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How to read GMail on my smartphone?

  • 12-05-2014 12:09pm
    #1
    Irish Stones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,308 ✭✭✭


    Hi, my question might sound silly, and probably it is, but I'm stuck, so I have to ask someone smarter than me.
    I have trouble getting into my GMail account on my android smartphone (Sony Xperia P with Android 4.2.2).
    I have a GMail account that I access through the web, it works quite fine though I think it's a bit slow at sending and receiving messages. Anyway, when I tap on GMail on my smartphone it opens a page where it asks me if I want to use an existing account or create a new one. I go for an existing account, I type the required address but it says that that account already exists. Alright, what a news!
    If I insist it says that my account need sync, but still it doesn't show me my account.
    So what do I have to do to unlock this situation?
    Thanks so much!


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  • #2
    daytob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭daytob


    use a different email app
    there are loads, download a different one Kaiten mail. k9 mail. ino mail lite, cloud magic.


  • #3
    eamonnq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭eamonnq


    Irish Stones wrote: »
    Hi, my question might sound silly, and probably it is, but I'm stuck, so I have to ask someone smarter than me.
    I have trouble getting into my GMail account on my android smartphone (Sony Xperia P with Android 4.2.2).
    I have a GMail account that I access through the web, it works quite fine though I think it's a bit slow at sending and receiving messages. Anyway, when I tap on GMail on my smartphone it opens a page where it asks me if I want to use an existing account or create a new one. I go for an existing account, I type the required address but it says that that account already exists. Alright, what a news!
    If I insist it says that my account need sync, but still it doesn't show me my account.
    So what do I have to do to unlock this situation?
    Thanks so much!

    Remove the GMAIL account from your phone, and then try again.


  • #4
    Irish Stones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,308 ✭✭✭Irish Stones


    daytob wrote: »
    use a different email app
    there are loads, download a different one Kaiten mail. k9 mail. ino mail lite, cloud magic.

    These are clients... do I have IMAP and other stuff like that from GMail? :confused:


  • #5
    Irish Stones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,308 ✭✭✭Irish Stones


    eamonnq wrote: »
    Remove the GMAIL account from your phone, and then try again.

    I tried, but there's no such item in the menu, I can only add another account :(


  • #6
    heebusjeebus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭heebusjeebus


    Try and clear data & cache for the Gmail application.

    http://www.androidcentral.com/android-201-how-and-when-clear-app-cache-or-data


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  • #7
    same ol sh1te
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭same ol sh1te


    Clear the app cache and then go to settings accounts and do a sync of your Google account


  • #8
    Irish Stones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,308 ✭✭✭Irish Stones


    heebusjeebus wrote: »
    Try and clear data & cache for the Gmail application.
    http://www.androidcentral.com/android-201-how-and-when-clear-app-cache-or-data

    I did it and I have done it again, no changes...

    same ol sh1te wrote: »
    Clear the app cache and then go to settings accounts and do a sync of your Google account

    I cleared cache and data (actually data only, the cahe was empty), then I went to setting accounts and my GMail address is not in the list.
    So I said add existing account, but it says that address and password don't match and this is strange because they work perfectly on my PC.

    EDIT: Forget it, it seems that after some attempts I succeded in this hard task :-) Thanks so much!


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