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red518irish

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A quick off track question: How often should my Gmail be updating. I used to have a Hero which updated all the time, it seemed as though when I got an email it was almost instantly on my phone. This new phone doesn't seem to be working that way. I am constantly having to go and do a "sync now" I woke up this morning and the phone hadn't done a sync since yesterday evening.

Thanks again for all your help.
 
Are you receiving Gmail thru the Gmail or Mail app?

The Mail app will only poll on demand.

The Gmail app should work the same as on your Hero - push email, basically instantly available.

If Gmail, is your Talk showing you as logged in?
 
EarlyMon said:
Are you receiving Gmail thru the Gmail or Mail app?

The Mail app will only poll on demand.

The Gmail app should work the same as on your Hero - push email, basically instantly available.

If Gmail, is your Talk showing you as logged in?
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I am using Gmail not the Mail app. I am not sure if my Talk is logged in. I looked for that but don't see it. I don't recall seeing that on the Hero either. The Gmail just worked as you said basically instantly available.
How do I check my Talk to see if I am logged in.
 
marctronixx said:
go into google talk app and see. if you have to sign in to that service then thats your answer. :)
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I have never used Google talk on my phone before. So I clicked on the app and it won't load. It flashes on the screen then it disappears. Doesn't seem right. Am I missing something?
 
no its not normal. does it do this each time you tap on it?

go into the applications section and force close it//clear cache and see if this helps.
 
Ok, I tried that, and it still does the same thing. It just flashes on the screen as it was doing before. It doesn't show up in the running tasks anywhere either.
 
I think you have two options:

1. Does your gmail and talk behave badly when you're off wifi and on 3G?

If no, then your problem is likely you've been connecting to ad-hoc wifi networks. The DLNA checkbox is acting as a workaround, as Android previously couldn't survive being on an ad-hoc network (your office IT can confirm this for you).

2. If yes, gmail and talk behave badly even on 3G, then it's time for more radical treatment, in my opinion.

Go into your privacy settings, ensure that Back up my settings and Restore is checked - then go to Accounts & sync and Sync all. Wait however long it takes for the sync to complete.

Then, go to SD & phone storage - do the Factory data reset.

When it comes up, it'll ask for your gmail account info. Skip any Bluetooth xfer, answer the gmail and other few questions. Your previous configs and apps will be restored at the rate of your data connection.

Ensure you go into System updates and update PRL, Profile, then HTC software update - and when it completes, update PRL and Profile again - and wait for your apps to re-sync themselves.

Google Talk - like Gmail or Market - are foundation level apps for Android, and no phone should be trusted without them working. Something is seriously goofed up on your phone (and it could just be a bit here or there locked as its opposite of a 1 or 0).

The factory reset ought clear things out and give you a clean slate and with the new backup/restore on google, it's actually pretty painless overall.

Don't bother to erase the SD card when asked.

If the problems persists after that, I'd take it in to Sprint.

Hope this helps!
 
I've been having some trouble the last couple of days with push emails from gmail and Chrome to Phone not working. Factory reset (I'm growing tired of having to do this with the 3D!) didn't work, and I was at a loss what to try next outside of adding gmail to the POP mail application and periodically refreshing.

I still have the Evo 4G and use it while the 3D charges. I had disabled sync on the 4G, but just re-enabled to see if the problem was specific to the 3D or perhaps a Google problem. Once I did I received a flood of inbox messages and a bazillion Chrome to Phone links as a result of testing. Oddly, at the same time I got the same flood on the 3G. Coincidence? Possibly. Weird? Most definitely.

I am having trouble with Google Talk, it will not launch at all, I can't uninstall it. Anyone else? Update: after the above operation, suddenly gtalk launches. Go figure.

Edit: This post has almost nothing to do with the thread it was moved into. I wonder your logic for doing so?
 
Yeah - I've merged your post here and renamed this thread accordingly.

Especially troubling because you're reporting that the reset didn't help.

Are you running the updates from HTC?

Please review above posts, did you have any of these wifi issues?

And - same as above - is this happening on 3G? (I'm wondering about firewalls and ad-hoc net configurations on wifi.)
 
EarlyMon said:
Yeah - I've merged your post here and renamed this thread accordingly.

Especially troubling because you're reporting that the reset didn't help.

Are you running the updates from HTC?

Please review above posts, did you have any of these wifi issues?

And - same as above - is this happening on 3G? (I'm wondering about firewalls and ad-hoc net configurations on wifi.)
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No to all of the above. What appears to have fixed it was turning on sync in another device that had it previously disabled. The question is, is sync applied to the user or the device? (this is why I questioned moving the post)
 
jcunwired said:
No to all of the above. What appears to have fixed it was turning on sync in another device that had it previously disabled. The question is, is sync applied to the user or the device? (this is why I questioned moving the post)
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Your Talk not launching is highly suspicious and is in common with the OP here, hence the move. In his case, it was due to being on an ad-hoc network.

In your case, it may be the same and the whole syncing thing is a symptom of a workaround.

So - you're having no issues on 3G? When on 3G, Talk launches ok? (you did say no to all of the above, I just want to verify this point)
 
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