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In this short tutorial I will show you how to manually setup your google mail account on Samsung Wave.
For some reason adding an Exchange ActiveSync Server or using the default “Add GMail Account” functionality didn’t work for me or had a strange effect (i.e. the messages were downloaded backwards starting from a certain point in the past).
I suppose that the problem is in bad default gmail configuration settings. I suppose, this will be fixed in the feature by the bada team. Until then, you can easily fix it by setting all the configuration manually.
Step 1
In your main menu go to Accounts > Add account. Instead of selecting Google Mail select Others.
Step 2
Enter the account name (just anything you want to name it), your email address, username and google password. Use your email as username (including the @xxxxxxxxx.yyy).
After you hit next, you will probably see a “checking” dialog for a few moments. Just wait till it closes.
Step 3
The last configuration step is where you have to enter all the google server settings manually. Use these:
SMTP server: smtp.gmail.com
SMTP port: 587
Secure Connection: TLS
Incoming server type: IMAP4
IMAP4 Server: imap.gmail.com
IMAP4 Port: 993
Secure Connection: SSL
Don’t forget to activate IMAP in you Google Mail account (Login into Your GMail account > Settings > Forwarding and POP/IMAP > IMAP Access > Enable IMAP).
Now you will be able to download all your emails to your device (just go to Email > Select your accout > Menu > Download)!
Extra Tip
By default, only the email title and headers are downloaded, which saves bandwidth (if you do not have flat rate or if you use data roaming in a foreign country) and increases the performance.
If you want to read the message body, click on the email message you want and select “Retrieve” from the menu.
Enjoy! =)
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19 Responses to “How To: Manually Setup GMail on Wave”
By wit on Jul 15, 2010 | Reply
Finally a way to get GMail on he Wave that actually works well. Thanks, sparky!
The thing with the downloading of subjects only is a great thing, too. Saves time and money! I want to download the body of only those email messages that interest me!
By Guru on Jul 27, 2010 | Reply
Hi,
I tried all this & it still says “connection failed”.
By sparky on Jul 27, 2010 | Reply
Make sure you have imap activated in your gmail account:
Don’t forget to activate IMAP in you Google Mail account (Login into Your GMail account > Settings > Forwarding and POP/IMAP > IMAP Access > Enable IMAP).
By Igor on Aug 11, 2010 | Reply
Please help to set up mail account for MS exchange server!
By Vali on Aug 13, 2010 | Reply
Mine worked from the first time, and I can access emails using the IMAP settings, however:
1) The behaviour is as if I use POP … A message read on phone is not marked read on server
2) I can’t see any of my Gmail folders
3) I can’t increase the frequency of checking emails. Minimum I have by phone settings is 30 minutes.
Any advise regarding any of the points above?
Thanks
Vali
By Godzilla on Nov 20, 2010 | Reply
mine is working fine in the default Google mail acc. but when it download the mail it says “subject only”. can’t read the full mail, as it only shows subject & the sender name, mail add. ny1 having this? how can i read the full mail? thnx.
By soul on Jan 14, 2011 | Reply
Why phone don’t have the option to set the IMAP and POP? I just complete without asking me to complete STEP 3?
By WALTER on Mar 28, 2011 | Reply
help me to activate bada for my samsung wave.
By Shalu on May 2, 2011 | Reply
I tried the same but still it says DNS failed when i try to download.
By manoj jaiswal on May 22, 2011 | Reply
hi,
i am frm india having wave 525 bada 1.1
my facebook application is too slow even on wify
my gmail accout doesnot show my folders which i created on gmail
internal memory is 2mb free even after formatting the internal memory no snaps, no songs, nothing on internal memory all default already slected to external memory
By wawrzyniec on Jul 1, 2011 | Reply
Just thank you.
My gmail account works right now on a phone;)
By vicky on Jul 15, 2011 | Reply
I am facing the same problem..conncetion failed….
it working fine earlier…but all of a sudden it stop working..and diplaying error message like connection failed…i am using vodafone live..can anybody help me in this regard.
I am able to browse any site ,even installed twitter and facebook application working on mine hand set. I am not able to access email profiles(for yahoo / gmail) each time it show me connectione failed…even messenger are also not wokitng now..what change occur in mine hand set..i don’t know…Please help me , if any body can help me?
By Anish behniwall on Jul 30, 2011 | Reply
Hi, i have samsung wave 525. when i use opera mini/internet it shows ‘connection failed! please review your network setting.’
plz help me.
By ajit on Aug 4, 2011 | Reply
really helpful – thanks a lot !
By anand on Sep 29, 2011 | Reply
Thank you veru much, I could not use my samsung wave 525 phone for gmail. Now I could do it with above settings provided.
By Negromanous on Jan 21, 2012 | Reply
Thank you very much! Just messed hours before that tutorial!
By precious on Feb 19, 2012 | Reply
please help me activate bada for my samsung wave 2.
By pankaj on Feb 21, 2012 | Reply
not able to use gmail, connection failed is occouring ,help me out.
By pankaj on Feb 21, 2012 | Reply
not able to use facebook also
help me