Android email app that only syncs during work hours

Tone1979 · 24 Nov 2014 at 09:30

Morning,

I bought myself a 1+1 phone a few months back (great phone btw) and vowed I wouldn't install my work email and calendar on it as I was taking work home with me waaaay too much. Always checking email and picking up my phone when the 'ding' sounds or the phone vibrates.

However, I need my email on my phone as I don't want work to give me a phone as it's extra to carry around.

I am looking for an email app that will only sync between 8am and 4pm or whatever window I give it.

Anyone using any fancy email/calendar apps?

Thanks

Tony

OhEsEcks · 24 Nov 2014 at 09:33

Only turn your phone on between the hours of 8am and 4pm \o/

I'm a genius!

EGuitarStar · 24 Nov 2014 at 09:39

You can set a peak / off-peak sync schedule on Androids. Google for it.....

Puzzled · 24 Nov 2014 at 09:43

I'd be interested in this too, checking work email at all hours has become a nasty habit.

Captain Fizz · 24 Nov 2014 at 10:00

Don't put alerts on for your work email, check it as and when you want to?

Leave laerts on for your personal email.

I don't have either showing notifications and just check it when I wish.

benjo · 24 Nov 2014 at 10:14

I used Tasker & Secure Settings to freeze my email app between 9-5

Richy888 · 24 Nov 2014 at 11:34

I think you may be able to do it in Blue Mail. You can certainly set quite periods at the least.

Richy888 · 24 Nov 2014 at 12:43

Ok, I've had a look at Blue Mail settings and it has quiet times per account so you could set none work times as quiet when not at work on a account basis. You can choose to set each account to push or pull or manual too. I suspect mail if set to push will still be received during quiet times but you get no notification - I've never checked

Tone1979 · 24 Nov 2014 at 12:53

Richy888 said:
Ok, I've had a look at Blue Mail settings and it has quiet times per account so you could set none work times as quiet when not at work on a account basis. You can choose to set each account to push or pull or manual too. I suspect mail if set to push will still be received during quiet times but you get no notification - I've never checked

Thanks for this, really useful.

Tony

Amos91 · 24 Nov 2014 at 13:04

Can also use Maildroid to only notify you on weekdays & between certain times. For the rest you can create a no rule notification.

Or create a rule in connection management to disable mail scanning out of work hours.

frying_pan_cat · 25 Nov 2014 at 09:00

A slightly related question, is there a mail app that will let me me notifications on certain accounts when not on wifi as if like to be able to receive personal emails but not work ones when on data?

Terrier_Jimlad · 25 Nov 2014 at 19:55

Tried Nine? It's without a doubt the best Exchange/Email client going in terms of looks and functionality. In the settings, you can set peak times and then set frequency for checking mail based on those, for example:

Peak Hours - 8am til 5pm - Sync Frequency = every 1 hour
Off-Peak Hours - 5pm til 8am - Sync Frequency = never

Worth a punt!