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Gmail vs. Email Notification

psybab

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Nov 28, 2011
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Just got my S3 yesterday, and cooing over it all morning. This is my first android phone (5 years of ios), and I am already totally lost, so expect many dumb questions.

First one!

There appears to be a default Email client (with a red wax @ seal) on the bottom right, as well as the Gmail client. Gmail is my primary email, and the only one I want notifications from. When I set up notifications, the default email client is the one that displays, not the gmail client (e.g., an envelope with an @ symbol appears on the status bar rather than the M envelope). Any way to change this?
 
I only use the GMail one. When you first powered on your device, it would have asked you to setup your Google account. You did so, right?

Doing so will configure Google, and thus GMail email. All mail should show via the GMail icon. Simply move the icon to the launcher, and thus move\delete the exchange email icon (the one with the red seal).

Next question? ;)
 
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Just got my S3 yesterday, and cooing over it all morning. This is my first android phone (5 years of ios), and I am already totally lost, so expect many dumb questions.

First one!

There appears to be a default Email client (with a red wax @ seal) on the bottom right, as well as the Gmail client. Gmail is my primary email, and the only one I want notifications from. When I set up notifications, the default email client is the one that displays, not the gmail client (e.g., an envelope with an @ symbol appears on the status bar rather than the M envelope). Any way to change this?

to set up the gmail notifications go in the gmail app and press menu. All the sounds and vibration can be configured from there. :)
 
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is there any way to add non google email accounts to the gmail app? I use lots of different email addresses for work, play etc and am currently having to use the stock email app as it copes with all of them but email receipt for my gmail accounts is then slow.

What I do is forward all of my emails to GMail and use labels to sort them in there.
 
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I would do that but it's my work email which is on the exchange server and they aren't to happy about me forwarding all my email to a personal account.:(

Slightly annoying Gmail don't expand their app to also do exchange accounts but hey ho.

You can leave work account as it is and forward everything else, way easier than managing multiple accounts.
 
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I'm getting notifications from both gmail and stock email client every time i get a single email. I want gmail to be my default, and to not get notifications when i receive emails... help?

Open up the stock email client press menu > settings > you can then set sync settings for each account and also control notifications. If your using the gmail app then turn off email sync as will save you battery.
 
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