iPhone + Gmail push / Hotmail

pioneer2000 · 19 Jun 2010 at 17:31

So i'm currently using gmail via the iphones mail app, setup as a gmail a/c (i no push?). I understand I can set it up as an exchange a/c and so via google sync push should work? However... doing this seems to make loading emails incredibly slow and occasionally emails reappear even when I thought I had deleted them?! :confused:

So, how do you get push working correctly for gmail?

Also, I'm accessing my hotmail using "mbox mail"..... is there any way to do this via the mail app now?

And finally, is there anyway to access hotmail via mail on my macbook also?

Thanks!

Cybertronic · 19 Jun 2010 at 17:56

Windows Live Hotmail with Mac OS X Mail application

Windows Live Hotmail with iPhone Mail app

Unable to answer your Gmail push problem, sorry!

allosunshine · 19 Jun 2010 at 17:57

mbox do an app for the desktop. i've been using it since launch and it works well.

Dewotter · 19 Jun 2010 at 18:47

pioneer2000 said:
So i'm currently using gmail via the iphones mail app, setup as a gmail a/c (i no push?). I understand I can set it up as an exchange a/c and so via google sync push should work? However... doing this seems to make loading emails incredibly slow and occasionally emails reappear even when I thought I had deleted them?!

So, how do you get push working correctly for gmail?

Also, I'm accessing my hotmail using "mbox mail"..... is there any way to do this via the mail app now?

And finally, is there anyway to access hotmail via mail on my macbook also?

Thanks!

Push for Hotmail should be coming out later this month.

It will use the Exchange ActiveSync protocol to sync Mail, Contacts and Calendars. Google Sync also uses the ActiveSync protocol so you will need iOS4 to have both going at the same time.

pioneer2000 · 19 Jun 2010 at 19:00

Cybertronic said:
Windows Live Hotmail with Mac OS X Mail application

Windows Live Hotmail with iPhone Mail app

Unable to answer your Gmail push problem, sorry!

Thank all

With these though, changes I make on the iphone don't seem to affect my hotmail inbox? i.e. if I delete email on the phone, it doesn't get deleted in hotmail? Or is that just pop3 for you?

Cybertronic · 19 Jun 2010 at 19:03

It's a POP3 limitation however, IMAP solves this issue. Unfortunately, Hotmail only supports POP3

pioneer2000 · 19 Jun 2010 at 19:11

Ok, that explains why mbox mail seems to be the preferred option. Bit annoying as would like it all within the same app!

Hmmm, so if hotmail is only pop3... how comes Windows Live Mail works like one would expect IMAP to? i.e. it mirrors what's actually on hotmail?