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Hey all
I just had a strange problem with my Vibrant. Perhaps someone can help.
I don't know if this is the correct forum to put this in... if not, apologies and feel free to move it.
For the record I am running Vibrant9 on the phone, and everything has been running beautifully for a few weeks.
This morning, in fact, everything was running just fine. Then, all of a sudden, my phone lost all connectivity, both mobile networks and 3G. I rebooted the device, and the mobile network and 3G seemed to come back, but now it will not connect to my google accounts. I get messages saying either the account has changed, or the password is wrong for both accounts.
Web seems to be working over 3G, and I can make calls, but I cannot look up e-mail, and I get notifications saying my google accounts are failing to connect.
I'm not sure how to move forward with this, and I've never seen anything like it. I can log into my google accounts on my PC just fine, so the accounts and the passwords are OK... seems to be the phone.
I will keep looking, but has anyone seen anything like this before ? Anyone have this happen in the last 10 minutes ??
Any help appreciated.

Well I'm facing the same issue. Can't sync my mail, no apps can be.downloaded from market...its a issue.from Google.side I guess.
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Until I can get 2.2 installed, I've given up on the existing gmail app that comes with 2.1. The gmail market app that is published recently is only 2.2 compatible. I've been using K9 for both gmail and my imap account and been far more pleased with it.

wahur1 said:
Well I'm facing the same issue. Can't sync my mail, no apps can be.downloaded from market...its a issue.from Google.side I guess.
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Really ? That's interesting. So google's mobile connections might be down ?
I can't find anything about that online... anyone else wanna weigh in ? Is this just a problem for every android handset ?
How frustrating.

Are you able to log into gmail on a computer? I had that same message the other day. Wasn't able to connect, my account had changed or password was wrong. Turned out, at 4 am there was spam sent from my gmail to 5 of my contacts. Gmail caught it and made me revise my password. After that, all is back to normal with market, gmail, etc...

Good thought, but I can actually log into gmail from my phones browser just fine with the same address and password.
Still have the same problem. Can log in to my mail using the other android email app. Just not the default app. Market broken, and anything needing that google account.
If others aren't having the problem, then it must be me, but I'm damned if I know what it is.
Might try restoring my nandroid backup.
Any other thoughts?
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Odd. That may be your best bet...

Hi I just started having the same problem as well. Computer based gmail is working fine, but I can't access my two accounts through the gmail appand my mobile network connection seems to be down.
Edit: mobile network is back, but my accounts still aren't connecting.

Ok I just resolved this problem. Guess how?
I restored the nandroid backup that I took yesterday. Working fine now.
And what has changed since I took this backup? Only that I installed the overclocking kernel released yesterday... Could it be that?
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Ok strange new symptom.
My nandroid backup doesn't replace the kernel, so I'm still overclocked and still running the new kernel.
However, since restoring now my google accounts seem to work (market ok, voice ok etc.), I can receive email, but not send it.
This is really troubling. Anyone have any similar problems, or ideas?
EDIT : The kernel I flashed yesterday is "[KERNEL] [2.6.29] [Flashable-.zip] [BFQ] [Oc] [Uv] #1 "Finally" '9.8 Linpack!'", which as far as I can tell is the only difference since this started happening.
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Well I'm still facing the same issue. Can't sync my mails, unable to download apps from market and no friendstream either. So whts wrong guys? How should I resolve this? i uninstalled the updates from gmail and somehow it started working for few hrs but now again its dead :/...
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Hi.
Bought my Samsung Vibrant a few days ago and I have not been able to log in to my google account. Due to this I have not been able to use any app or game...
Can someone please guide me on how to resolve this issue? I will be really greatful!
Thanks a lot!

[Q] Exchange ActiveSync

Hey Guys....
Anyone else having trouble with connecting to the exchange server...I have been trying for the past one hour, been messing with the settings with no luck. Please let me know if someone has any pointers.
Thanks.

I had issues this morning (EST) when I first got the phone so i just erased everything and then , for an unknown reason, it started working. Sorry, wish I had more for ya but it should work eventually

this has been an intermittent issue logged and literally being worked on by tmo engineering..

pjmurphy77 said:
I had issues this morning (EST) when I first got the phone so i just erased everything and then , for an unknown reason, it started working. Sorry, wish I had more for ya but it should work eventually
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Can you explain the settings you used to get it synced.
Thanks...

Make sure ssl is checked
Domain is \my email address

I am having issues too, it will work for a bit then fail, then start working again. Do we know that this is a known issue for sure?
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I was able to login after the firmware update from T-mobile....and so far it looks like its working....time will tell....

I use Touchdown and had email, calendar and contacts within minutes. It also syncs tasks. Try it for free in the market. Much better interface than stock. I've used it on my Epic, X and now MT4G with no problems.

I noticed today that it appears active sync is only not working for me while on wifi. Anyone else noticing this?
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Facebook push notifications

They just started up for me again. Anyone else?
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they've never worked for me
not on 2.2 or 2.3
facebook needs new developers. whoever is in charge of that app is clearly terrible at their job

I haven't seen Facebook use push notifications on any Android phone yet.
They have polling settings (30 minutes, an hour, etc), but not push. There's not even an option for push.

the changelog said after a certain version update it enables the push notification. But.. never worked for the though...

Pretty sure they only work for certain types of notifications and you have to make sure they are enabled.

They have been off and on again. And for me, they are now on.

I just got one a few minutes ago also.. it's been a while..

I was wondering about that. it started yesterday....so, it works for me now

Finally, some useful replies.
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What do you have to do to enable push notifications instead of pull?

mindfrost82 said:
What do you have to do to enable push notifications instead of pull?
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they've never even said. the developers are the worst
they put "push updates" in the changelog yet there's not even settings for it
and left in the polling settings. which only work for a few things anyway
it's a total mess

your better off using Flow for Facebook by Chris Banes

mattpannella said:
facebook needs new developers. whoever is in charge of that app is clearly terrible at their job
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Agreed. The Facebook app is ****ing horrendous. Heads should be rolling over there at the awfulness of their app... yet they keep updating the worthless sorry excuse for an app.

facebook push for me right now.

Seems to get worse with every update...
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I set "Never" for "Refresh interval" and enabled "Notifications". I do receive push notification for all Messages and Event invites.

I think that you need to be signed into chat to enable push notifications.

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I think that you need to be signed into chat to enable push notifications.
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I don't see a way to not be signed onto chat, not permanently at least. Regardless I am always signed in and get no push updates for anything but chat.

Once you sign out, it stays signed out, it's pretty permanent for me.

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Once you sign out, it stays signed out, it's pretty permanent for me.
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I thought that might be true, but have no way to verify it since after signing out when i go back to the chat screen i am signed in again. Really poor interface, have we mentioned recently how terrible the apps developers are?

Emails stop syncing on Nexus S

Afternoon all,
Does anyone have any ideas as to why my Nexus S stops syncing emails after a day or two?
If I go into Manage applications and clear the data, then re-enter my account details it works again for a few days, then stops again.
It doesnt seem to make a difference if it the built in email app or a third party one.
Any thoughts?
TIA

sco0by said:
Afternoon all,
Does anyone have any ideas as to why my Nexus S stops syncing emails after a day or two?
If I go into Manage applications and clear the data, then re-enter my account details it works again for a few days, then stops again.
It doesnt seem to make a difference if it the built in email app or a third party one.
Any thoughts?
TIA
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Are you syncing with sharepoint - receiving updates from sharepoint?
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i am having this prob too.

Try reinstalling the app if you haven't yet. I was having this problem with the Gmail app and it worked for me.

krohnjw said:
Are you syncing with sharepoint - receiving updates from sharepoint?
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No it's just connecting to an Outlook Web Access address. An iPhone connecting to the same server doesnt seem to suffer this problem.
donaldcaps said:
Try reinstalling the app if you haven't yet. I was having this problem with the Gmail app and it worked for me.
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Is there a way to reinstall the built-in email app? I have tried a couple of 3rd party email apps but they suffer the same problem, maybe a cache somewhere is filling up?...

Just wanted to pipe in and say I've noticed this as well with the built-in email client. Connecting to Hotmail via exchange service if that helps. It used to work without interruption prior to 2.3.3.

Same issue here connected to a University msft exchange account running Exchange 2010. I found the only other solution is to reboot the phone, then it start working again... for a bit. Stops working eventually though and requires another reboot. Rinse and repeat...
Nice to know I'm not alone in this irritation though... anyone clever got any thoughts?

Same problem here. Very annoying and unreliable.
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clear your cache, worked for me

bcl0328 said:
clear your cache, worked for me
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How did you cleared the cache?

Samsung - please fix the Email app

I am using the native email app for my exchange account. It is useless..
1. Keeps force closing
2. Whenever I try to move a message to a folder it keeps loading then closes
I was hoping it would fix with the new OTA update but not luck.
I am using N900 model.

I actually have the same problem but on a S800 version of the phone.
I've tried clearing the cache, removing my account and a lot of different things.
I am rooted, use a different dpi than stock but via xposed it is stock dpi. It never worked w/o fcing the first time I open it, even before I was rooted even.
If I want to read an email I open the app, it fc's, then I open it again and all is fine...
Would be nice of anyone had an answer or fix for this.
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Which means it's there on n9005 also!
Have you tried flashing one of the ROMs? Maybe it works fine in those?

Something causes the crashes and I suspect it's folder naming related and is depended on the local language. I thing even if I don't have the problem we must somehow contact sammy for this.
You have the problem in normal pop3 accounts or exchange accounts only?
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BlueChris said:
Something causes the crashes and I suspect it's folder naming related and is depended on the local language. I thing even if I don't have the problem we must somehow contact sammy for this.
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Interestingly it wasn't there in GS4 or note 2
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Aha so it's a bug in Android 4.3 or something then.
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BlueChris said:
Aha so it's a bug in Android 4.3 or something then.
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Not too sure... Works fine on my HTC which is running Android 4.3

I have zero problem with the email app. 2 exchange accounts on it. So maybe it is indeed something about your particulars accounts.

remiotte said:
I have zero problem with the email app. 2 exchange accounts on it. So maybe it is indeed something about your particulars accounts.
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i have this problem on my exchange account... not quite the same, but every time i get an email or notification to do with that account, i can't access it from the notification bar or the app will force close. even if i try to clear all notifications or clear just that one, it freezes up the phone for about 5 seconds then force closes the email app
any ideas? this sucks... i need that account for work...

I think we need to narrow down the problem, what I can do is to make for you a test email in my company just for you to test, I'm with exchange 2007. What you think,? I'm really thinking that is regional problem or something that has to do with character encoding in the phone or in the exchange server or even with the certificate.
You both have knox enabled?
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Well I have frozen the knox crop via titanium backup.
I've only setup a Hotmail account. Never had any problems on my old note 2 or s4. Not even on 4.3 Google edition roms or aosp. Anyway, the problem was there even before I rooted strangely. Even when I swipe away email notifications the app fc's.
Could it be an email.apk problem in the /system/app folder?
Could someone with root please upload it so I can test?
Another edit.
I've noticed it only happens when I get an email, which means I get an notification. If I open the app when I get an notification as well it fc's. When I just open is at random it doesn't fc. Very very weird
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Working fine here. I have the exynos SM-N900 version with 1 exchange account. I use it for work so emails all day and no fc so far. I have wanam xposed with the exchange pin bypassed.

BlueChris said:
I think we need to narrow down the problem, what I can do is to make for you a test email in my company just for you to test, I'm with exchange 2007. What you think,? I'm really thinking that is regional problem or something that has to do with character encoding in the phone or in the exchange server or even with the certificate.
You both have knox enabled?
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How do I disable knox?
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I have tried it with Knox frozen and not frozen....I'm on a n900w8 rooted with twrp installed. If I do anything to interact with an email notification from my exchange account it freezes the phone for a few seconds then force closes email. If I turn notifications off, and nothing gets displayed in the notification bar then I can use it all normally. And even with stuff being displayed, if I go into the actual program and check the email, it works, even with the notification there, but it doesn't go away and when I go to get rid of it then same thing force close.....what a load of Crap that Samsung puts out something with an issue like this on a phone that is supposed to be "business friendly" ****ing bull****

My problem with email app:
It sends emails just fine it does not receive any email unless i remove the account and add again. there is nothing wrong with my server (using IMAP push from hostgator) and in the K9 client its working flawlessly however i would really like to use the stock app. It wont receive email even if i do a manual refresh i have to remove the whole account and add it again
can anyone help me please??

Ok guys better don't turn off knox for this, we still don't know how it affects the overall system. As I see it it's problem with the samsung push service and the notification subsystem. The push service is upgraded before some days and my version that's working fine is 1.2.2.2
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BlueChris said:
Ok guys better don't turn off knox for this, we still don't know how it affects the overall system. As I see it it's problem with the samsung push service and the notification subsystem. The push service is upgraded before some days and my version that's working fine is 1.2.2.2
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I am also using 1.2.2.2 however the email app is still not allowing me to receive emails only to send im sure its a failure in the push service did anyone report this to samsung?

apascual89 said:
Working fine here. I have the exynos SM-N900 version with 1 exchange account. I use it for work so emails all day and no fc so far. I have wanam xposed with the exchange pin bypassed.
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Apascual...
Are you able to move mails to folders in the mail app? Do you have many folders on your exchange server?

anshkhanna said:
Apascual...
Are you able to move mails to folders in the mail app? Do you have many folders on your exchange server?
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I'll try, I normally don't do that on the phone. I'll try it out.

BlueChris said:
Ok guys better don't turn off knox for this, we still don't know how it affects the overall system. As I see it it's problem with the samsung push service and the notification subsystem. The push service is upgraded before some days and my version that's working fine is 1.2.2.2
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Two things....first, would this cause the notification related issues I have?
Second, I just found that, if I set sync to manual, send myself an email from a Gmail account on my computer, then go into the email app and click refresh to sync, then I get the same problem....email freezes things up fit a few seconds then force closes. I can still Re open email and after I do that then it works fine and I can interact with my nail, it's just those two situations that causes the force close.....don't get it