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330D
From My Cold Dead Hands
I used to solely use the gmail app before I flashed froyo to my phone. After that it went bonkers for me. I use the stock email app now, as it has all the features of the old gmail app that worked before.... I can't even update gmail in the market, it always says error when it tries to install it. The app opens for me, but I can't send email from it, and it usually lags in receiving new emails.... *sucks*
You would think that since we have Google phones, gmail would be a given
andygu3
Android Expert
Update your gapps, that should bring you up to gmail 2.3 or uninstall old gmail app via TB, reboot phone, go back into market and download latest version of the gmail app.
andygu3
Android Expert
Wipe data and cache from manage applications, then reboot your phone
330D
From My Cold Dead Hands
Tried to do it the TB way, no dice. When I flash a new gapps, do I have to wipe dalvik cache, and just flash, or is there a different procedure?
andygu3
Android Expert
I just flashed the new gapps and build 88 last night. It has the new car home and updated gmail.
I did a full wipe, data, davlik and cache
Here is the updated gapps http://mirror.teamdouche.net/get/various/gapps-mdpi-20101008-signed.zip
Here is build 88 http://mirror.teamdouche.net/get/heroc/cm_heroc_full-88.zip
330D
From My Cold Dead Hands
Do you think it would be an issue to just flash the apps with a dalvik wipe only? I have some stuff on my phone I don't want to lose... (obviously I would nandroid first)
<EDIT>
So far, it seems to be fine without a full wipe, and just wiping the dalvik cache.... Will keep you posted if things go awry
andygu3
Android Expert
Sweet
That's great to know, keep us posted
That would make things much easier
Did you get the updated gmail and carhome in those gapps? I'm sure you did
330D
From My Cold Dead Hands
Sweet
That's great to know, keep us posted
Did you get the updated gmail and carhome in those gapps? I'm sure you did
Yeah, I have gmail back! And, the car home thing. I haven't played with it, but I'm interested in checking it out...
Zinja
Member
Im not being a hater here, just letting other users know that this didn't work for me, as I've done this dozens of times.
Zinja
Member
Um, you lost me at "flashed" and "build 88." Then I became irreversably lost at "davlik" which coincendentally sounds like a great name for a Bram Stoker caharacter...
Do you have a rooted phone? Should I just download these files if I have an unrooted cellular device?
HIYA!
andygu3
Android Expert
As you can see, I was quoting 330D's problem, not yours.
To your problem, if clearing data and cache and a reboot did not help, then I don't know what else to suggest. This solution has worked for me every time I have an issue with gmail.
Then again, I've never had gmail 'crash' on me everyday
Zinja
Member
Thank you for the quick response.
Someone suggested, in a land far away, doing a hard reset, which I did, increasing internal memory fo the mid 80s. Since then I've had one crash, which was crushing. But, I'm over it.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a phone that you didn't HAVE to run continuous files on and flash, and root, and constantly maintain?
Jus' sayin'.
I'm out!
330D
From My Cold Dead Hands
Android isn't for everyone, and those of us who like to tinker, to get it the way we want actually enjoy that part of it. I would never have bought the Hero if I wasn't gonna mess with it and flash different stuff to it. The cool thing about rooting is that you get to pretty much control how everything works on your phone. (and you don't have to be a geek to be able to do it, I promise)
Zinja
Member
Anyway, so, in order to use Google's GMail app, Google's first public program behind Search, I need to flash root and hack my phone. Trust me, you need to be a geek to do this.
I'm so davlik.