Google Voice Easy SMS - Send & Auto-Receive SMS free via Google Voice [v2.0, 5/21/10]
Important Announcement:
Hey everyone, thanks for the support over the last year. This app was a great learning experience for me, I enjoyed the challenges it presented and learned a lot in the process.
I've now moved on to and Android device (and if you are able, I encourage you to do the same!). Thus, my development and support are both officially finished. This application is wholly open-source, and if anyone out there wants to pick up where I left off, please do (under the conditions that the app remains open-source and you retain my name as an author).
Thanks
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After 5 long months of working on it, Google Voice Easy SMS 2.0 is now released to the public, for free, like always! Send and automatically receive Google Voice SMS right on your phone over your data plan!
I've not been able to find a free application for Windows Mobile that allows easy text messaging (SMS) via your Google Voice account. I wanted something easy to use that also pulls from the phone's contacts list. So since I couldn't locate an app that suites these needs, I created one. After all, I’m a broke college student and I want something to give me free outgoing messages. Speaking of being broke, if you like what you see, consider donating via PayPal. After all, I'm probably saving you a good deal of money on a SMS package from your provider! You can do it right from this page on my website:
http://www.mattslifebytes.com/donate
Anything at all would be greatly appreciated!
Website & Download Location: http://www.mattslifebytes.com/?cat=7 OR http://tinyurl.com/googVSMS
Please don't mirror the installation file, just link to the above URL. That way current versions get distributed. Thanks!
Important Installation Note:
Once you have downloaded and installed Easy SMS, you'll need
to enter your Google Account information by going to 'Menu' -> 'Settings' -> 'Google Account Settings'. Fill in the info, then do 'Menu' -> 'Check for Messages'.
New In Version 2.0
Pretty much everything is new!
Easy SMS is now a full suite application. You can both send and receive Google Voice SMS through it for FREE.
All bugs with the old 1.x series have been fixed.
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Features:
It's free. Who doesn't like free stuff?
Sends messages via the data connection, meaning your outgoing SMS costs you nothing
Interfaces with your phone's contacts list
Connects directly to Google via SSL to send your message, no man-in-the-middle servers that could potentially harvest your Google Account password
Signature support
Send to multiple recipients at once
Easy SMS is completely open-source! Want to have a look? Just click through to my website for the download.
Requirements
Windows Mobile based device; software has been tested on versions 6, 6.1, and 6.5, but the program may work with other versions.
.NET Compact Framework 3.5
A Google Voice account
Cellular data plan or WiFi connectivity
If your cellular data plan charges by the kilobyte, be sure to keep track of your usage; this program uses very little bandwidth, but don't try to blame data charges on me
You must abide by the Google Voice terms of service when using this program
Google has a bad habit of changing the way stuff works without letting people know. If you find that this program suddenly stops working, it could be because Google changed a setting and broke the way this program works. Check the blog site for info on known issues and patch releases. I'll try to post here with that stuff too.
Want to make calls easily via Google Voice from your Windows Mobile phone? Try iDialer and iContact, visit http://supware.net for those amazing programs.
I've tried to be very thorough in testing, but you never know. Find something odd? Tell me how to reproduce the error and I'll try to take care of it. Toss me an e-mail.
Website & Download Location: http://www.mattslifebytes.com/?cat=7
Excellent job!
This is exactly what I've been looking for since I found out google incoming sms could be routed to an email address. Thanks so much!
This gonna work with non-US country?
JaCoL_JcL said:
This gonna work with non-US country?
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Google voice only sends in the USA and accounts are only available to people in the USA so no it's not going to work outside USA.
I like small URLs This is the same as above, just easier to type in
http://tinyurl.com/googVSMS
The app works BEAUTIFULLY BTW
Combining this with the "Swype" keyboard, SMS is so much better now
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I like small URLs This is the same as above, just easier to type in
http://tinyurl.com/googVSMS
The app works BEAUTIFULLY BTW
Combining this with the "Swype" keyboard, SMS is so much better now
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Thank you for the TinyURL, I'll add it to the top post, and I'm glad it's working well for you
JaCoL_JcL said:
This gonna work with non-US country?
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If Google Voice goes international, I'll try my best to keep it compatible.
I'm currently in the UK (live in Chicago), is there any reason this wouldn't work? I just get a communication error. I thought it woudl just use the data connection?
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I'm currently in the UK (live in Chicago), is there any reason this wouldn't work? I just get a communication error. I thought it woudl just use the data connection?
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Which communication error do you get: bad Google Account username or password, unable to get value of '_rnr_se' key, or unable to send message(s)?
The program tries to open a few URL connections via the OS networking components, and if you have a data connection it really should be working. My only thought is perhaps Google's methods that I am using aren't accessible from outside the USA or something. If that turns out to be the case, I can program a workaround by bouncing the request through my own web server first, that way it originates from a USA IP address.
Can someone send me an invite for google voice please? PM me please
This app looks really cool. Would be great for me because I have a 300 text/month limit.
Thanks for the app. I just want to clarify, this app only send SMS via google voice and incoming text is still received as a regular text, is that correct?
Thanks.
adp9626 said:
Thanks for the app. I just want to clarify, this app only send SMS via google voice and incoming text is still received as a regular text, is that correct?
Thanks.
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You are 100% correct.
msullivan said:
You are 100% correct.
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I would like to know if we can send International tex Mesg also for Free ?
has anyone tryed it ?
ilordvader said:
I would like to know if we can send International tex Mesg also for Free ?
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You'd have to find out from the Google Voice support stuff, this program only passes the info from Google and they handle the rest.
thank you so much for this! will test and post my results
msullivan said:
Which communication error do you get: bad Google Account username or password, unable to get value of '_rnr_se' key, or unable to send message(s)?
The program tries to open a few URL connections via the OS networking components, and if you have a data connection it really should be working. My only thought is perhaps Google's methods that I am using aren't accessible from outside the USA or something. If that turns out to be the case, I can program a workaround by bouncing the request through my own web server first, that way it originates from a USA IP address.
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I'm not sure if people would feel comfortable with texts bouncing through a 3rd party, no offense to you or anything...
gadgetluva said:
I'm not sure if people would feel comfortable with texts bouncing through a 3rd party, no offense to you or anything...
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Certainly none taken, either. But for now it would still help if you could post what type of communication error you are getting though, that's going to be the only way I even can begin to understand the problem :-/
i keep getting the "communication error: unable to send message. try closing the program and re-opening. also be sure this version of Easy SMS is up to date, google might have changed something on their end."
what am i doing wrong?
eboy44 said:
i keep getting the "communication error: unable to send message. try closing the program and re-opening. also be sure this version of Easy SMS is up to date, google might have changed something on their end."
what am i doing wrong?
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That error means that the program was able to log you into your Google account and get your authorization key, but when it tries to send the message Google didn't allow the connection.
Can you browse to https://www.google.com/voice/sms/send/ on your mobile device? You should get "Forbidden Error 403". Also where is your physical location currently, and who is your carrier? Thanks.
msullivan said:
That error means that the program was able to log you into your Google account and get your authorization key, but when it tries to send the message Google didn't allow the connection.
Can you browse to https://www.google.com/voice/sms/send/ on your mobile device? You should get "Forbidden Error 403". Also where is your physical location currently, and who is your carrier? Thanks.
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i am in los angeles and im on T-Mobile
when i go to that web page it takes me to the page...it doesnt say forbidden error 403
eboy44 said:
i am in los angeles and im on T-Mobile
when i go to that web page it takes me to the page...it doesnt say forbidden error 403
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Also are you on 3G or WiFi connection? Are you roaming? And finally (lol) if I create a debug version would you be willing to run it and let me know how it works out for you?
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Hi
If anybody is interested in having RIM Blackberry + loads more functionality on an XDA, please take a look at - [http://www.a2000d.com/Duality_Always-On_Mail.htm] This is a server based product & suitable for 10 or more users.
Cheers
John[/url]
Wow, that's a lot of complexity to do something that's essentially already built into the device.
Hi, I think you may have missed the point somewhere along the line, sorry if I didn't make things clearer. This is full GPRS PUSH email which the XDA, in it's native form, isn't capable of.
Hope this helps.
No real difference. It keeps the GPRS connection open, just like keeping it open and having your mail software check for mail every five minutes. No effective difference, unless your e-mail is so important that you can't wait five minutes. But then you could set it to check once a minute.
It's not a true push in the sense that the server can't initiate the inbound connection.
Something pretty similar and cheap could be set up quite easily. The basic problem is that the XDA can't hold a GPRS connection permanently. You don't see the advertising bunf about 'always on connections' any more.
You could get blackberry-like functionality with two simple apps: one that runs on your exchange server that gets an SMS gateway to send you an SMS in a particular format when you have mail that hasn't been retrieved for a few minutes. And one that sits on the XDA checking incoming SMSs and when the 'check your mail' message comes in, starts attempting to start a GPRS connection and poll your server.
I agree with Andy. In fact I just noticed that T-Mobile are offering this very capability to all e-mail subscribers right now. The PPC client has to have an additional option ('my alerts') that has the specific functionality aka: read the 'hidden' SMS message and go and retrieve the mail.
Only problem seems to be that this additional option in the WM2003 e-mail client is not available as a separate download, but built into the ROM image. Seems that the only device that has it built in right now is the new HP PPC phone. I enabled this service on my t-mobile account and I receive the special SMS message fine, but my XDA e-mail client is not smart enough to recognize the special SMS message and then go an pull the mail down. I still have to do it manually. Still we are getting close to 'psydo push' e-mail I guess!! Does anyone know of an e-mail client for the PPC that has this functionality built in to it???
Look ay iAnywhere's Pylon Anywhere solution, it is better.
Only US $634 for five users (includes server back-end and client software), runs of Exchange or Notes. As for clients, it provides support for a broad range of handheld devices, including Palm OS, Microsoft Pocket PC and Smartphone, Symbian OS, SyncML, and WAP-based devices. Even supports RIM devices.
Communication is fully encrypted!
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It provides three connection types; ReadySync, network push and SMS push - of course you can manually sync as well.
Most of the providers (mobile) use some sort of SMS push to triggger your device to sync to get new mail. This solution supports that, if you want it. The network push is real-time, if something triggers the monitoring server it immediately has your device sync that information type. Pylon Anywhere can monitor and sync Inbox, Drafts, Sent Items, Calendar, Contacts, Notes. From both the client and server sides.
There are a ton more features that are incredible, like killing (hard reset) a device remotely if stolen/lost. I will have a review up by the end of the week, will post here (if I can).
Thanks Nighthawk. Looks pretty interesting and quite a bit cheaper than the Intellisync product I have been looking at.
I have downloaded the documentation and am thinking about doing the 30 day trial, but I am a bit confused about the various hardware requirements. All I use right now is a WIN XP laptop with MS Outlook for mail. My mail is POP 3 from BellSouth and I have a DSL connection to the Bellsouth account via a dynamic IP address.
It looks like that to install the PylonAnywhere server, I am going to need MS Exchange, a static IP address and my own domain..... Am I reading that right, or can I simpy install the PylonAnywhere server software on my laptop and point it to the BellSouth POP 3 account for my mail? Any idea?
Many Thanks!
CB
Yep, this is a server based system. Connects to your exisiting Exchange or Notes mail server(s).
You sound like your just connecting to your own desktop, hmmm.
You might want to look at Smartner's Duality Professional edition or Internet Edition.
Go here: http://www.smartner.com/products/professional.html
These two are based on a single user concept vs. enterprise.
Hope that helps, let me know how things go.
Yes, I came across the Smartner product in my sesrches too. Does not appear to be available in the USA form some reason... In fact the licencing agreement actually precludes you from installing it if you live in the USA. Must have some kind of licencing problems I guess.
...?
I saw that while looking at their web site, kinda concerned me :?:
One could only speculate as to why, since not listed anywhere.
I think you can still DL the trial vesion off their site thoguh. If not, check out Handango, they have two versions listed (one a monthly contract).
Hi Nighthawk.
Yes, I did manage to download the trial, but it seems to be the 'enterprise' version, with functionality and architecture very similar to Intellisync and Pylon. I did not see a trial for any of the basic connectivity versions... I think I will call Smartner on Monday and see what the deal is with the licensing. I suspect it may be some kind of patent issue with one of the other providers... I'll let you know what I find out.
To download the Enterprise trial I had to request it via an e-mail, awaiting responce.
The Handango version is the Professional version, you can DL a trial version (doing it now).
Definately let me know what you find out from them, thanks.
Hey..
Smartner Duality is quite a good package for RIM like functionality. I bought the professional version a couple of months ago. It was easy to install etc. The only thing I didn't like about it was that it only does e-mail. It doesn't sync your calendar/todo. Their Enterprise edition is the only one that will do calendar/todo. Other than that it works great.
I'm definately thinking about trying Pylon Anywhere after reading this thread 'cause I want calendar/todo syncing... And quite cheaper that Duality Enterprise's smallest license.
Thanks Nighthawk. I think the professional was the version I downloaded from Handango. It looked like it still required an exchange server, but I stopped when the licence agreement said 'NO' to installing in USA... I'll let you know what they say... In the mean time, do you know of any 3rd party e-mail apps for PPC that are more reliable for checking the POP 3 server? The Pocket Outlook app time interval ba ed checking seems very intermittant and unreliable.
am-imate,
If you have any questions about Pylon Anywhere just let me know, more than happy to help. The server install is pretty easy, you will need Outlook 2000 w/SP2 (only) and java installed for the machines (server) browser.
cbrow51,
I remember seeing something, will check when I get home for ya. Think I saved a link.
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am-imate,
If you have any questions about Pylon Anywhere just let me know, more than happy to help. .
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Well Nighthawk, I have a question on all this, a kind of « question asked by a dummy » for I know little but not enough to make my way through all the material posted here.
I would like to create a Blackberry like function on my XDA. I’ve looked at this post and got some part of it very clear. The rest remain quite unclear.
My company uses MS exchange server in the office and I have a PC with Outlook on XP on my PC. My company already uses blackberry solution which I do not have but would like to uses my XDA instead to avoid duplication of hardware.
If my understanding is correct,
1. I need to install Pylon Anywhere (or some other application) on my XDA to collect my new mail.
2. I need to liaise with my Mail server administrator to have the server send my XDA a special SMS to silently trigger the synchronization process.
3. I will use on my XDA ActiveSync Inbox to read my mail on my XDA.
Now, this seems to be too simple. Did I put all the pieces in the right place?
Email Push
I'm using the Mnotes program on my i-mate for Lotus Notes wireless push. It works well, the push works flawlessly and doesn't require installation on the server-just my desktop which acts like a server for my handheld. I also have it working through our firewall using a Movian VPN(v4.0). All of this works through my gprs connect.
The only downside is that an incoming or outgoing call interrupts the gprs and the VPN disconnects and must be manually re-connected. on i-Mate
Tanguy said:
1. I need to install Pylon Anywhere (or some other application) on my XDA to collect my new mail.
2. I need to liaise with my Mail server administrator to have the server send my XDA a special SMS to silently trigger the synchronization process.
3. I will use on my XDA ActiveSync Inbox to read my mail on my XDA.
Now, this seems to be too simple. Did I put all the pieces in the right place?
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Pylon Anywhere requires a server back-end, meaning you must install a Pylon Anywhere server into your network. This server connects to your companies Exchange/Notes server. It then communicates with the Pylon Anywhere client software on your device, after you have it installed by the server.
Nighthawk said:
am-imate,
If you have any questions about Pylon Anywhere just let me know, more than happy to help. The server install is pretty easy, you will need Outlook 2000 w/SP2 (only) and java installed for the machines (server) browser.
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NightHawk,
Much obliged, I may send you a PM with a few questions if that's OK..
Did you install the Demo before the real thing?
Thanks,
Hi all,
Now updated to 1.E lots of new stuff
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I recently released an app for syncing pocket outlook contact pictures, birthdays and names with facebook.
Features include
Manual matching of contacts
Auto matching of contacts
Sync Pictures
Sync Birthdays
Sync Names
Quiet Mode - Call "Booksync.exe -q" from a scheduling app to perfom a silent sync
Auto update
Facebook page for BookSync
Website for BookSync
The apps currently on its 5th version 0F and is now stable (had a few issues in the early versions but they have been worked out now).
Hopefully people will find it useful, please leave feedback to help improve.
To help spread booksync please become a fan.
I you are feeling really generous please consider donating by clicking here
Thanks
Mike.
Thanks for making such a great app.
So far, I haven't been able to get the Birthday Sync to work. Would it matter if my friends have their birthdays hidden?
Hi, thanks for your support.
Facebook just return the birthday as a string made up of all the parts the friend has allowed access to. I attempt to parse that and only update if a full date can be found.
So sorry if people are hiding their year of birth they wont update.
Mike
Does what it says on the tin.
Very nice, and very useful. Thank you for making this available.
This looks very very good -- and I've tried every "Facebook to Outlook or Windows Mobile" app out there.
Really looking forward to:
* Higher resolution contact photo's
* Ability to select which of the matched contacts get sync'ed (so "matched" doesn't equal "sync'ed")
* Option to not sync pictures (if you just want to sync birthdays, for instance): I have a number of friends whose Facebook profile pictures aren't as nice as the contact pictures I've given them...
If you find the time:
* More things to sync, like home address, work, Facebook groups to Outlook categories... (if possible)
* Individual sync settings for each contact that are stored for future sync'ing so it can really be used as an automated process.
These are just to inspire you, it's not a list of demands!
Robrecht said:
This looks very very good -- and I've tried every "Facebook to Outlook or Windows Mobile" app out there.
Really looking forward to:
* Higher resolution contact photo's
* Ability to select which of the matched contacts get sync'ed (so "matched" doesn't equal "sync'ed")
* Option to not sync pictures (if you just want to sync birthdays, for instance): I have a number of friends whose Facebook profile pictures aren't as nice as the contact pictures I've given them...
If you find the time:
* More things to sync, like home address, work, Facebook groups to Outlook categories... (if possible)
* Individual sync settings for each contact that are stored for future sync'ing so it can really be used as an automated process.
These are just to inspire you, it's not a list of demands!
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The pictures being sync'd are the highest quality pics that can be sync'd. Facebook gives you a few options to select from (square, small, big, normal), from feed back from mainly htc users I select the biggest picture possible to sync with. This is dependent on the image that the friend uploads of course.
Your other point about selecting which contacts to sync has been mentioned before. I plan to redesign the UI to include this. I'm an asp.net/win forms developer who originally wrote booksync for myself and decided to release it then it took on a mind of its own from feedback etc.
The redesign of the UI may take a bit of time as I learn so will be included in future release.
I will investigate how much can be sync'd.
Would really love for phone number and email address but these are not available.
Thanks for your feedback its just what I was after
Nice work. Thanks!
Wow. Ill give it a roll. Looking forward to the update you mention with choosing which pictures
Outlook Birthdays (if not given the year can be done by adding the "current year" but that should also be optional.
I have tried it and loving it.
I only have to fix the file as after I am done syncing.
It would also be nice to import facebook contacts as well even if it is just a link to their web adress such as www.facebook.com/friend that way the contacts can be integrated into PIE as well.
any chance you also use myspace?
I have been switching over, but some of my friends have not. In fact, I have a lot more friends on myspace than on FaceBook.
thanks for sharing this great app.
Thanks.
Will look at working create contacts into a future release.
As for myspace I will have to do some investigating around their api (if they have one) I dont use myspace so not played around with it.
i installed it but uninstalled it on my htc touch pro...it worked once for me then it kept on crashing. i never got it to work since the first sync..not sure why...
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i installed it but uninstalled it on my htc touch pro...it worked once for me then it kept on crashing. i never got it to work since the first sync..not sure why...
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Sorry to hear you're having a problem, did you get any sort of error message?
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Sorry to hear you're having a problem, did you get any sort of error message?
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i got the same problem it crashes right after it tries to login
I got a minor problem of the login page not really fitting on my QVGA screen and no scroll bars to adjust. the size of the fonts are good, but I have to use the tab key to select the password and logn button. also have to fix file as in my contacts.
Login page needs the most work.
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i got the same problem it crashes right after it tries to login
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yea it says some type of program error and crashes...other then that it worked nicely on the first try....but until this is fixed i will wait again...great work on it tho..i just wished that it synced everything that the fonebook app does which works similar
Having some issues as it looks like everything is fine but it just sits with the "Syncing..." message on screen but does nothing, even after half an hour.
I was hoping to remove the link to the first contact in case it's just his contact causing the issue but I can't see a way. I ven uninstalled but it's retained the link. Where are the settings stored so I can start from fresh?
Hi,
The picture quality is actually pretty ok. Much better than what you get when adding pictures in (desktop) Outlook.
Thanks for considering my suggestions. The option to select which of the matched contacts are sync'ed will be a great enhancement, I hope you get it done.
What would also make me happy is the option not to sync pictures, and being able to choose this for each contact individually... some of my friends have really ugly profile pics.
Creating new contacts from unmatched Facebook friends, as someone suggested, is a really good idea as well. Somehow your program feels really promising. I think that's why a lot of people are rooting for you to make it into a full-fledged Facebook-to-Contacts sync solution (not just pictures). Too bad Facebook doesn't make phone numbers and e-mail adresses available, but well, that's how it is.
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Thanks
The pictures being sync'd are the highest quality pics that can be sync'd. Facebook gives you a few options to select from (square, small, big, normal), from feed back from mainly htc users I select the biggest picture possible to sync with. This is dependent on the image that the friend uploads of course.
Your other point about selecting which contacts to sync has been mentioned before. I plan to redesign the UI to include this. I'm an asp.net/win forms developer who originally wrote booksync for myself and decided to release it then it took on a mind of its own from feedback etc.
The redesign of the UI may take a bit of time as I learn so will be included in future release.
I will investigate how much can be sync'd.
Would really love for phone number and email address but these are not available.
Thanks for your feedback its just what I was after
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One more thing... From time to time, Booksync stops working: it starts up, tries to log in, then throws an error each time.
I noticed that by removing the <SessionKey> line from the settings file, I could get the program working again.
?
Robrecht said:
One more thing... From time to time, Booksync stops working: it starts up, tries to log in, then throws an error each time.
I noticed that by removing the <SessionKey> line from the settings file, I could get the program working again.
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Where is the BookSync Settings file
It's under 'Program Files/BookSync' and is called 'settings.bss'. Removing the entire settings file would work too, but then you'd have to re-match all you contacts. If you only delete that single line in a simple text editor, you can keep the rest of your settings.
Hope it works for you too.
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Where is the BookSync Settings file
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From my research and browsing, there has been a consensus that Cerberus is the best app for lost phone, coming with a slew of useful features.
I am just wondering if there are any apps that I may have overlooked that may be as good/better? I've considered Prey, Lookout, McAfee, Where's My Droid, TheftWare, SeekDroid, AntiDroidTheft.
The only app that looks as good or better than Cerberus is AndroidLost, but I haven't found any reviews or much about it around the web.
Thoughts? Is Cerberus the best? Is AndroidLost comparable?
Here you go: AndroidLost review.
And to my mind, two most major cons about AndroidLost are: ability to easily uninstall app and app's unresistance to the wipe. If I'd choose, I'd pick up Cerberus.
I use Prey
I released an app called PhoneLeash earlier this month (also see announcement).
I call it an app for the "misplaced" phone. It has your GPS locating and remote ringing, but not the bulletproof "stop thief" features of the apps mentioned here. Instead it has a decent set of features to help make use of the phone even when its out of hand: missed call notifications, SMS forwarding (with reply), voicemail status, battery low notification etc.
Its has just one screen, maybe 3 fields worth of setup. So far this is one big differentiator from many of the other apps in this category.
In the version expected to release tomorrow, there is a new feature I am very excited about. As the phone battery is dying and the phone is shutting down, it'll send out its GPS coordinates--all in a fraction of a second. I am calling it "GASP" for "GPS At Shutdown Point" until enough people have told me it sounds ridiculous!
I welcome feedback - positive or not (see here) and would appreciate any from this group.
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Thanks!
Just posted a new version of PhoneLeash (v 1.5) at www.tinyurl.com/phoneleashfree
For this thread I think these new features would be of interest:
- Notification on phone bootup and shutdown
- GASP ("GPS At Shutdown Point") sends out your phone's GPS location just as the phone begins to shutdown! Perfect for lost phones about to lose battery charge completely.
- More @ www.gearandroid.com
Can this app send gps location in sms?
Consider I lost my phone in the woods. There is no wifi and I have no other data plan :-o
But if I could get the coordinates by sms... :-o
Yes, PhoneLeash can send location to either an email (using WiFi or cellular data) OR if the destination is a phonenumber, it will use SMS instead. Commands to the phone are only through SMS at the moment (or email-to-SMS which is the same thing on the phone side).
You can also change the destination remotely from email to phone/SMS or vice versa. Like after you've lost your phone in the woods ...
Happy New Year!
That's a good news Thx.
If it could wipe everything in phone I would switch to it immediately. Now I test Androidlost but I'm a bit concerned about there is a db with info about my phone and a control to wipe everything on it... There would a little loss it would just annoying.
Happy New Year!
I am curious to know more about the desire to wipe everything on the phone, if it gets lost. Its a nuclear option I have been hesitating to implement; I am worried it will get used merely for a misplaced phone, with regrets when the phone is found later.
Email accounts are (I feel) the safest to delete. The contents are usually replicated on GMail, or Exchange etc. Pictures are the most risky - they may not be backed up, and cannot be replicated.
I've been thinking it may be better/safer to do a quick and light encryption on pics, and SMS store. Unless you are a celebrity this should reassure you, and if you find the phone after all, you can get your data back.
I'd like all your thoughts on this subject, if possible. Thanks!
PVS
The encryption thing is a good point But I think it should be a platform feature... anyway as I see it:
* personally I sync all contacts / calendar to my horde webmail edition with funambol client (SyncML)
* and all data on phone that has some value are backed up in other place
So lost all data on phone is a little loss... if the phone is found. Just one thought. If there is wiped all data function that deletes all data than your program can't deliver info about the current position of the phone.
So in my opinion the program should delete all programs cache and data but the data of the PhoneLeash's. Del contacts and accounts, sms mms etc...
So if phone is found it is like a factory reset with PhoneLeash
But if phone found by other with data on it is not acceptable.
And if you could make the program hard to remove. Only with password... :-D
And a Happy New Year to All!
I have put androidlost in my rom and it works like a charm.
It's very stable and has great features. I don't know what else I could say. xD
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If there is wiped all data function that deletes all data than your program can't deliver info about the current position of the phone.
So in my opinion the program should delete all programs cache and data but the data of the PhoneLeash's. Del contacts and accounts, sms mms etc...
So if phone is found it is like a factory reset with PhoneLeash
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That's an excellent point!
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Eclipse6S said:
I have put androidlost in my rom and it works like a charm.
It's very stable and has great features. I don't know what else I could say. xD
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AndroidLost has a very rich feature set, but all setup and most control of your phone is through their website. Even the basic SMS pincode to allow SMS commands must be set there. If you haven't been thorough about it, and just installed the app, better not lose the phone where there is no data connection!
Most "find my phone" apps require the use of their website, and giving all that control and info to a 3rd party website ... I don't know! AndroidLost - for example - will send a copy of the GPS location to their website even if the request has been sent to the phone from another phone (via SMS) - why?! Another example - on startup, it'll grab all your emails and "register" them without so much as an "If I may ...".
PhoneLeash is a puny upstart in this business, with a hundredth of the feature set, but one thing I'll always be careful about is to not _require_ the user to send any data or command through my website. Its not my phone, not my data, not my business.
pvsub said:
AndroidLost has a very rich feature set, but all setup and most control of your phone is through their website. Even the basic SMS pincode to allow SMS commands must be set there. If you haven't been thorough about it, and just installed the app, better not lose the phone where there is no data connection!
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You can lose it because the sms commands are working with gsm only. But the point is yours with information sent to 3rd party.
That is because I consider to uninstall androidlost and install PhoneLeash if there were a wipe function and it is made hard to remove it (I don't know about android but if there could be a password before remove...), disable from viewing in launcher. I'll follow the development of PhoneLeash I don't want to follow my phone over the net. I only like to have a __little__ controll if it get lost.
pvsub said:
Most "find my phone" apps require the use of their website, and giving all that control and info to a 3rd party website ... I don't know! AndroidLost - for example - will send a copy of the GPS location to their website even if the request has been sent to the phone from another phone (via SMS) - why?! Another example - on startup, it'll grab all your emails and "register" them without so much as an "If I may ...".
PhoneLeash is a puny upstart in this business, with a hundredth of the feature set, but one thing I'll always be careful about is to not _require_ the user to send any data or command through my website. Its not my phone, not my data, not my business.
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Agree.
samsim1 said:
You can lose it because the sms commands are working with gsm only.
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AndroidLost requires you to setup a password for SMS commands but you can only set this up through their website, not the app on the phone. If you forget (and I suspect many do), you are out of luck without a data connection!
samsim1 said:
That is because I consider to uninstall androidlost and install PhoneLeash if there were a wipe function and it is made hard to remove it (I don't know about android but if there could be a password before remove...), disable from viewing in launcher.
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This is not hard if the app gets administrator rights. My philosophy is to not take on so much power (no requirement to root either), but in this case an exception may have to be made!
Thanks for the engaging discussion. I'll keep this thread updated as new features come out.
pvsub said:
I am curious to know more about the desire to wipe everything on the phone, if it gets lost. Its a nuclear option I have been hesitating to implement; I am worried it will get used merely for a misplaced phone, with regrets when the phone is found later.
Email accounts are (I feel) the safest to delete. The contents are usually replicated on GMail, or Exchange etc. Pictures are the most risky - they may not be backed up, and cannot be replicated.
I've been thinking it may be better/safer to do a quick and light encryption on pics, and SMS store. Unless you are a celebrity this should reassure you, and if you find the phone after all, you can get your data back.
I'd like all your thoughts on this subject, if possible. Thanks!
PVS
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Since we're on the topic to "hide the personal data", why not have a remote password lock (such as Pattern, PIN or Password) feature? If I lose my phone, I go to PhoneLeash's web interface or whatever, and press "Activate Phone Lock" (for example).
It will do the same - disallow access to the phone's private data - just without wiping it.
But then also have a nuclear option. Or backup all data (contacts, pictures, text, etc) to PhoneLeash's servers, then wipe.
rpnunez said:
Since we're on the topic to "hide the personal data", why not have a remote password lock (such as Pattern, PIN or Password) feature? If I lose my phone, I go to PhoneLeash's web interface or whatever, and press "Activate Phone Lock" (for example).
It will do the same - disallow access to the phone's private data - just without wiping it.
But then also have a nuclear option. Or backup all data (contacts, pictures, text, etc) to PhoneLeash's servers, then wipe.
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In my opinion:
- data on phone are sensitive (it's a paradigm sensitive data shouldn't be in phone)
* should not transferred to 3rd party you not trust/control
- PhoneLeash and other active security apps are guard data if the system is running
- If you have physical access to phone you can disable the system and got hold of the data in it
* one option can be to encrypt all data with a trusted algorithm but it could be time consuming
* wipe all data
About root permissions:
androidlost makes it optional. If you want to hide app you could add root permissions but not a must.
avast! mobile security for Andoid
avast! best of all its free and does the job.
Link here http://www.appbrain.com/app/avast-mobile-security/com.avast.android.mobilesecurity or market
avast! is an excellent choice, especially for rooted users. You can install it and its settings to /system/app so it survives factory resets, and it can force your phone's data and WiFi connections to remain on.
samsim1 said:
In my opinion:
- data on phone are sensitive (it's a paradigm sensitive data shouldn't be in phone)
* should not transferred to 3rd party you not trust/control
- PhoneLeash and other active security apps are guard data if the system is running
- If you have physical access to phone you can disable the system and got hold of the data in it
* one option can be to encrypt all data with a trusted algorithm but it could be time consuming
* wipe all data
About root permissions:
androidlost makes it optional. If you want to hide app you could add root permissions but not a must.
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Would it be possible to add an option to "lock phone and password protect sdcard" and it would just lock the phone until the process was complete and then put all of the contents of the sdcard into a password protected .zip file and the password could be chosen by the user from the website before sending the command?
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Does anyone know where the E-Mail account settings files are kept? A replacement phone is scheduled to hit me on Wednesday, and if I can help it, I would prefer not to setup my myriad of e-mail accounts all over again. It sure would be nice if I could just copy them to my computer and copy them back to the replacement phone.
TIA
I solved that problem by forwarding all my email accounts through gmail.
I prefer to have separate accounts, as discussed in posts #11 and #13 of the thread below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27810568#post27810568
xv-6800 said:
I prefer to have separate accounts, as discussed in posts #11 and #13 of the thread below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27810568#post27810568
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So in other words, you can't simply use gmail because its too much hassle to remember to select the correct account to reply from?
I believe most settings info is stored like this:
/data/data/nameofapplication/
What do you mean? The way I have it set up ENABLES me to select the proper account to reply from. Google does not offer this capability.
Regarding the path:
I have a .data folder on the root. Inside that is a nested mail folder which contains nothing but another empty nested folder entitled attachthumb.
Do I need a special app to see what I need to see?
xv-6800 said:
What do you mean? The way I have it set up ENABLES me to select the proper account to reply from. Google does not offer this capability.
Regarding the path:
I have a .data folder on the root. Inside that is a nested mail folder which contains nothing but another empty nested folder entitled attachthumb.
Do I need a special app to see what I need to see?
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Don't know what you're talking about because i'm using the stock Android AOSP version of the gmail app and I have 5 accounts set up on it and can select which one to reply from. It automatically selects the correct account if I simply hit "reply" from an email, however I can force it to reply from any other of my accounts too. Not all gmail accounts either. I can send mail from my cox.net account directly from the gmail app on my phone.
Anyways, you need a root file explorer. You will go to the "/data/data/" directory, then look for a directory containing the name of your email app (like /data/data/com.google.android.gm/ for gmail, etc)
That directory contains the settings and data from that app. Copy it, place on your new device in the same folder after installing the app on the new device.
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Don't know what you're talking about because i'm using the stock Android AOSP version of the gmail app and I have 5 accounts set up on it and can select which one to reply from. It automatically selects the correct account if I simply hit "reply" from an email, however I can force it to reply from any other of my accounts too. Not all gmail accounts either. I can send mail from my cox.net account directly from the gmail app on my phone.
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I think there may be a misunderstanding here. My phone has 2 apps. One is entitled Mail, the other entitled GMail. The GMail app only allows for GMail accounts. I am using the other Mail app. KZOODROID said he was forwarding his other accounts to a GMail account, which does NOT allow what you and I are doing with the Mail app. Not even logging into GMail via a web browser allows you to do this, because on the web replies still go with GMail text saying "Sent of behalf of..."
FWIW, the Mail app on the phone does NOT select the correct account if you are using your GMail account to POP another account, or you have other accounts set to forward to your GMail account, and those messages are pushed via GMail. In both those instances, when you hit Reply, the reply will be sent via your GMail address. You MUST select the desired account you want to reply from (provided you have it setup in the Mail app), if you want the reply to be seen as being sent from the same address that it was originally sent to.
Now, if you truly are pulling mail from your other non-GMail accounts (or the messages are being pushed from those mail accounts' servers), then yes, when you hit Reply on any of those messages, it's just like hitting reply on a regular mail client on a desktop computer, and the replies take on reply information from the respective mail accounts.
Anyways, you need a root file explorer. You will go to the "/data/data/" directory, then look for a directory containing the name of your email app (like /data/data/com.google.android.gm/ for gmail, etc)
That directory contains the settings and data from that app. Copy it, place on your new device in the same folder after installing the app on the new device.
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I figured as much. Does the root file explorer get installed on a PC, or is it an app you download to the phone, and then use on the phone to copy such values to an SD card?
Any suggestions on which root file explorer?
In the gmail app, hit menu then compose, at the top of the new email is a pull down menu with your @gmail.com account listed first and a down arrow. If you open this menu all your email accounts linked to gmail are listed with the option to send as for any account. I believe you can only add the accounts to gmail from a PC, at least that is how I set it up under the settings button, check mail from other accounts, send mail as, import mail and contacts, its all there. This way you never have to worry about adding multiple accounts again or copy files, its always there from now on.
Root Explorer is an app in the market, cost a buck I think, well worth it. ES File Explorer does the same thing and can connect wirelessly to other devices and is free. I use both.
Edit: calling it forwarding was probably the wrong term to use as you are granting gmail permission to check for email on the other accounts and if it finds new emails it grabs them and pushes them to your phone. You can then repond to them either using the account they came from or with your gmail account as I described above.
kzoodroid said:
In the gmail app, hit menu then compose, at the top of the new email is a pull down menu with your @gmail.com account listed first and a down arrow. If you open this menu all your email accounts linked to gmail are listed with the option to send as for any account. I believe you can only add the accounts to gmail from a PC, at least that is how I set it up under the settings button, check mail from other accounts, send mail as, import mail and contacts, its all there. This way you never have to worry about adding multiple accounts again or copy files, its always there from now on.
Root Explorer is an app in the market, cost a buck I think, well worth it. ES File Explorer does the same thing and can connect wirelessly to other devices and is free. I use both.
Edit: calling it forwarding was probably the wrong term to use as you are granting gmail permission to check for email on the other accounts and if it finds new emails it grabs them and pushes them to your phone. You can then repond to them either using the account they came from or with your gmail account as I described above.
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Yes, what you're describing must be set up on the PC. And, when you send an e-mail you can select which account you want it to SAY it's being sent from. But, the header on the message will still show your GMail account.
When you grant permission to have GMail check your others accounts, you're telling GMail to "POP" or pull the mail from the other account. Problem is that GMail again puts its "spit" on the message, instead of maintaining the original message header. That becomes a problem for me, and likely others in business, in that because of this, when you reply using the GMail convention of selecting a particular address, the recipient sees plain as day that the message was sent "on behalf of" whatever email address you chose to send from. Not very professional.
But, when you have multiple accounts setup in the AOSP Mail app on the phone, when you choose a different address to reply from, the app actually sends the message from that e-mail account, so the recipient sees only the info from that account, which is the way it should be.
Don't get me wrong, GMail is great for personal use, but when it comes to professional environments, you don't want people you're doing business with to see some generic e-mail address, you want them to see something coming from the company's domain. For example, would rather do business with someone with an e-mail address like [email protected], or [email protected]?
In fact, that's the biggest complaint with GMail and Android in the business world. Not enough native business support. And, that's fine for Google because there are more individuals in the world than companies, meaning more unit sales at higher prices. Problem for people like me is that cell carriers have heavily adopted Google's OS, which right now limits how much we can rely on Android phones in the work place. It's sad, because the hardware is technically awesome these days, and the OS itself has a lot going for it, but it's little things like the mail issue that show much of a babe in the woods Android is in the business world, and that makes it not quite ready for business prime time use... yet! It is getting there, though. Whoever wrote the Mail app is obviously an early business adopter who recognized the need, and as more people start to see things like what I've been able to do with it, albeit it's a workaround, I'm sure more business-savy developers will jump on the wagon, and make it easier to do more things conducive to "business" in the future. The ironic thing is that individuals are the ones driving Android because people with real jobs don't have time to dive in and figure out the workarounds that would show them the potential, you know?
I think Microsoft and a lot of the business world has realized that Google has not done enough to demonstrate an keen interest in the business world, and I predict that at the end of the year when Windows Phone comes back, it will likely come back with a vengeance and address all the stuff Android is lacking at the moment. After all, Microsoft ruled the business world for so long, they know what needs to be done. With the economies suffering, they've been smart not to try to bring something to market in an industry hampered by business spending freezes. But, the time is near.
Anyway, thanks for pointing me to the root file explorers. Will I need to root the phone before being able to use them to save those email account settings, or will they work on an unrooted device since I am only copying files? I ask because I don't want to go to the hassle to root and unroot again since I have to send the phone back to VZW when the new one arrives, does that make sense?
You have to be rooted to access the files using a file explorer.
When I send emails through gmail on my phone using the send as function I'm not getting anything like you are talking about in my emails. They show up as being sent from the account I choose not from gmail. However if you right click the email, select properties then open up details you see that it came from the gmail account but its buried in all the lines of code. And how many people actually do this? My clients that I work with don't really care where an email came from just that I answered. If I worked for a larger company like say Verizon than I could see that it matters but then again I'm not having that problem with gmail it works just as described for me.
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I think there may be a misunderstanding here. My phone has 2 apps. One is entitled Mail, the other entitled GMail. The GMail app only allows for GMail accounts. I am using the other Mail app. KZOODROID said he was forwarding his other accounts to a GMail account, which does NOT allow what you and I are doing with the Mail app. Not even logging into GMail via a web browser allows you to do this, because on the web replies still go with GMail text saying "Sent of behalf of..."
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I don't know what I did, but mine no longer say "sent on behalf of..". I believe it was something I configured on the gmail settings from the website, not from the app on the phone, but the settings have carried over.
If I send email from my cox account, it comes to you from [email protected]. If I send you an email from my work address, it similarly comes from [email protected].
I use the stock gmail app for all emails. I've removed all else, exchange, mail, etc. So I know for a fact that gmail will work the way you want it to, its just been so long since I've set it up that I can no longer tell you what I did.
as far as copying your files from one phone to another, you will need to be rooted, and you will need a file explorer. This is something like ESFile Explorer from the play store. Its installed on your phone, not the computer. You shouldn't need a computer for anything, actually, after you're rooted. All of this stuff can be done with simple apps and your sdcard and your phone(s).
Re: a reply e-mail sent from a different address set up on your GMail account:
I've tested this many times over the the years, as well as again last night. Regardless of whether the message is sent from GMail on the web or the GMail app on the phone, the result is the same, GMail ALWAYS inserts that "on behalf [email protected]". That's part of their marketing strategy, and there is no option to remove that. Period.
If you look at a reply sent in this way in a REAL e-mail program, not a mail applet on your phone or a web browser, you see that statement plain as day. For example, below are 2 snippets of what you see when you view such a message received in Outlook. No right-clicking or anything, I just open the message to read it. One was sent from the GMail app on the phone, the other from GMail via a web browser. You cannot help but see this statement, because that's what Google wants people to see to further their market awareness strategy.
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Let's put this particular issue to bed, shall we? I am not criticizing anyone's use of this "feature". I am simply showing the facts of how it works. If the option works for you, fine. I own multiple companies, and personally, I don't want people to whom I send messages see some gimmick like that on any of my e-mails, nor do I want any of employees sending company messages like that either. And, many businesses obviously feel the same way.
Again, I am not here to criticize users of GMail. The "on behalf [email protected]" is undeniably inserted in any reply sent from a different address set up on your GMail account. The only reason I ended up hijacking my own thread is because someone suggested I use my GMail address for everything, and I stated why I preferred not to. A misunderstanding of the option's behavior came up, and I figured I would show how the option REALLY works so that anyone else who happens upon this thread doesn't get misled by Google.
So back to the original topic of this thread:
Thanks for the info on the file explorers. I think I better just re-enter the email account info again on the new phone. This is a warranty replacement issue, and it's not worth risking something going wrong on the phone being sent back, or Verizon seeing some trace that I modded it. I'm sure they would have no problem blaming me for the original problem with the unit, then sticking me with the cost, which would likely be that so-called phony $600 retail price. :crying:
xv-6800 said:
Re: a reply e-mail sent from a different address set up on your GMail account:
I've tested this many times over the the years, as well as again last night. Regardless of whether the message is sent from GMail on the web or the GMail app on the phone, the result is the same, GMail ALWAYS inserts that "on behalf [email protected]". That's part of their marketing strategy, and there is no option to remove that. Period.
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I use a "real email program", both Outlook 2003 and Windows Live Mail and neither of them show "on behalf of gmail". It only shows the send as email account that I choose. Something is either wrong with the way you set up gmail to use send as or the email program you are using is doing it. Its not a conspiracy by Google as you seem to be the only one having this issue.
I wasn't here to start an argument with you. Check the image in my attachment and tell me if you see a "on behalf of" in there cause I can't find it...
LOL I didn't say it was a conspiracy. And, I doubt I am the "only one" that has this problem. ;-)
Google obvious does it for market awareness, which is understandable. As a company, they SHOULD try to brand everything they can, just like companies do.
Anyway, I used to use Outlook 2003, and am now on 2007. I also checked my GMail settings (again). The only options you have in regards to send as are:
When replying to a message:
Reply from the same address the message was sent to
Always reply from default address
And, I have the first one checked.
I don't want to continuer to beat this dead horse, but out of curiosity, in your Outlook can you see the From field in the spearate section above the message itself?
Aha! I just discovered that on January, 2012, Google added a new option that supposedly addresses the aliasing "on behalf of". Of course, it's not where you would think it is. It was added to the spot where you setup the Send As address to begin with. I will check it out.
If you know how to set up a basic mail server, there's also a simple workaround for you:
1) set up an smtp server, perhaps just in a virtual machine on a home computer, and then create the necessary rules on your router so that you can access it from the web.
2) Configure this smtp server to accept all your various email login credentials and send email from all your various addresses.
3) create a line in your /system/etc/hosts file on your phone to redirect smtp.gmail.com to your IP address at home. Do not modify anything for imap.gmail.com.
4) profit?
This should essentially force anything on your phone that tries to send any email from smtp.gmail.com (mainly the gmail app) to reroute to your own smtp server, which is now configured to send emails from any of your addresses.
xv-6800 said:
Aha! I just discovered that on January, 2012, Google added a new option that supposedly addresses the aliasing "on behalf of". Of course, it's not where you would think it is. It was added to the spot where you setup the Send As address to begin with. I will check it out.
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Now I feel like an ass, I used Windows Live Mail on my laptop to test this, sent emails from all my accounts and never saw anything except the send as address and I never saw the "on behalf of gmail". So for giggles I sent a test message to my work account on Outlook on my desktop and there it was plain as day. Now why does Outlook show it but Windows Live Mail doesn't?
I feel like an ass, too, so don't worry.
When I sent that last message, I went in and set the "no alias" thing, then sent a message, and am STILL waiting for that test reply message to arrive. I wonder if it ever will, now that I set it with the new option.
I should clarify that the new "anti-alias" thing also adds other options, like whether or not you want the reply sent via google's servers or through your own. Problem with sending via your own is that Google only offers certain sending ports, which are different than those which my companies use, and Google only allows you to choose from 3 ports. So, that's useless to me. I opted to use the Google servers, but now I'm not sure if that throws yet another kink into things, because I am STILL awaiting the test message arrival. It's been 30 minutes now. So much for using the new feature for time-sensitive communication, never mind of the message is sent at all! ;-)
So the company i work for has an Exchange (outlook) email server. I was trying to get my work emails sent to my phone but have had no luck. I just got off of the phone with At&t and they told me i need to upgrade my data plan to the Enterprise plan... I asked her what the difference between the both are , and she says " You get 1g more and you can have work emails sent to your phone." She couldnt tell me what you get other than the 1g of data... so has anyone linked their outlook account to their phone? ive searched the all mighty google and nothing leads to a solution.
You don't need enterprise plan. You should talk to your IT guys and see if ActiveSync is enabled on the Exchange server. It is required for stock email using Exchange.
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So the company i work for has an Exchange (outlook) email server. I was trying to get my work emails sent to my phone but have had no luck. I just got off of the phone with At&t and they told me i need to upgrade my data plan to the Enterprise plan... I asked her what the difference between the both are , and she says " You get 1g more and you can have work emails sent to your phone." She couldnt tell me what you get other than the 1g of data... so has anyone linked their outlook account to their phone? ive searched the all mighty google and nothing leads to a solution.
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Agreed you don't need an enterprise plan. I was able to get my work emails on my phone with out that plan. You just need to get some details from your IT department to get it setup on your phone.
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You don't need enterprise plan. You should talk to your IT guys and see if ActiveSync is enabled on the Exchange server. It is required for stock email using Exchange.
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The it department said that if it isnt a company phone i cant get my emails through it but again no one is giving me specifics as to why. They are making the switch from blackberrys to iphones, so if an iphone can get the emails should i be able to set something up?
edit* so i called and he told me that it is possible for me to get my emails, but that it wasnt supported by them so they couldnt give me any instructions. so i put the mailbox server name where it should go and then domain/username and password, tick use ssl and it says Checking incoming server settings... and for about 2 mins it shows this and then it says couldnt open connection to server... and also they said that ActiveSync IS enabled
Tdiliplane said:
The it department said that if it isnt a company phone i cant get my emails through it but again no one is giving me specifics as to why. They are making the switch from blackberrys to iphones, so if an iphone can get the emails should i be able to set something up?
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Again, you should try to get details from your IT department such as domain, username, server, etc. That information for iPhones should also work for Android. The IT department at my old employer (News Corp / Fox Media, so not some dinky fly by night company) had a "how to get email on your iPhone/Android" faq. You definitely don't need to change anything on AT&T's end.
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Again, you should try to get details from your IT department such as domain, username, server, etc. That information for iPhones should also work for Android. The IT department at my old employer (News Corp / Fox Media, so not some dinky fly by night company) had a "how to get email on your iPhone/Android" faq. You definitely don't need to change anything on AT&T's end.
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i hear you, halliburton has to make everything as complicated as possible i guess. i actually have all the info in my email client (domain, username, server, etc.) the it guy told me in his best english what to use (Mailbox server name, domain/username) but for some reason it will not connect to it...
* i even tried using the client access server name in the others place and it still wont connect...
ThierryXN said:
Again, you should try to get details from your IT department such as domain, username, server, etc. That information for iPhones should also work for Android. The IT department at my old employer (News Corp / Fox Media, so not some dinky fly by night company) had a "how to get email on your iPhone/Android" faq. You definitely don't need to change anything on AT&T's end.
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True, but I believe that the OP said the IT department won't divulge the info needed to set up email from their server. I had the same situation. My office will only allow it if it's iPhone. I got the same "not suported" bs that the OP got from his. I resorted to using the office's webmail access if I need to get in, and having certain emails automatically forwarded via filters. Royal pain. I also told them that if anyone ever needed to urgently contact me by email and I was out of the office, that it's on their heads.
It looks like the company (Halliburton) has a website you can go to to check your mail. Try using "whmail.halliburton.com" or "owa.halliburton.com" as the server address. Also make sure you put the user name as "halliburton.com/user".
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True, but I believe that the OP said the IT department won't divulge the info needed to set up email from their server. I had the same situation. My office will only allow it if it's iPhone. I got the same "not suported" bs that the OP got from his.
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Yeah, I was mostly confirming that this is an IT issue and not something that he should change his AT&T account for.
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It looks like the company (Halliburton) has a website you can go to to check your mail. Try using "whmail.halliburton.com" as the server address. Also make sure you put the user name as "halliburton.com/user".
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My company has also said that they do not support Android but by using the web mail address for my online web access as the server I was able to get it to work.
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The it department said that if it isnt a company phone i cant get my emails through it but again no one is giving me specifics as to why. They are making the switch from blackberrys to iphones, so if an iphone can get the emails should i be able to set something up?
edit* so i called and he told me that it is possible for me to get my emails, but that it wasnt supported by them so they couldnt give me any instructions. so i put the mailbox server name where it should go and then domain/username and password, tick use ssl and it says Checking incoming server settings... and for about 2 mins it shows this and then it says couldnt open connection to server... and also they said that ActiveSync IS enabled
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Hmmm. Do they have iPhone users working already or are they still in the planning stages? My company was using Blackberry phones in conjunction with Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) and turned off ActiveSync. BES acts as mail relay between Exchange and phone.
A few months ago our company allowed us to use our own phones and turned ActiveSync back on. Good thing -- I was ready to destroy my POS Blackberry.
If Outlook Web Access (OWA) is enabled you could always try Touchdown app on Google Play. I've heard good things about it but it is a bit pricey.
and using touchdown i get this
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it seems like it doesnt recognize the server address, but this is the one he gave me...
edit... so i got it to work using the OWA host name. WOOOHOOO thanks!
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My company has also said that they do not support Android but by using the web mail address for my online web access as the server I was able to get it to work.
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Well, I'm able to access the actual web mail interface, but are you saying that you can actually connect to the Exchange server by doing that? Does mail actually get pushed to you? Or is mail able to be synced?
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Well, I'm able to access the actual web mail interface, but are you saying that you can actually connect to the Exchange server by doing that? Does mail actually get pushed to you? Or is mail able to be synced?
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My Exchange server uses the same name & IP address for OWA and ActiveSync. YMMV.
You will not get push email if you are using Touchdown with OWA.
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Well, I'm able to access the actual web mail interface, but are you saying that you can actually connect to the Exchange server by doing that? Does mail actually get pushed to you? Or is mail able to be synced?
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That is how I have mine configured and push works great.
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moorecomp said:
That is how I have mine configured and push works great.
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Technically, true 'push' email with Exchange requires ActiveSync. OWA is not the same -- polling is required. Nitrodesk Touchdown document addresses this on pages 21 & 22.
http://www.nitrodesk.com/tddownloads/tdstartup.pdf
As a side note, Exchange OWA has a cool feature allowing you to log phone ActiveSync transactions for troubleshooting. Go to 'Options' in OWA (upper right hand corner of browser in Exchange 2010), and select 'See all options...'. You'll get a new page displayed with 'Phone' option on left panel. This will display all mobile deivices associated with your Exchange account. Wipe the device remotely, log email transations, etc. Fun stuff. Note that this is ONLY if you are using ActiveSync.
For all you experiencing issues with activesync
Go into your OWA ECP in your web browser and clear your list of past syncing devices it may help alleviate the can not open a connection to server issue in android. I know it sounds odd but it works for me occasionally to get my device syncing with my personal exchange server I run and manage.
Also if your company is using Activesync and iPhones are connecting your android phone shouldn't have a issue. Many companies use autodiscover also so upon typing in your e-mail into the e-mail app it should discover your settings. Also a helpful tool is located at: http://testexchangeconnectivity.com which may help get you connected.
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elherr said:
Technically, true 'push' email with Exchange requires ActiveSync. OWA is not the same -- polling is required. Nitrodesk Touchdown document addresses this on pages 21 & 22.
http://www.nitrodesk.com/tddownloads/tdstartup.pdf <snip>
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Yes, "True" push. We use Activesync. The server address for setting up the Exchange/Activesync account on a phone is "owa.company.com". The OWA website to check mail is different, (http://owa.company.com). It is all the same server, just accessing different services that are running on the box. In this case the user was able to get it working by using owa.halliburton.com as his server address.
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moorecomp said:
Yes, "True" push. We use Activesync. The server address for setting up the Exchange/Activesync account on a phone is "owa.company.com". The OWA website to check mail is different, (http://owa.company.com). It is all the same server, just accessing different services that are running on the box. In this case the user was able to get it working by using owa.halliburton.com as his server address.
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Ah. My bad. Thought you were NOT using ActiveSync.
Yes indeed, ActiveSync and OWA are provided on the same host in a typical configuration.
hey guys thanks alot for the help, i wish i would have known all this info before i bought the touchdown app, now my pockets are 20$ lighter lol