I have the same issues. Getting tired of this stuff. I really do try to embrace the latest and greatest, but once in a while something happens, like this, and really bugs me. I don't have time to constantly trouble shoot problems so I usually just quietly wait for apple to release an update that fixes the problem.. but so often they never do and we are left to find some work-around just to get back on track. uhhgg.. sorry for complaining.
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Gmail no longer pushes new messages to Apple Mail in Mavericks
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I'm having the same problem but with 1 gmail account only, others are working just fine. iPhone push works fine. What works is I select that specific gmail account and click Get Mail. Then the new mail comes right away.
So whats this with just 1 out of my 4 accounts not working? Actually more may not be working? And its the main account. Its also my oldest gmail account, made it when gmail was 'invite only'. So frustrating.
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Ah, work-around, the phrase I just can't avoid ever since I moved to Mac. I love OSX but their self imposed limitations and tight-assed-ness is killing me.
Welp, after a day or two of using Mac OS 10.9.1, the same old Mail/Gmail/IMAP problem continues.
At least, though, I finally found a consistent way to force Mail to fetch messages, when it fails to fetch or have them pushed automatically:
Take the account offline, and bring it back online.
Note that this workaround did not work consistently on 10.9.0.
Also note that the obvious solutionmanually fetching new maildoes not work.
A reliable workaround is certainly an improvement, but I'd prefer it if Apple's old "it just works" slogan would apply here :/
At least, though, I finally found a consistent way to force Mail to fetch messages, when it fails to fetch or have them pushed automatically:
Take the account offline, and bring it back online.
Note that this workaround did not work consistently on 10.9.0.
Also note that the obvious solutionmanually fetching new maildoes not work.
A reliable workaround is certainly an improvement, but I'd prefer it if Apple's old "it just works" slogan would apply here :/
My Gmail is no longer Pushing emails with the Mail App, as of this afternoon.
Tried deleting my account, but nothing... I have to manually fetch for emails now.
Also, I noticed my Track pad freeze 4 times today, while letting the Mail pop-up notifications finish.
Tried deleting my account, but nothing... I have to manually fetch for emails now.
Also, I noticed my Track pad freeze 4 times today, while letting the Mail pop-up notifications finish.
I had this problem all the way up until today. Mavericks has completely hosed so many things that used to work.
In any case, with everything updated, I completely deleted my Google accounts (all of them) in OS X 10.9 Settings, rebooted, then readied. It seems silly that this would work, after trying it many times over the past two months in frustrating... but it worked. So far, at least.
Updating is still slow (aka not automatic as chosen in settings, like it used to be in Snow Leopard) but at least messages that are read on iOS are showing as read on OS X in time now.
Sigh.
In any case, with everything updated, I completely deleted my Google accounts (all of them) in OS X 10.9 Settings, rebooted, then readied. It seems silly that this would work, after trying it many times over the past two months in frustrating... but it worked. So far, at least.
Updating is still slow (aka not automatic as chosen in settings, like it used to be in Snow Leopard) but at least messages that are read on iOS are showing as read on OS X in time now.
Sigh.
fixed
Looks like issue has been fixed. I see no issues in the last 2 days. I did nothing different, so I am inclined to believe the fix has been pushed by gmail or apple through their servers
in any case, i am very happy!
Looks like issue has been fixed. I see no issues in the last 2 days. I did nothing different, so I am inclined to believe the fix has been pushed by gmail or apple through their servers
in any case, i am very happy!
Didn't work. I deleted mail accounts in both MBPr and Mac Mini. I first re- entered mail accounts in MBPr and by key chain they automatically filled in on the Mini. As mail on the Mini filtered in, 3 that were previously read were marked unread. A few days ago I had deleted and re-added (MBPr was in sleep mode) and still have problem. The Mini I can consistently reproduce the problem. MBPr for the most part works.
I spoke too soon. Mine is still broken. Email read on iOS is not updated on Mail.app, etc. Sigh.
You guys could forward your mail to another mail service and just push it into the app that way until it's addressed. I mean it's not exactly a fix, but it's a potential patch until something works out.
I personally forward all my Gmail into Outlook's web app anyways these days.
I personally forward all my Gmail into Outlook's web app anyways these days.
Two questions (sorry if you have been asked those questions before):
1. Have you enabled IMAP on your gmail WEB account ?
2. If you right click on your gmail account in Mail.app and select preferences (or whatever it is called in english, the last menu entry) and then select the tab to the most right where the summary is, what server does it list for incoming mails ?
3. Do you have same issue if you read gmail from say your WEB account or just when reading them from your iOS device ?
4. When you read a mail from iOS, is it marked as read when looking at it on your gmail WEB account ?
Note by the way. I don't face this issue, but then my iDevice runs iOS 6 and not 7, which may or may not play a role here.
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Here's what we should do. On the same computer create a new computer user account. In mail re-enter all your gmail accounts and see what happens under the new user.
Hiya, no worries. Yes I have IMAP enabled. This account has worked fine in Mountain Lion and Mail.app, so it is definitely a Mavericks software issue. I am using the Gmail IMAP server for the account in question.
I will try the iOS to web and see, but I'm pretty sure it works that way because if I read an email on my iPhone it is updated on my iPad, although Mail.app in IOS is WAYYYY slower in Gmail now for updating. It used to instantly update, now you have to force refresh. That one could be on Google.