Not sure if this has been covered already in another thread, but I wasn't able to find it, so thought I would go ahead and post (I believe this works on other android phones as well).
I did some searching and found a quick fix to the hotmail issue where emails deleted or read on the phone do not update the actual hotmail account when logging in on another computer, as well as the common issue where the phone does not sync emails regularly or consistently.
Apparently hotmail now supports push email, calendar, and contacts with Exchange ActiveSync (EAS). All you need to do is:
Open your email app -> (Menu) Accounts -> (Menu) Add account -> enter email address and password & check "Send email from this account by default" -> Manual setup -> Exchange account -> use the following settings:
(Note: fields may be pre-populated, but you will need to modify to align with these settings)
**Updated settings for Froyo**
Domain: Leave blank
Username: myemailaddress@hotmail.com (or @live.com)
Password: **********
Server: m.hotmail.com
Make sure you check both "Use secure connection (SSL)" and "Accept all SSL certificates"
From there it's pretty straight-forward, just complete the remaining settings and you are good to go. You can then delete your old pop account, as you won't be needing it anymore. You may also need to update the shortcut to your email icon.
I have been using this for two days now and have tested several times while at my desktop. The sync has been dead on and is practially instantaneous (i.e. when I delete a message on my phone, it immediately deletes on the desktop as well, and vice versa).
If this is old news, please disregard
I did some searching and found a quick fix to the hotmail issue where emails deleted or read on the phone do not update the actual hotmail account when logging in on another computer, as well as the common issue where the phone does not sync emails regularly or consistently.
Apparently hotmail now supports push email, calendar, and contacts with Exchange ActiveSync (EAS). All you need to do is:
Open your email app -> (Menu) Accounts -> (Menu) Add account -> enter email address and password & check "Send email from this account by default" -> Manual setup -> Exchange account -> use the following settings:
(Note: fields may be pre-populated, but you will need to modify to align with these settings)
**Updated settings for Froyo**
Domain: Leave blank
Username: myemailaddress@hotmail.com (or @live.com)
Password: **********
Server: m.hotmail.com
Make sure you check both "Use secure connection (SSL)" and "Accept all SSL certificates"
From there it's pretty straight-forward, just complete the remaining settings and you are good to go. You can then delete your old pop account, as you won't be needing it anymore. You may also need to update the shortcut to your email icon.
I have been using this for two days now and have tested several times while at my desktop. The sync has been dead on and is practially instantaneous (i.e. when I delete a message on my phone, it immediately deletes on the desktop as well, and vice versa).
If this is old news, please disregard