Anyone use gmail and iOS5?

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clevere1 Premium join:2002-01-06 Vancouver, WA kudos:1 Reviews: ·CenturyLink	Anyone use gmail and iOS5? I am having a hell of a time getting this to work right. I want my phone to get notifications from gmail when new email arrives. (Push notifications). While leaving the email on the server so if I am on my computer the email goes to my inbox on the computer as well. If I just setup "Gmail" then I have to have mail open on my iphone to get mail notifications. But the email still shows up on multiple computers. If I set the mail up using Google Sync the email is delete from the server and doesn't show up in desktop email clients. What in the heck am I doing wrong? I want to be able to receive the email on my iphone but also have a copy of the email show up on my desktop computer(s). Imap is currently setup... help? -- Where's th' DAFFY DUCK EXHIBIT??
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agrall join:2000-09-29 Tucson, AZ	Have you configured the 'Fetch New Data' settings under 'Mail, Contacts, Calendars'?
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clevere1 Premium join:2002-01-06 Vancouver, WA kudos:1 Reviews: ·CenturyLink	said by agrall: Have you configured the 'Fetch New Data' settings under 'Mail, Contacts, Calendars'? I was hoping to use push instead of fetch. -- Where's th' DAFFY DUCK EXHIBIT??
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pcdebb RIP dadkins Premium join:2000-12-03 Brandon, FL kudos:5 Reviews: ·RoadRunner Cable	reply to clevere1 It is my understanding you can't use push for gmail. I'm not even given the option, however I seem to get email as it arrives (I hear it on my phone, iPad and computer at the same time) -- \| map your city \|
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alg Passionately apathetic Premium join:2001-04-10 Houston, TX kudos:3	reply to clevere1 You need to set it up as an exchange server. That is, don't use the gmail option. -- This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper.
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clevere1 Premium join:2002-01-06 Vancouver, WA kudos:1 Reviews: ·CenturyLink	said by alg: You need to set it up as an exchange server. That is, don't use the gmail option. I tried that option, but how do I keep the email from getting deleted from the inbox so it shows up as new mail on my computers as well? Do I have to set them up as an exchange server as well? -- Where's th' DAFFY DUCK EXHIBIT??
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tubbynet reminds me of the danse russe Premium,MVM join:2008-01-16 Chandler, AZ kudos:1	said by clevere1: said by alg: You need to set it up as an exchange server. That is, don't use the gmail option. I tried that option, but how do I keep the email from getting deleted from the inbox so it shows up as new mail on my computers as well? Do I have to set them up as an exchange server as well? the two are mutually exclusive. you can either: (a) use push email by configuration of an exchange account. any change that occurs on your phone will be reflected in the full email inbox or (b) use pop3 access on your phone. you will not get full push. you will have the option of keeping the mail on the server since it will be downloading a local copy on your phone. any changes will be locally significant. i believe the "gmail" configuration uses imap -- which is a combination of the two (albeit the exact opposite of what you want -- no push and reflected changes). q. -- "...if I in my north room dance naked, grotesquely before my mirror waving my shirt round my head and singing softly to myself..."
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Thinkdiff Premium,MVM join:2001-08-07 Bronx, NY kudos:6	IMAP can push (IMAP-IDLE), but it's not as reliable as exchange. Edit: Looks like iOS might not support IMAP idle. I thought it did. It also keeps all the mail on the server, so it should show up in both places. I have no idea if gmail's IMAP implementation allows for the above two things, though. Exchange (google sync) is really want the OP wants. Real push email and everything is centralized on the server. The Mac clients can be setup with IMAP and still see the same messages. -- University of Southern California - Fight On!
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Daemon Premium join:2003-06-29 San Francisco, CA Reviews: ·webpass.net ·AT&T U-Verse ·Comcast	reply to clevere1 Exchange (Google Sync) keeps a copy of all email on the server at all times. Because you are not seeing it on your other computers, I suspect they might be configured to use POP3 and are only downloading unread email. What you want to do is make sure all computers and devices are using either IMAP or Exchange, like Thinkdiff said. -- -Ryan I use Linux, OS X, iOS and Windows. Let the OS wars die.
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kitsune join:2001-11-26 Sacramento, CA	reply to clevere1 in order to use IMAP on gmail, you have to enable it through the website first. go to gmail.com and once your mail loads click the gear in the upper right and choose settings. Then go to POP and IMAP. Make sure IMAP is turned on. You will then need to add it as a new account on both the phone and the computer in order to make sure the device understands it's a IMAP account. I use it on my iPhone and they show up on their own all the time. I have never tested it to see if they show up right as they are delivered or not though.
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ArgMeMatey join:2001-08-09 Milwaukee, WI kudos:1 Reviews: ·RoadRunner Cable ·AT&T Midwest ·voip.ms	reply to clevere1 Can you see your "All Mail" folder? Look in Settings under Labels and see if it's set to show or hide. I use gmail with IOS5 as an Exchange account. Sorry I don't use Push on the gmail account. My gmail has IMAP enabled. I use Thunderbird client via POP3. I have another Thunderbird client using IMAP. I also use gmail's webmail on multiple computers. The POP3 client downloads messages and marks them as downloaded, but they are left on the server. In gmail I have this radio button selected ... "When a message is marked as deleted and expunged from the last visible IMAP folder: Archive the message (default) After the POP3 client downloads a message, it is removed from the webmail and Exchange inboxes, but it stays in the All Mail folder, so I just look there. -- USNG: 16TDN2870 Find your USNG coordinates: USNGWeb
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clevere1 Premium join:2002-01-06 Vancouver, WA kudos:1	reply to clevere1 Thanks all. It seems that I just need to tweak it to my liking. -- Where's th' DAFFY DUCK EXHIBIT??
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williamray507 No More Mr Nice Guy Premium join:2001-10-04 Kernersville, NC	reply to clevere1 I have it setup as Exchange on my phone and POP on my desktop. In the settings in Gmail under Forwarding and POP/IMAP for "When messages are accessed with POP" i have it set to mark it as read in GMail. With this setup I see it on my phone first. -- "I think I see the light at the end of the tunnel, Oh wait it's the train"
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clevere1 Premium join:2002-01-06 Vancouver, WA kudos:1 Reviews: ·CenturyLink	said by williamray507: I have it setup as Exchange on my phone and POP on my desktop. In the settings in Gmail under Forwarding and POP/IMAP for "When messages are accessed with POP" i have it set to mark it as read in GMail. With this setup I see it on my phone first. Does it then download to your desktop as well? -- Where's th' DAFFY DUCK EXHIBIT??
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williamray507 No More Mr Nice Guy Premium join:2001-10-04 Kernersville, NC	Yes it does.
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