You can set how often your phone syncs with gmail, by going to the menu/more/settings/send&receive/setdownloadfrequency tab and picking your choice.

If you figure out how to configure the "manual" choice, let me know, I've got it set on 5min right now, but would go to 1 or 2 . .

 

Must be on the native email function, which I set up for gmail.

When I pull up the gmail lodo'd email I get different menu options.

But when I open mail through the widget that looks like a maibox with a bent flag, the menu options are as I described above.

Don't know why my setup had the mailbox instead of the gmail widget, but there you go.

try that one and holler back

 

The only way to get "push" (instant) e-mails is with K-9 Mail.

 

I disagree. I don't use the stock e-mail app, I use the actual Gmail app. I turned off notifications for the stock one. When I get an e-mail, I instantly get a notification (or maybe within a few seconds or so). When I click on the notification, it takes me to the Gmail app and I can read the e-mail. Through some testing, I also found that this also does not affect my awake/sleep time, so I plan to keep it

Inside the Gmail app's Settings, I have Email notifcations "checked" on. Not sure what else there is to set, really... I dunno...

Also, greetings all... Been reading here and finally decided to register

EDIT: Also, I am using an actual "@gmail" address, so I'm not sure if that makes a difference. Hope this helps.

 

yes

the only way to get true push email is either

the native gmail app using gmail

or

k9 email which if you setup any email as imap can get push, instant, email

(there may be other 3rd part email clients that do this as well)

 

So basically you can only use a gmail account on the gmail app, and any account using K9?

Thanks

 

yes gmail only on gmail app

k9 will take any email

one alternative is to forward all your non gmail accounts to gmail then you you will get then VIA your gmail acct instantly.

 

Thanks, is K9 real push? Because some softwares state they are real push, but aren't

 

real push as you get them within 10 seconds or less....yes

 

I can't get Gmail to sync automatically. I have turned on automatic for Gmail only. Help.