Watson111505
JDUB
For some reason Gmail not refreshing by itself. I have to manually go into it and refresh it. Can't figure out what it is. It's driving me nuts. Anyone else have this problem.
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Help Gmail?
- Thread starter Watson111505
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I had it happen once on gmail and at least half a dozen times on my POP3 email when, for some reason, the server didn't "properly" connect. With the POP3, I just selected retry a few times and all was ok for a week or month or so; with gmail, I had to make a change, save it, then change it back.
IF (a BIG if) you use dual factor authentification, the problem has been discussed with the resolution involving proper entry of things; I don't use it and don't remember the details.
jerry42570
Well-Known Member
This is a big issue with the recent updates to Gmail. Look up the app in the marketplace and start reading the most recent comments. I've actually starting using a third-party app to read Gmail because of this.
BoostedFalcon
Newbie
I've got the same thing going on with mine and it is very annoying to have to go in and manually refresh all the time! Anyone have any fixes or ideas yet?
Watson111505
JDUB
Google email fix
OMG I found the problem. Sync was apparently turned off via the Power Control widget! This is a really obtuse and unacceptable situation. The only way to turn this back on is to add the widget back to a screen and click on the round double arrow button so that its enabled. This is not at all obvious and I accidentally turned sync off and then removed the widget because I didn't know what the different buttons did (they aren't labeled). That is a bad widget design (obscure) and the fact that sync can not be re-enabled (or even detected that its been disabled) from the system configuration menus is not reasonable. If sync can be turned on & off it should show up under say the Data Manager as a check mark option, it should most definately not only show up as an unlabeled button on an optional widget.
This problem has frustrated the hell out of me for at least two weeks and I'm sure there are plenty of other people who have had this same problem. Please make changes to this is more obvious to detect and fix via the system configuration menus.
OMG I found the problem. Sync was apparently turned off via the Power Control widget! This is a really obtuse and unacceptable situation. The only way to turn this back on is to add the widget back to a screen and click on the round double arrow button so that its enabled. This is not at all obvious and I accidentally turned sync off and then removed the widget because I didn't know what the different buttons did (they aren't labeled). That is a bad widget design (obscure) and the fact that sync can not be re-enabled (or even detected that its been disabled) from the system configuration menus is not reasonable. If sync can be turned on & off it should show up under say the Data Manager as a check mark option, it should most definately not only show up as an unlabeled button on an optional widget.
This problem has frustrated the hell out of me for at least two weeks and I'm sure there are plenty of other people who have had this same problem. Please make changes to this is more obvious to detect and fix via the system configuration menus.