Alternative email app?

[Crashdamage]

You misunderstand some of how IMAP works. I'll try to clear it up a bit...

With IMAP, most things happen on the server, not the phone or computer. Sorting, spam or other filtering, receiving, sending - it all happens on or is stored on the server. You store a limited amount of email on the phone, but all your email (except permanently deleted) is on the server.

So you see, it's not exactly right to say AquaMail or any other email client works locally. Well, it's correct for POP3, but I digress. But when using IMAP either it happens on the server, like spam filtering, or it ends up on the server, like sent mail for example. IOW, you write an email locally, but it ends up of the server.

OK, so...Regarding spam...Gmail's spam filter will learn from moving email to the spam folder on the phone exactly as it does if you do it by logging in on a computer. Because it IS the same. When you move email on the phone, it moves on the server. Mobile email clients don't have spam filters - that's done on the server.

Those missing folders are very odd. Really odd. I've never seen it before and beyond what I already said I'm outta ideas, at least for now. All I can say is check the settings or maybe your best bet is a post in the forum. It's usually pretty quick and helpful.

Android since v1.0. Linux since 2001

 

[Crashdamage]

Curious to know if you resolved the missing folders problem. I was thinking... it's gotta be something stupid simple. But I couldn't find a setting that could cause it.

Then it occurred to me that it might not be an AquaMail thing, maybe it's a Gmail thing. Have you checked in Gmail online at the Show/Hide settings for those folders (labels)? I think that can affect what will show up in AquaMail or other clients. I can't say for sure and I've never had to change a label's settings but I've got a funny feeling about it.

Worth a try...

And if you haven't posted a question in the AquaMail forum, you really should.

Android since v1.0. Linux since 2001

 

[metropolitim]

Then it occurred to me that it might not be an AquaMail thing, maybe it's a Gmail thing. Have you checked in Gmail online at the Show/Hide settings for those folders (labels)? I think that can affect what will show up in AquaMail or other clients.

I did indeed go to the forum, just got the answer this morning, and it is indeed related to the desktop Gmail settings. (I hate how limited the mobile client is for things like this.) It's not the hide/show selection though -- it's a checkbox all the way to the right, Show in IMAP. I checked the checkbox, and boom. Showed right up in AquaMail. Problem solved!

I actually just did this a few minutes ago, and wanted to drop by to say thanks.

It raised a couple of questions for me, none of which really matter...but I still wonder why other labels/folders showed up even thought they did NOT have Show in IMAP selected. And I'm REALLY wondering why Google doesn't respect this selection in the app. Should be a piece of cake. Of course, trying to guess what Google is thinking is a waste of time. LOL

Thanks so much for sticking with me on this! Back to exploring! I still don't see how I can entirely avoid the Gmail app sometimes, which I do mostly actually like -- WAY better than stock, that's for sure -- but am finding I don't like as much as AquaMail.

Thanks again!

 

[Crashdamage]

Glad you got it worked out. If you have any questions about notifications, sync, colorization, anything, feel free to ask!

Android since v1.0. Linux since 2001

 

[vm81]

Glad you got it worked out. If you have any questions about notifications, sync, colorization, anything, feel free to ask!

Android since v1.0. Linux since 2001

So I am loving AquaMail so far... All the customization is awesome. Initially I was concerned about it showing at top of my battery meter... But it doesn't seem to be having any impact on battery life.

I have 4 emails connected and as I have it set up... I get notifications for know 1 email. Even though others sync... I don't wantwant notifications those...which is perfect. What I am not able to figure is how to get email counter on app icon to only display emails in one account that I get notifications for. I don't want to know how many emails are in other accounts - any way to do that?

 

[Crashdamage]

Maybe. I don't use the counter widget so I haven't verified this but I think it will work. I know that if you go to:
Settings > Smart Folder > Use for notifications
...and enable it, you only get notifications for email for those folders which have been assigned to show up in the Smart Folder. (Go: Account settings > Options and folders > Folders to set folders to appear in the Smart Folder.)

So, by setting only the one accounts' Inbox to show (and any other folders you want to include from that account) I think the widget will only show the count for the folder(s) choosen to appear in th Smart Folder from the desired account.

Worth a try...

Android since v1.0. Linux since 2001