I'm (hopefully) getting my HD7 tomorrow, and I am wondering if there is a way to sign into Windows Live WITHOUT having the Hotmail icon show up on the phone?
I don't use hotmail at all, and would much rather just use my GMail account. Is this possible?
Thanks in advance.
Yes. I did this with my HD7. I use my Live account for Zune and Xbox, and Gmail for mail. If, when you sign in with your Live ID, it adds a Hotmail tile to your start screen... just tap and hold on it, and unpin it. Done. Add your Google account and you'll get a Gmail tile.
In fact, when you add your Live ID, I believe you get an option to sync: mail, contacts, calendar, feeds... just leave mail unchecked.
Enjoy your new device!
Great! Thanks for the info!
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I've looked around a lot but I can't find this specific issue mentioned.
My Diamond currently syncs well with my outlook, which receives emails from a few accounts and aggregates them in one inbox. This is good because I'm able to take them with me anywhere.
What I want is for the Diamond to also be able to download mail from my gmail account - which it does without a hitch - but this means I won't get that email in my desktop inbox. When connecting the device and starting activesync, it will pull new messages from my desktop index, but instead of moving the gmail stuff to the desktop, it just deletes all messages completely and there's no trace of them anywhere.
Is there a way to attach an account to the "outlook inbox" so that the gmail mails I download are added to it instead of to a new account? If not, is there any way to synchronize that new account to my desktop inbox instead?
This sounds very trivial, but I can't get it to work.
I am using Dutty's latest ROM (3.6b).
Email settings...
Have a look in your email settings on your device for your gmail account. At the bottom of one of the pages you'll see underlined 'Advanced Settings'. Tap on this and change the setting to 'Leave on server'. This way, you can receive it on your device, but when you check your mail back at your desktop, it will be there too.
Look under Send/Receive Settings?
That's the option currently set, and it does indeed leave the messages on gmail, but they are not automatically downloaded to my desktop if they were already downloaded to the Diamond.
I don't understand why it doesn't synchronize them with outlook on my computer...
Oh?
Spiral Architect said:
That's the option currently set, and it does indeed leave the messages on gmail, but they are not automatically downloaded to my desktop if they were already downloaded to the Diamond.
I don't understand why it doesn't synchronize them with outlook on my computer...
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I'm sure why that is then. I use Tiscali email, and that downloads to my desktop whether I've already viewed them on my device or not. Perhaps someone else who uses gmail can help you... strange
in gmail, even if u leave the emails in the server, they wont be downloaded more than once. i know that, i am using a gmail account with my office pc as well as my home pc. and if i download an email from gmail using one of the two pc's, i cant download it again using the other pc, unless i go into the gmail server and "refresh" all emails making them as new. Same of course applies if you use a win mobile system.
Solution? yep and pretty simple. Have a new account in an exchange server, which can sync with your diamond. Have all your emails forwarded to this account. My diamond syncs only with my push-emailing exchange server, whilst all other accounts of mine are set in order to forward copies to the exchange server.
dunno if i made myself sufficiently clear... ?
How do I uhh.. set up an exchange server?
Is it seriously impossible to synch email I receive on the phone with desktop outlook? This is stupid. :/ One of the reasons I got the phone was that I could get emails everywhere, but it's useless if not only it doesn't synch it with the computer, but it deletes these mails automatically.....
Spiral Architect said:
How do I uhh.. set up an exchange server?
Is it seriously impossible to synch email I receive on the phone with desktop outlook? This is stupid. :/ One of the reasons I got the phone was that I could get emails everywhere, but it's useless if not only it doesn't synch it with the computer, but it deletes these mails automatically.....
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i opened an account in a microsoft exchange server, to which i forward all my emails from other accounts. Also all my contacts and to-do list are in this exchange server, and are sync together with outlook in my other two computers (+diamond). I do so not just for sync but also because this is the best way for getting push-emailing... meaning my diamond gets the email right in the moment i receive it.
btw u can get a free email account in the following exchange server: http://live.mail2web.com/
Do you have imap enabled or just pop3? If you let the phone automatically setup your email then it will automatically chose pop3. Don't enter your email adress when configuring your gmail because it automatically sets up everything. Just enter something like [email protected] and it should give you the option to choose imap.
And make sure your computer also uses imap.
I used to have a Blackberry and gave it back when I brought the SGS. Don't really care about sync the e-mail but I do like to sync my work calendar to my phone. I was hoping to use the company's internal Wi-Fi (the same I use to connect my notebook) to get the Calendar updates.
Does anyone know how to do it?
Thanks
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Exchange server?
if so, then it's easy
just set it up as an Exchange, instead of email account when you configure the Sync Account in Settings
Peeps,
I'm going crazy, how do I stop windows live syncing my hotmail contacts?
I just want to log in to windows live without syncing anything..
Cheers
i think its in settings then accounts
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i think its in settings then accounts
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i dont see no option in accounts to stop hotmail contacts syncing... only email..
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I can see how that'd be annoying.
the primary Live account is set so that everything gets stored in the cloud, it's a bit invasive imho and MS should offer the option not to do that
Indeed - at the moment, there doesn't seem to be any way of stopping it.
My solution was to purge hotmail of any people I don't have a proper (exchange) contact for, then link the hotmail contacts to the exchange ones.
Not elegant, but at least my contact list doesn't contain random email addresses any more.
Is it possible to sync my contacts from an Android phone to my new HD7? I dont have the HD7 yet, supposed to arrive today, just trying to prepare for its arrival.
Thanks for any help!
yes, just add your gmail account and select sync contacts in the settings simples
just a note, if you do have a LIVE account (msn etc) it'll add your gmail contacts to the live account so you'll be able to see them in hotmail
THANK YOU! Simple quick answer!
No worries, it was the one thing I worried about when I jumped ship from Android on launch day of the HD7, I was pleasantly surprised by it and other contact import features (facebook etc).
Hi,
I'm using modaco FR15 default rom
I can add a exchange account, In my calendar I have my gmail account events, but not my exchange account events.
When I go to sync menu, I click on sync calendar, seems to work but no events show up on phone.
Which app should I replace for have it to work?
Thanks
no1 using exchange calendar ?
My exchange syncing works perfectly (apart from phone turning itself off! ). Sorry - were you sure to tick them, in the Exchange Account Sync settings (go into LG Email, into settings, choose the account, and then in "Sync item" make sure calendar is checked.
Edit: Sorry, I read too quickly that you're on FR15 - so you may not have LG Email app.
I have the same problems. I´ve decided to use TouchDown Exchange app. And it works fine. But one problem, it is not free :-(
But you can download trial version for 30 days.
One dummy question: where can i find type of my ROM?
Found the solution :
If you disabled the automatic synchronization (and then you want to synchronize only when you click on it (= doing it manually)) it won't work.
You have to let automatic synchronization and it works. I got my exchange + gmail calendars in the same time.
Good to know - thanks for letting us know. I guess you can always set the automatic sync period to 12 hours, if you want to protect your battery.
Well if I want to sync my Exchange Calender (Exchange Server 2003 Ent.) then the LG Mail Client (which syncs the Exchange mail) crashes on opening a mail).. Calender items do not get synchronized too. The little round sync arrows turn round but stop and then no sync??
Someone got a solution for that (except for buying an app??).
Hi guys
I‘m new here. I just want to ask how to exchange facebook. I mean to have all birthdays from my facebook contacts in my phone calender.
I know that is possible. But how.
Facebook is sinchronized.
Sent from my LG-P990