Hotmail EAS

[jyong80]

Been having problems recently with the HTC mail app and hotmail using the POP settings. Anyone using the stock HTC mail app and hotmail EAS? If so is it working well? Thanks for the info.

 

[Gekko]

switch to Gmail.

Getting started - Gmail Help

 

[JohnAlpha]

Instead of using POP, you might want to try adding your Hotmail account via ActiveSync. The information for it is here:

Windows Live Hotmail gets Exchange ActiveSync

I know this didn't work properly for me when I tried a couple of months ago, and Android is not officially supported yet. I've heard a few people say that it seems to work a lot better with the 3.70 update, though. I haven't confirmed this firsthand.

 

[aramos44]

After the recent update EAS has been working for me. I was not able to use until the recent update.

 

[KMachine]

I was not able to setup my my Hotmail/Live account before the 3.70 update, but I was able to set it up afterwards. However, I did flash a rooted stock-ROM, but I am guessing the newfound EAS ability was due to the update and not because I rooted.

Too bad the HTC mail app only supports one EAS account

 

[npark]

Too bad the HTC mail app only supports one EAS account

Yes. webOS supports multiple EAS accounts. In many ways, I miss webOS.

 

[KMachine]

Yes. webOS supports multiple EAS accounts. In many ways, I miss webOS.

I still have my Pre sitting on my desk (it main job these days is to stream Slacker/Pandora while sitting on the Touchstone). When Microsoft announced EAS support went live, I set both my Hotmail and Live accounts up on the Pre anyways ... so easy to dismiss the notifications.

I still find myself swiping every so often on my EVO, 6 months later

 

[JohnAlpha]

I was not able to setup my my Hotmail/Live account before the 3.70 update, but I was able to set it up afterwards. However, I did flash a rooted stock-ROM, but I am guessing the newfound EAS ability was due to the update and not because I rooted.

Too bad the HTC mail app only supports one EAS account

You can always install another mail client that supports multiple EAS accounts.

 

[merlenej]

Android Exchange Active Sync

My HTC Desire comes with the option to set up an Exchange Active Sync e-mail account. I have tried setting up my live.com account and have had no luck. I used the following settings:
server: m.hotmail.com
username: full email address
domain: blank
I am SOOO frustrated---why does it appear as an e-mail option but it won't work? I have searched forums and getting no where. I am aware that android is unsupported but there are many androids users using it. My HTC desire has the 2.1-update 1 firmware.
Can anyone help me??

 

[JohnAlpha]

Support is spotty at best. EAS didn't work at all on my Evo until the recent software update released by HTC. Before then, account creation would always fail. I hate to say it, but you may be out of luck until Android support is improved.

 

[KMachine]

You can always install another mail client that supports multiple EAS accounts.

I have not found one that I liked yet, plus my Hotmail is an old account. I may need to look into it again if need to set up an EAS account for work.