Gmail Push Notifications Not Working After 1.4?

Basl · 03/05/2010, 02:35 PM

My Pre has not been getting notifications from GMail since the 1.4 update. The problem is only intermittent, but rather annoying. Sometimes the notifications come through just fine, other times not at all. If I open the email app, the emails are or download after a refresh.

Another thread mentioned a similar problem, but their problem was only with notifications and seemed to be linked to their system sound settings.

I've changed nothing in my system sounds that has made a difference (after reading the above mentioned thread, I changed the sound preference in my email from "mute" to "system sound."

Sprint Pre
Running Preware

Any suggestions?

trim81 · 03/05/2010, 02:39 PM

try this:

on your desktop computer, change your gmail address password to something more secure (and longer)

go to your pre and change it to the same password

emails should sync.

(ive read on the boards palm pre doesn't like unsecured emails for gmail)

trim81 · 03/05/2010, 02:40 PM

unsecured passwords I mean

mmcclusk2 · 03/05/2010, 02:40 PM

No suggestions, but mine stopped working too. Total B.S.

ryleyinstl · 03/05/2010, 02:42 PM

I have this issue every one in a while. There has been some conjecture about it being linked to 3G/Wi-Fi hand-offs. You could try disableing one or the other for a while and see if the problem persists.

Unfortunately it's a rare issue for me.

mmcclusk2 · 03/05/2010, 02:45 PM

Tried it, doesn't work. Everything was working just fine yesterday, then the wheels fell off. I can't a connection to mail server.

ryleyinstl · 03/05/2010, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmcclusk2

Tried it, doesn't work. Everything was working just fine yesterday, then the wheels fell off. I can't a connection to mail server.

Unfortunately that's a different issue than being discussed above.

Basl · 03/05/2010, 03:05 PM

@trim81 I'm not sure that this makes any sense as a solution. My password is quite long and quite secure and this happened after 1.4. So, unless the software somehow started evaluating passwords after 1.4 for security, I don't see how this would help. Do you have any other details that might explain why this might be the issues.

@ryley Thanks. I think I have been noticing it after wifi handoffs more than at other times. I'll give that a shot.

Basl · 03/05/2010, 05:25 PM

My issues is likely related to the issue in the thread titled "EVDO Stops Working after WiFi Switch." You might check there if you have this problem.

syphex · 03/05/2010, 05:39 PM

are you also saying that you can't manually sync mail? Or they are just not auto syncing?

Basl · 03/05/2010, 06:08 PM

The problem seems to be that I'm not getting mail automatically. When I manually sync, it shows up (as far as I can tell). This makes sense if there is a problem when wifi handoffs to evdo. The manual sync might reconnect to the evdo.

audiofx · 03/05/2010, 07:50 PM

i have wifi off (pre plus) and i notice a delay in mail sometimes it works sometimes ill go hours without a notification

trim81 · 03/05/2010, 08:08 PM

you asked for help, I offered my advice

Its worth a shot Buddy -try it and see

03/05/2010, 02:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Basl Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 26 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Gmail Push Notifications Not Working After 1.4? My Pre has not been getting notifications from GMail since the 1.4 update. The problem is only intermittent, but rather annoying. Sometimes the notifications come through just fine, other times not at all. If I open the email app, the emails are or download after a refresh. Another thread mentioned a similar problem, but their problem was only with notifications and seemed to be linked to their system sound settings. I've changed nothing in my system sounds that has made a difference (after reading the above mentioned thread, I changed the sound preference in my email from "mute" to "system sound." Sprint Pre Running Preware Any suggestions?
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03/05/2010, 02:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
trim81 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: 626, Los Angeles Posts: 2,726 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 381 Thanked 197 Times in 129 Posts	try this: on your desktop computer, change your gmail address password to something more secure (and longer) go to your pre and change it to the same password emails should sync. (ive read on the boards palm pre doesn't like unsecured emails for gmail)
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03/05/2010, 02:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
trim81 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: 626, Los Angeles Posts: 2,726 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 381 Thanked 197 Times in 129 Posts	unsecured passwords I mean
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03/05/2010, 02:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
mmcclusk2 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	No suggestions, but mine stopped working too. Total B.S.
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ryleyinstl Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Red Brick Momma Posts: 4,317 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 209 Thanked 1,263 Times in 822 Posts	I have this issue every one in a while. There has been some conjecture about it being linked to 3G/Wi-Fi hand-offs. You could try disableing one or the other for a while and see if the problem persists. Unfortunately it's a rare issue for me. __________________ Sprint\|Samsung Epic
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03/05/2010, 02:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
mmcclusk2 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Tried it, doesn't work. Everything was working just fine yesterday, then the wheels fell off. I can't a connection to mail server.
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03/05/2010, 03:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
Basl Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 26 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	@trim81 I'm not sure that this makes any sense as a solution. My password is quite long and quite secure and this happened after 1.4. So, unless the software somehow started evaluating passwords after 1.4 for security, I don't see how this would help. Do you have any other details that might explain why this might be the issues. @ryley Thanks. I think I have been noticing it after wifi handoffs more than at other times. I'll give that a shot.
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03/05/2010, 05:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
Basl Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 26 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	My issues is likely related to the issue in the thread titled "EVDO Stops Working after WiFi Switch." You might check there if you have this problem.
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03/05/2010, 05:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
syphex Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Bernardino, CA Posts: 914 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 23 Thanked 28 Times in 21 Posts	are you also saying that you can't manually sync mail? Or they are just not auto syncing?
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03/05/2010, 06:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
Basl Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 26 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	The problem seems to be that I'm not getting mail automatically. When I manually sync, it shows up (as far as I can tell). This makes sense if there is a problem when wifi handoffs to evdo. The manual sync might reconnect to the evdo.
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03/05/2010, 07:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
audiofx Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 20 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i have wifi off (pre plus) and i notice a delay in mail sometimes it works sometimes ill go hours without a notification
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03/05/2010, 08:08 PM	#13 (permalink)
trim81 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: 626, Los Angeles Posts: 2,726 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 381 Thanked 197 Times in 129 Posts	you asked for help, I offered my advice Its worth a shot Buddy -try it and see
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