening because your phone is setup to use POP3 and the POP server is marking emails read after downloading them on your Galaxy S7 Android. You can set up Exchange on your phone to have an ...
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Why is my email being marked as read?

POP3 is meant to mark the server copy as read once it's been downloaded Completely. The default setting in the stock Email app is 2kb of the email is downloaded. If changed to one of the higher ...
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Integrating outlook and android

You can easily sync your desktop Outlook with your Samsung phone using the Samsung Smart Switch software. You can find the program at http://www.samsung.com/us/smart-switch/. The only thing I do ...
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Disable notifications of some emails

I find the plugin Do Not Disturb and its Now mode more robust than eNotify because it is will disable all notifications of all applications by one button. However, it cannot do it for some ...
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Shortcut for email to a specific person

For anyone looking for this, the Email Yourself app does this. Contrary to what the name suggests, you can also use it to create shortcuts to send emails to other people or groups of people.
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Can I change how my Gmail account is displayed in the Android Gmail app?

I just tried it out and it seems like this is not possible. However, did you know that you can use aliases for your Gmail Account? If your address is for instance "[email protected]", you can also ...
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Where is my Outlook attachment downloaded?

Long press on the attachment, a window will appear with the option Save to. Select Device. The file will be downloaded in the Download folder.
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Where does Android store offline contacts and email account details?

The email accounts are saved in the the file accounts.db under /data/system/users/<userId>/. If you're the primary user, then the userId should be 0. You can also consider taking the accounts' ...
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How do I disable Gmail app when consolidating into 3rd part Email client?

You can simply disable the gmail application, or turn off synchronization of your account in gmail. This will not prevent other applications from accessing your gmail account.
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