Gmail doesn't push in Mail app anymore?

[rbf1138]

I always had my gmail account setup using Exchange and it doesn't seem to work anymore. If I setup just a gmail account with the default Mail app nothing pushes. This is incredibly frustrating. Is there any solution to this aside from using the Gmail app?

 

[Wowzera]

You could use Mailbox, created by Dropbox.
Mail app never worked well with Gmail to me, that's why I switched to Mailbox long ago. No regrets.

 

[dcpmark]

I always had my gmail account setup using Exchange and it doesn't seem to work anymore. If I setup just a gmail account with the default Mail app nothing pushes. This is incredibly frustrating. Is there any solution to this aside from using the Gmail app?

Did you get a new phone? I was under the impression that you lose push if you change devices.

 

[ajay96]

Did you get a new phone? I was under the impression that you lose push if you change devices.

Yup. After your phone changes gmail exchange server stops working

 

[rbf1138]

Ugh. Ok so I'm reading if I pay $5 a month for Google apps I can use it the way I used to. Anyone try that?

 

[LaZyFLiP]

Ugh. Ok so I'm reading if I pay $5 a month for Google apps I can use it the way I used to. Anyone try that?

That's correct. If you pay for Google Apps (now Google Work), push will work again when GMail is setup as an Exchange account.

 

[Vertigo50]

Ugh. Ok so I'm reading if I pay $5 a month for Google apps I can use it the way I used to. Anyone try that?

A better option is to install the Gmail app. If you like it, use it instead. If you don't like it, keep Gmail set up in Mail, but turn off notifications, and turn ON notifications in Gmail, which is actually push.

This way when you get the Gmail notification you know to open Mail. It's not perfect, but it works, and better than $5 a month.

 

[rbf1138]

That's correct. If you pay for Google Apps (now Google Work), push will work again when GMail is setup as an Exchange account.

Ok so it seems you can't use a current gmail address with apps, which is another ridiculous annoyance. Any way around that you guys are aware of?

 

[Vertigo50]

Ok so it seems you can't use a current gmail address with apps, which is another ridiculous annoyance. Any way around that you guys are aware of?

No way around it that I know of. See my post above for a workaround, though.

 

[PaythePiper]

personally, i think the gmail app gets the job done. they've updated quite a bit over time.

 

[rbf1138]

personally, i think the gmail app gets the job done. they've updated quite a bit over time.

Are there any important settings or configuration I should do to get the best use out of it?

 

[C DM]

Ok so it seems you can't use a current gmail address with apps, which is another ridiculous annoyance. Any way around that you guys are aware of?

You can use NuevaSync service from what I hear. Still the better choice is just to do fetch and/or use Gmail app for notifications.

 

[rbf1138]

You can use NuevaSync service from what I hear. Still the better choice is just to do fetch and/or use Gmail app for notifications.

So I just signed up for NuevaSync but it still doesn't seem to push correctly or nearly as fast as the Gmail app.

I set it up just like my old Exchange/gmail combo but with NuevaSync as part of it and it didn't seem to be pushing. If anyone wants to give that a try and is able to make it work like it used to, let us know here.