[Q] Looking for app to execute events triggered by an email - Moto X Q&A

I'm looking for an application that will execute some predefined actions when an email is received from a specific contact.
Specifically, when I receive an email from a specific email address, I would like to have my Moto X raise its volume to maximum and play a notification tone unique to that contact.
I can set the notification ringtone on a contact-by-contact basis, but it's the raising the volume to Max that's stumping me.
I've looked at Tasker, AutoMagic, AutomateIT, and Llama and with just about any, I can accomplish this with SMS and any of a number of other "triggers" but I cannot seem to find a solution triggered by email.
Suggestions?
Thanks!
Jim

Jim Barr said:
I'm looking for an application that will execute some predefined actions when an email is received from a specific contact.
Specifically, when I receive an email from a specific email address, I would like to have my Moto X raise its volume to maximum and play a notification tone unique to that contact.
I can set the notification ringtone on a contact-by-contact basis, but it's the raising the volume to Max that's stumping me.
I've looked at Tasker, AutoMagic, AutomateIT, and Llama and with just about any, I can accomplish this with SMS and any of a number of other "triggers" but I cannot seem to find a solution triggered by email.
Suggestions?
Thanks!
Jim
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Assuming you are using Gmail, You can do that with AutomateIt using the "New Gmail Trigger".
Take a look at this link: http://automateitapp.com/new-release-gmail-integration-and-purchase-points/

Muzikant said:
Assuming you are using Gmail, You can do that with AutomateIt using the "New Gmail Trigger".
Take a look at this link: http://automateitapp.com/new-release-gmail-integration-and-purchase-points/
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I did see that, but unfortunately, I neglected to specify that it's an Exchange account managed through the stock Email app, not Gmail.
But it is still an excellent option.
Thanks!

Jim Barr said:
I did see that, but unfortunately, I neglected to specify that it's an Exchange account managed through the stock Email app, not Gmail.
But it is still an excellent option.
Thanks!
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Kind of a workaround, but if it's an Exchange account, you can set a rule (on your exchange server, not AutomateIt) to forward specific emails to your Gmail account and then define a label on your Gmail inbox as described in the link above.

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Notifications for Different email accounts

this may be covered some place else but I am looking to see if there is a way to set a different notification for my separate email accounts.
i.e. If I get a email on my gmail account it plays one tone and there is another tone for an email entering my outlook inbox...
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Watchflag (http://www.watchflag.com/) can do this. Good app. Liked it when I used it. That was a few versions ago.
Hope that helps.
-John
Thanks!!
Ill give it a try.

Download only selected emails from Gmail, possible?

It is possible not do download to your phone all the inbox, but only certain email flagged (labeled) in gmail based on a filter?
I tried to setup the inbox label to only synch to 0 days... no luck, back to minimum of 1 day (Sycn none option unavailable for the inbox). I don't want to download all my email, just those that got labeled.
Another workaround is to forward them to another account for just the mobile device, but I then end managing two Gmail accounts. Any ideas?
bicione said:
It is possible not do download to your phone all the inbox, but only certain email flagged (labeled) in gmail based on a filter?
I tried to setup the inbox label to only synch to 0 days... no luck, back to minimum of 1 day (Sycn none option unavailable for the inbox). I don't want to download all my email, just those that got labeled.
Another workaround is to forward them to another account for just the mobile device, but I then end managing two Gmail accounts. Any ideas?
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You can filter all your mail that is incoming and move all of it to other labels, so it never really is in the inbox.
Unfortunately if the email is not in the inbox, it will not be downloaded even if you applied another label to it and tell Gmail in the Hero to download those with that label... or I am doing something wrong?
riggsandroid said:
You can filter all your mail that is incoming and move all of it to other labels, so it never really is in the inbox.
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bicione said:
Unfortunately if the email is not in the inbox, it will not be downloaded even if you applied another label to it and tell Gmail in the Hero to download those with that label... or I am doing something wrong?
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I'm saying apply only a label to the email you DON'T want synced. So the only mail that is left in your inbox is what you want synced.
Does that make sense?
Got it!! But instead of just applying a label, emails needs to be "moved" from Inbox. And, under filtering, the only way to do it is to mark "Skip the Inbox (Archive it)" and then all emails from now on "disappears" from Inbox (you can see them in All Mail "folder").
Problems with this? Once you Sync the phone (I don't know if I am doing something wrong) it gets lot of emails even if you specified only to Sync a few days. May be this can be solved by archiving everything before setting up the filtering and synching.
...AND when you return to your Inbox (regular Web Gmail) you need to select "All Mail" every time since this is not the default view (and I don’t find a way to change that) to view those emails that may be are important, but you just don’t want them on your phone right away... and that piss me off.
riggsandroid said:
I'm saying apply only a label to the email you DON'T want synced. So the only mail that is left in your inbox is what you want synced.
Does that make sense?
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Gingervolt email notification

I'm sorry I'm a noob, but I've searched and read a lot and I don't seem to see anyone with this exact issue....
I have a few email accounts. Before I flashed to gingervolt, I had messages from both accounts accessible in the same list and notifications worked for both. Now, I must choose which account I would like to access at a time.
I really can't find any settings to adjust this on the phone. Does anyone have a clue what may be wrong or is this just the way Gingervolt behaves?
Thanks.
dirkomatic said:
I'm sorry I'm a noob, but I've searched and read a lot and I don't seem to see anyone with this exact issue....
I have a few email accounts. Before I flashed to gingervolt, I had messages from both accounts accessible in the same list and notifications worked for both. Now, I must choose which account I would like to access at a time.
I really can't find any settings to adjust this on the phone. Does anyone have a clue what may be wrong or is this just the way Gingervolt behaves?
Thanks.
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If I'm the same as you you mean 2 accounts in Gmail. You will get notifications for both but you have to view each account seperately. I've never seen it any other way.
Sorry, I know I wasn't very clear. I've got a gmail account and then another non-gmail account that I get via POP/SMTP. It seems I only get notified for the account marked as primary and I have no way to change the frequency with which it pulls from the POP server... I believe it's set to around 30 mins, but I can't find a way to change that at all.
Does anyone know how to (using GingerVolt):
1. Change the polling frequency of a POP account?
2. Set the notification to work for both gmail and another account, regardless of which is primary?
Thanks!
Ok... So, I think K-9 mail is going to give me more frequent polling. Still testing....
dirkomatic said:
Ok... So, I think K-9 mail is going to give me more frequent polling. Still testing....
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Glad you're getting it figured out
I thought the stock email client did this... Not the gmail client but the AOSP email client which allows 1 centralized box. You can also specify how often it goes and checks for new mail.
Haxcid said:
I thought the stock email client did this... Not the gmail client but the AOSP email client which allows 1 centralized box. You can also specify how often it goes and checks for new mail.
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Which is exactly why I posted... I thought those capabilities would be in the mail client after flashing to Gingervolt.
K-9 still seems to be working well enough for me.
Ok... I have figured out the proper imap settings so the sync time is no longer an issue like it was with POP, but I am sticking with K-9. It is really well done. The ability to set the notification quiet time and a unified inbox are worth it alone.

Email app: send from different account

Hi,
I've noticed an issue with sending from different email accounts using the 'Email' app (not Gmail).
I have two Exchange accounts set up on my N7, however if I used the combined view and start composing an email I am unable to change which account the email will be sent from. Likewise if I am in the inbox for 'Account 1' then I am not able to choose 'Account 2' as the from account without coming out of the mail, switching inbox and starting a new email.
This is also a problem when using the 'share via email' capability of some apps, as I can't choose which account will do the sending.
Does anyone else have this issue?
This is also the same on my Gnex, so it's not specific to the device. Both are running stock unrooted 4.2.1
kechurchill said:
Does anyone else have this issue?
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Of course. You also can't edit forwards or quoted text. This makes the stock Email client pretty useless to me.
While it would be nice to have an official Google email client that is worth a damn, in the meantime check out Aquamail.

[Q] Gmail & High Priority Notifications

Hi guys,
I already know that I can add my corporate email to use with gmail. However what I’m not able to do is to set the Gmail app to notify me when I get a High Priority email. Everything I found in the web was referring to creating filters by marking email from a specific person important and notify me then but what about email that are sent HI PRI from people that I have not received emails from before?
I’m currently using the email App Touchdown that actually lets me create message Rules that lets me categorize the emails based on Important (Low, Med or HI) and if I mark it hi then any email sent that was regardless who it comes from I get notified with a different sound from the rest of the email. I want to use that with Gmail so the calendar from work is synced with my Google calendar
ANY IDEAS?

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