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Google Adds Push Gmail for iPhone and iPod Touch Via Google Sync

do you have to have an exhange account to use push gmail? I just have a regular gmail account.
 
iPhone commands do not work

Has anyone tried deleting (or archiving) or moving a message into another folder? I am getting error messages stating that these actions cannot be done.
 
jdechko said:
Exactly what Paul Thurott said. However, I disagree for a few reasons.

1) The other iPhone "exchange" features: Remote Wipe, locate and lock. I doubt this could ever be duplicated by Google for the iPhone. Android, sure, why not, but not the iPhone.

If an Exchange Administrator can wipe an iPhone remotely, I think Google can provide users with the same functionality. Remote Wipe is a feature of Exchange ActiveSync, so hopefully that function can be also implemented by Google to allow us to nuke the data on our lost iPhones.

Just think if one day the ActiveSync specifications were enhanced to command the phone to provide its GPS coordinates, and to also lock itself. Apple would probably have to support it on the iPhone for corporations with tight ActiveSync policies requiring those hypothetical new policies.

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Set this up, and sent some tests from my Yahoo email account (about all I use it for these days as it is merely a repository for spam!), and, unlike some of you, they are turning up on my iPhone (3GS, 3.1) on average 10 -15 seconds later.

I can live with that!:)
 
j_maddison said:
Could this mean that Apple will either reduce the cost of mobile me, or be pushed (excuse the pun) into making the service a free service??

Competition is always good :)
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Gmail is "free" only in the sense that it's paid for by advertising (like everything else served up by Google). As part of the "services", Gmail reads the content of your emails to target the ads it serves. I guess that's okay with a lot of people, but I'd personally rather pay a few bucks to Apple for MobileMe and retain at least a semblance of privacy.
 
coolfactor said:
I have a dozen gmail-hosted email accounts (various domains) and have them all set up with imap on my computer and iPhone. Push is definitely a few seconds faster (which I notice with my MobileMe account), but not enough to really make a difference in my world.
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I have to say only a few seconds isn't worth it to me to reconfigure everything . . . especially on roll-out day.

And I really would miss access to draft emails, since I often start them on a computer but then send from the iphone when I'm ready.
 
NewGenAdam said:
omg.

at. last.


Now let's hope it actually works!
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I don't actually think it does.

I noticed push working earlier today before the news was announced. I use Google Sync for my shared calendar with my wife and for whatever reason, I had switched on Mail at the time to see if it would work. I hadn't turned it off but I noticed the messages coming through.

I then later tried to access the as my imap Gmail account showed new messages and the Exchange version did not.

I tried deleting the account and adding it again and now it says server verification failed.

I was verified once but while the folders synced, emails did not. This is very strange.

Google please sort this out as I still have access to my Gmail but not my Calendars. :(
 
cnorth3 said:
Gmail is "free" only in the sense that it's paid for by advertising (like everything else served up by Google). As part of the "services", Gmail reads the content of your emails to target the ads it serves. I guess that's okay with a lot of people, but I'd personally rather pay a few bucks to Apple for MobileMe and retain at least a semblance of privacy.
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Does it read and archive, or just "read" for purposes of displaying it within the online gmail interface?
 
I'll drop MM in no time. I defenely think that MM is 1 od the worst products Apple ever released. I pay a fortune for something that should be free, atleast for iPhone owners. When I come home I'll give it a try all delays are forgiven since it is free. Shame on you Apple!
 
for some reason I'm getting the error exchange account verification failed. it worked before push gmail was announced, but I then deleted the account as mail seemed to not work and now it is not working
 
Heijtink said:
I'll drop MM in no time. I defenely think that MM is 1 od the worst products Apple ever released. I pay a fortune for something that should be free, atleast for iPhone owners. When I come home I'll give it a try all delays are forgiven since it is free. Shame on you Apple!
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You pay 'a fortune' ?

Mine only costs me £58 - not exactly a 'fortune'.
 
set it up, was verified, but when i try to access the account on my iphone i get a 'cannot get mail. the connection to the server failed' error. what gives?
 
haddman said:
seems like it keeps an active connection whenever you are in mail app. I get the little data transmission "circle" next to the 3G icon the whole time mail app is open. I hope that it is not running when mail app is closed, that will definitley suck some battery life. This is happening with both Push turned on and turned off. Anyone else noticing this??
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I've noticed this too. I wonder after closing Mail is it constantly maintaining a connection? It's odd because before push gmail, my yahoo email which is setup for push never did this. The circle would spin for a little bit when open but would then stop.

Also, very slow for me too. Takes about 4 minutes to receive email.

And like someone else said, when I try deleting a message it says the action cannot be done.
 
this is all i get... :(
 

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I'm fine with IMAP for gmail, but it would be nice to sync contacts to gmail without having to use ActiveSync.
 
Setup seemed to work-- everything verified correctly. But when I go to the Mail app to check the inbox, I also get "Cannot Get Mail. The connection to the server failed."

Maybe it's overloaded?



EDIT: Nevermind, it definitely was overloaded before. It's working now.
 
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