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#154669 4-Nov-2014 07:54

Interested in GMail 5.0 with multiple accounts and Exchange support. Anyone using it yet?

Also, does it sync email only, or the whole account (Contacts, Calendar, Tasks)?

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#1168175 4-Nov-2014 08:37

I've been looking at the Android 5.0 preview ported to the Nexus 4, basically the new GMail app incorporates the existing functionality of the email/exchange app (and replaces it).

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#1168413 4-Nov-2014 13:02

freitasm: Interested in GMail 5.0 with multiple accounts and Exchange support. Anyone using it yet?

Also, does it sync email only, or the whole account (Contacts, Calendar, Tasks)?

I've been using it for a few days. It looks like they have just rolled the exact same functionality from the separate 'email' client into the Gmail one. All the setup screens etc were exactly the same (But with material design).

Yes it sync everything (Contacts, calendar etc.)

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#1168416 4-Nov-2014 13:07

Cool. Waiting for this update to be available and might ditch the HTC Email.

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#1168420 4-Nov-2014 13:10

Wow is that for real ... That's good. I wonder if they want to read my work email too ;p

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#1168421 4-Nov-2014 13:11

freitasm: Cool. Waiting for this update to be available and might ditch the HTC Email.

Just install the APKs manually and you can have it now. That's how i've had it for days

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/11/03/google-officially-introduces-gmail-5-0-can-get-apk-download/

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#1168423 4-Nov-2014 13:11

I'm hanging out for the calendar update now. That looks really nice

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#1168424 4-Nov-2014 13:12

Yes, that's where I saw it first. If you manually install the APKs will Play update it normally after that?

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#1168429 4-Nov-2014 13:15

It's on Google Play now.

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#1168430 4-Nov-2014 13:18

freitasm: Yes, that's where I saw it first. If you manually install the APKs will Play update it normally after that?

Yup

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#1168438 4-Nov-2014 13:30

Thank you folks. Also now that GMail and Calendar are updated, is there a Contacts app as well and a Dialler? Or should I just go and buy a Google-branded device instead?

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#1168444 4-Nov-2014 13:34

overwrote my existing exchange details and replaced with gmail imap creds instead.

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#1168462 4-Nov-2014 13:49

freitasm: Thank you folks. Also now that GMail and Calendar are updated, is there a Contacts app as well and a Dialler? Or should I just go and buy a Google-branded device instead?

I've seen a screenshot of an updated contacts app icon only - but an update is likley. As for dialler, that's an updated dialler in Lolipop but probably won't roll out to older versions.

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#1169110 5-Nov-2014 10:48

Since this wasn't offered to me via Play yet, I've downloaded the APKs for Exchange and GMail 5.0

Setup is simple. eiother via GMail or a new Exchange account type in Account | Settings.

Calendar not being synchronised, even though it is checked. If I open the Google Calendar account and go to set which calendars to display I am presented with GMail, Facebook, my other Exchange account (the one still using the stock HTC Exchange) but not the one just added via GMail.

Anyone seeing this?

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#1169160 5-Nov-2014 11:35

I see the bug: I've added my second Exchange account and Google Calendar app is showing both Exchange accounts with the same colour and under the same account name, instead of being two different account names.

Someone didn't test this through...

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#1169163 5-Nov-2014 11:39

freitasm: I see the bug: I've added my second Exchange account and Google Calendar app is showing both Exchange accounts with the same colour and under the same account name, instead of being two different account names.

Someone didn't test this through...

Is that not the role of the end user these days ? :)

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