Options for multiple email accts including gmail- Gmail vs Mail app

[exmasonite]

Hey folks... another question here on my new droid maxx. I am coming over from the GS3 and i remember having some trouble juggling email accts/notifications.

I have a gmail account and 2 work related email accounts. In setting up my phone, I had to log in my gmail info, etc.

I want to set up the "mail" app to access all of my accounts and use a single widget to look at all of them. When I added my gmail account to the mail app, I get a permanent warning in my status bar in regards to a duplicate email account. I don't want to delete the Gmail acct b/c i think it'll have implications on my back up, contacts, etc.

I do like the Gmail app but am looking for a single option to manage my mail. I was hoping to use the mail app to manage all three together. I would prefer to find a work around without needing a 3rd party app but am willing to entertain that option.

Hopefully this makes sense. Thank you for your time.

 

[Einsteindks]

As far as I know, gmail likes to be kept separate from other email accounts. You may be able to sneak it in in a general email account, but you would of course get double notifications when something comes through

Fat-fingered from my D-Maxx. now Free

 

[exmasonite]

Yeah... i'm ok with Gmail idiosyncracies but the Maxx appears to be hardwired to alert you if you have a double email acct. I imagine there's a way around this but i haven't found it yet.

 

[doogald]

Start at a home screen. Go into settings. Tap Google under accounts. Tap your Gmail account. Uncheck the Gmail sync. Now you should have only the native mail app looking for mail.

I don't use it anymore, but I like the k9 mail app in the play store.

Personally, I forward all my mail accounts to my Gmail account at the server level, and have gmail filter them into their own labels. I also have gmail set to reply from each of the accounts so I can use Gmail as a single mail account. But, I don't have a work account, so that works for me.

 

[exmasonite]

Doogald-

Thank you for that advice. I have already done that... I still get that permanent error message under notifications that there are duplicate email accounts. I guess I am just going to have to deal with it... I am using an email widget with all 3 accts. the inconvenience of the msg is far less than having to dedicate a 2nd widget to keeping an eye on my gmail.

 

[doogald]

Doogald-

Thank you for that advice. I have already done that... I still get that permanent error message under notifications that there are duplicate email accounts. I guess I am just going to have to deal with it... I am using an email widget with all 3 accts. the inconvenience of the msg is far less than having to dedicate a 2nd widget to keeping an eye on my gmail.

Like I said - try the K9 mail app in the play store. See if that generates an error. I think it won't, because accounts in K9 are not defines in the accounts section of the settings, like the stock mail client does.