k-9 mail

[boos1906]

Hey guys I wanna make my k-9 mail so its my default email instead of the stock. How do I do this?

 

[harrellj]

Go into stock email and turn off notifications and on first time doing something that would prompt which program, check make default and k9.

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[aminaked]

You can always clear the current defaults for a program by going into phone settings > applications. Find the app and push it's "Clear defaults" button. In this case, you could do this with the Email app.

 

[boos1906]

Well I got the notifications shut off and it no longer receives the email in the stock app. However now when you open k-9 mail you have to click on the load 25 more deal before it receives them. any ideas???

 

[aminaked]

Are you using IMAP or POP3? If POP3, there's a setting for polling frequency.

You're not using a task killer are you? Don't.

 

[boos1906]

What do you mean by imap or pop3?

 

[aminaked]

Where is your email account hosted? For example...Google, Yahoo, AOL, godaddy, earthlink, something else?

IMAP, POP3, and Exchange are 3 popular ways to connect to email servers.

 

[boos1906]

I have hotmail

 

[aminaked]

So it gets email fine when you make it refresh manually? To what is your polling frequency set? You aren't killing tasks / using an automated task killer, are you?

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Ouch, OK, hotmail isn't the easiest for email clients to deal with. Yahoo can be a pain too. Still, this might help you: K-9 not getting pop3 email... - Android Forums
The post mentions hotmail settings.

 

[boos1906]

Where do I see what my polling frequency is set to?

 

[boos1906]

I personally think its a problem with hotmail. When I was using the stock email alot of times I would have to refresh my phone and like 15 emails would come in when the phone turned back on. Would I be better off getting a new email service? What a good one to use with the droid

 

[harrellj]

Gmail would be the best with the phone... that whole Google thing, you know?