Gmail help

[uscoastiee]

I went through the set up of Gmail back in April when I got my Q. Everything has been working great, until recently. No when I Send/Receive all of my new emails are downloaded like they should be, but the mail in my Outbox is not sent. So now my Outbox has a few emails in it that won't send. I have a SprintPCS Email account set up on my Q that Sends and Receives fine. The only change I have made to my phone was when I installed PDANet on 7/17/07. My mail problem has been going on since 8/6/07.

The error message I get is:
"The following errors occurred while sending and receiving mail:
An error occurred while downloading messages. Verify that you have network coverage and that your account information is correct and then try again."

I have updated my PCS Vision many times, hoping that would work, but it hasn't.

I have not made any changes to the account options. I have three Gmail accounts set up on my Q and all of them give the same error.

Anyone have any ideas of what it could be? Did Gmail change something?

Here are the account options on my Q:
Your name: Adam X
Email address: xxx@gmail.com
User Name: recent:xxx@gmail.com
Password: xxxxxx
Domain: Blank
Save Password: Checked
Server type: POP3
Account Name: Adam X
Network: The Internet
Incoming Server: pop.gmail.com:995
SSL: Not Checked
Outgoing Server: smtp.gmail.com:465
Requires Auth: Checked
Download: Past three days, first 1000 bytes
Check: Every hour

My other two accounts match this set up exactly.

Thanks for any help you can offer in advance!!
Adam

[adamzapple]

Not to hijack this thread but ... how come no one's using the Gmail java app? It smokes the standard email setup that everyone's complaining about.

AdamZapple

[uscoastiee]

Not to hijack this thread but ... how come no one's using the Gmail java app? It smokes the standard email setup that everyone's complaining about.

AdamZapple

How about some more info of what you use? Where did you download the Java software from?

Give some more info if you think everyone else should use it!

Thanks

[adamzapple]

How about some more info of what you use? Where did you download the Java software from?

Give some more info if you think everyone else should use it!

Thanks

It's been posted a number of times. Here are step-by-step instructions. Thanks to ominx on QUsers Forum.

1.) Download IBM Java from: http://files.filefront.com//;6090608;;/

2.) Copy the entire J9 folder to the root of your Q keeping directory structure

3.) In the J9\MIDP20 folder create a subfolder called apps

4.) Download the Gmail jar file from: http://gmail.com/app/v1.0.0/en/gmail-g.jar

5.) Download Gmail jad from: http://gmail.com/app/v1.0.0/en/gm-Generic-Advanced_MIDP2.jad

6.) Rename the jad file gmail.jad for simplicity

7.) Copy both gmail.jad & gmail-g.jar to \J9\MIDP20\apps

8.) Run emulator.exe found in \J9\MIDP20\bin

9.) Select install and in the drop down box select "/"

10.) In the URL box type \J9\MIDP20\apps\gmail.jad

11.) Follow prompts until you see the application has been installed successfully

12.) Create a text file for a direct shortcut to the Gmail java app

13.) Use the following line for the shortcut (keep it a single line):
197#"\J9\MIDP20\bin\j9midp20.exe" -classpath "\J9\MIDP20\apps\gmail-g.jar" "-Xbootclasspath:\J9\MIDP20\lib\jclMidp20\jclMidp20. jxe" javax.microedition.lcdui.AppManager "\J9\MIDP20\apps\gmail.jad"

14.) Save the text file as Gmail.lnk

15.) Copy Gmail.lnk to \Windows\Start Menu

16.) To fix fonts download http://mysite.verizon.net/res00tqh/fontPaths.jar

17.) Copy fontPaths.jar to \J9\MIDP20\lib\jclMidp20\ext

18.) Optional: Create a speed dial shortcut for one click access from your homescreen

Good luck!

Adam

[fareal]

Not to hijack this thread but ... how come no one's using the Gmail java app? It smokes the standard email setup that everyone's complaining about.

AdamZapple

Have you noticed when you compose a new message with the gmail java app and search for contacts it will not find many of your contacts?

[adamzapple]

Have you noticed when you compose a new message with the gmail java app and search for contacts it will not find many of your contacts?

Just tested and that's not my experience. It found all my contacts. I will say though that the contacts are the Achilles heel of the gmail app. I have all my contacts on the Q synced with Outlook on my PC but they're not available to me in the gmail app. It's not a huge problem for me since on the Q I'm mostly responding to others' emails rather than composing new ones.

Adam

[fareal]

Just tested and that's not my experience. It found all my contacts. I will say though that the contacts are the Achilles heel of the gmail app. I have all my contacts on the Q synced with Outlook on my PC but they're not available to me in the gmail app. It's not a huge problem for me since on the Q I'm mostly responding to others' emails rather than composing new ones.

Adam

Which version of the Gmail app are you using (Menu - Goto - Help). I'm using..

Version: 1.1.1 Web
Platform: Generic-Advanced_MIDP2

When I compose a new message, and select the To field, it takes me to the Search field. Below the search field it actually displays all of my contacts, but that list is useless because Gmail stores all email contacts which makes the list too long to actually scroll through. So the Search field is necessary, but it doesn't work right for me. For example.. I have a contact named Accessorygeeks.com with an email address of sales@accessorygeeks.com. If I type "A" or even "AC" in the search field that contact does not display in the results. If I type "sales" or any part of that word, it still does not display. BUT if I change that contact to Sales@accessorygeeks.com with an upper case "S", then the search field will find it. Annoying since the majority of my gmail contacts do not begin with an upper case letter.

[adamzapple]

Which version of the Gmail app are you using (Menu - Goto - Help). I'm using..

Version: 1.1.1 Web
Platform: Generic-Advanced_MIDP2

When I compose a new message, and select the To field, it takes me to the Search field. Below the search field it actually displays all of my contacts, but that list is useless because Gmail stores all email contacts which makes the list too long to actually scroll through. So the Search field is necessary, but it doesn't work right for me. For example.. I have a contact named Accessorygeeks.com with an email address of sales@accessorygeeks.com. If I type "A" or even "AC" in the search field that contact does not display in the results. If I type "sales" or any part of that word, it still does not display. BUT if I change that contact to Sales@accessorygeeks.com with an upper case "S", then the search field will find it. Annoying since the majority of my gmail contacts do not begin with an upper case letter.

Mine says:

Version: 1.0.0b
Platform: Generic-Advanced_MIDP2

I wonder if I should upgrade?

My experience with the search field is the same as yours. It's useless. Instead, I have to scroll through the entire contact list, click the checkbox and and then done. It's a bit of a chore.

[pimpoifical]

is there any way i can download the gmail app from my phone with out going thru a computer?

[jasonw357]

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After much pain and research, I got my gmail to work:

In the messages, program, account options - set up a new account:
Your name: "put in your name"
E-mail address: "your full gmail address including @gmail.com"

NEXT

User name: (this is the key):
"recent:xxxx@gmail.com" with xxxx being your address. The key is recent
Password:
"put in your password"

Check to save password (I assume you want this)

Domain is blank

NEXT
Server Type : POP3
Account name: Gmail

NEXT
Incoming service
"pop.gmail.com:995"

dont check "require SSL connection"

Outgoing server:
"smtp.gmail.com:465"

check outgoing requires auth.

NEXT

Then pick the setting you want
(I have last 3 days)
and "entire message"

Connect auto. and check messages:
again, choose what you want - remember, checking more frequently will eat battery time! (I leave it to NEVER - and check manually myself)


hope this helps -
let me know if you have questions


-michael

I've tried everything and it keeps going back to the password like I have a wrong password. I log onto it everyday from a computer, but it won't let me on my Q phone.