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Gmail settings?

This is a discussion on Gmail settings? within the General Meizu M8 forums, part of the Meizu M8 category; For several Firmware versions I tried to set up my gmail account in the mail client. Unfortunately I was never ...

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    Gmail settings?

    For several Firmware versions I tried to set up my gmail account in the mail client. Unfortunately I was never able to send or receive any emails. My settings are:

    name: test@gmail.com
    address: test@gmail.com
    description: test@gmail.com

    Incoming Server
    Host name: pop.gmail.com
    user name: test
    Password: testpass

    Outgoing Server
    Host name: smtp.gmail.com
    user name: test
    Password: testpass

    ssl turned on so ports are 995 and 465

    It simply does not work, neither on Wlan connections or CMNET connections. Did anyone get Gmail to work and can post their settings?

    EDIT: do not include any characters like !@#$%^&*()": in your password then it works
    Last edited by 3xponl; 08-16-2009 at 07:14 AM. Reason: solution

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    Incoming Server
    Host name: pop.gmail.com


    Works fine for me like this
    Also in Gmail you have to enable POP in your Gmail settings.

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    I use gmail on Meizu...it works for me.
    But just when I put "googlemail" instead of "gmail"

    try this:
    Incoming Server
    Host name: pop.googlemail.com
    user name: test@googlemail.com
    Password: testpass

    Outgoing Server
    Host name: smtp.googlemail.com
    user name: test@googlemail.com
    Password: testpass

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    when i click update, it says "GPRS call failed"
    help?

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    firmware / keyboard / encryption error

    Ok, I always blamed the firmware versions or the encryption. As it is working with everyone else, I played around with all settings trying to make it work. It seems to be an password issue.
    Apparently not all letters on the keyboard can be used in a password on the M8. In my case I was not able to use passwords with a ! @ # $ % " in it.
    With just letters in the password it works just fine.

    For GPRS call failed, change the GPRS settings to cmnet.

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    will i have to pay for it?

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    Pay for GPRS service? Yeah, make sure you have a plan, my service has a BS rate ($0.05 for 1Kb).

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    is their a way to do it with wifi? i have pay as you go...

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    i cant read mails but i can send them :S dunno why. when i try to update it says wrong password or username. and i have tried different passwords


    EDIT: i did everything again and now its all perfect
    Last edited by Hendrikk; 08-17-2009 at 04:28 PM.

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    You'll need to connect to a network that is connected to the internet, not all wireless access points are connected to a modem.

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    im still having difficulties setting my gmail account in the mail settings ... im getting "connect error" for some reason
    i did enable pop3 in my gmail and the password does not have any weird chars only numbers and letters :S

    help ? any suggestions ?

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    When I had problems it was for not putting the password in correctly. If you can go to gmail's main site and reset/change your password that may help. In my case once I reset it. No more connect problems.


    Settings:
    acc info:

    First Last name

    you@gmail.com

    you@gmail.com
    -------------------------
    incoming server pop3

    pop.gmail.com

    you@gmail.com

    Password
    --------------------------
    outgoing server smtp

    smtp.gmail.com

    you@gmail.com

    password
    -------------------------
    incoming settings

    995 server port

    outgoing settings

    465 server port
    Last edited by Timsomor; 01-23-2010 at 01:36 AM.


 

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