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Help K-9 mail - keeps checking Gmail
- Thread starter dr4sight
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svim
Extreme Android User
Go into your K-9 Mail menu and tap on 'Settings', then 'Account settings', then 'Notifications'. In the Notifications menu there are numerous options, along with LED settings and what shows up in the status bar.
Another option you might also want to think about just disabling the auto-checking of your email completely, and whenever you do want to check it just start up the K-9 Mail app and tap the 'Refresh' button at the bottom to manually load up any new emails. (Look at 'Settings' >>> 'Global settings' >> 'Network' >> 'Background sync'
Another option you might also want to think about just disabling the auto-checking of your email completely, and whenever you do want to check it just start up the K-9 Mail app and tap the 'Refresh' button at the bottom to manually load up any new emails. (Look at 'Settings' >>> 'Global settings' >> 'Network' >> 'Background sync'
Would be nice just to block the checking email notification or never have it show up in the first place. I honestly couldn't care less if an app is doing something in the background. Just really annoying having the spinning circle always there. Enough to make me look for another email app.
The only notifications I am interested in is when an email arrives or something is not sent. Everything else is just redundant.
The only notifications I am interested in is when an email arrives or something is not sent. Everything else is just redundant.
Trom
Android Enthusiast
This thread is several years old, but the reason I'm replying is that it's been well over two years since K-9 mail has had an update. I ran into this with my old favorite email client, Maildroid, which also has not been updated in more than a couple of years.
Several years ago, my company chose to use Gmail, which is then administered by our "IT" guys. They're called that, anyway. Unfortunately, these administered corporate accounts can't be set up on a phone without installing added software giving the IT guys access to the phone. Additionally, they disabled IMAP, so in a bit of email gymnastics, I have setup a system of forwarding, reply-to's, BCC's, and weird filtering with a secondary account that I can access from my phone.
Short story is, I'm always on the lookout for a superior android client, and am going to use this opportunity to mention that FairEmail, which is fairly new and which I found a couple of months ago, is far and away the most versatile client I've used, ever. Can't say enough good things, and they update what seems like on a daily basis, there have been days where I've received more than one update. It does all the stuff that every other client does, plus a bunch of the crazy stuff that I need it to do, it's pleasant to look at, and it's free, no ads. I bought it just because I appreciate a good app, but if you don't, the most you get is a very unobtrusive line at the top asking you to consider making the purchase if you like it.
Anyway, just throwing that out there.
Trom
Android Enthusiast
I'm glad you like it so far, TripodMan! My needs were to automatically place in the header 1) reply-to (my company address), and 2) BCC (my company address where a filter puts it in my sent folder there as well). Unfortunately, so few clients offer reply-to options or even BCC options these days. There are other mechanics going on behind the scenes in my weird setup, mails from me forwarded back to me, now and then someone replies directly to my secondary address, but this new client has all the right options, very well written in my opinion.