yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
It's weird because the Nexus One supports multiple Exchange ActiveSync accounts but HTC Mail doesn't.

You could always use a third party App for Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync and HTC Mail for your other Exchange ActiveSync account. Provided you don't mind plain text only e-mail with the Hotmail account and don't mind using two apps.

I need Hotmail with HTML Mail, so am annoyingly sticking with POP3.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imy300:
have you tried any of the miui roms ?

i'm using one and have push hotmail.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
Push Hotmail isn't the problem. It's HTC Mail and Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync. It's also the problem that Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync doesn't support HTML e-mail, you have to use POP3 for that.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netromo:
I use Touchdown. Supports html for hotmail exchange :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
Thanks. You're right it now works.

Annoyingly Improved E-Mail still doesn't work. I guess the makers of Touch Down have worked out why it wasn't working for Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync with HTML. It definitely didn't use to work with Touch Down.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nulry:
I also can't sync the hotmail. But I have sync hotmail with exchange activesync on official 2.2 rom. After I flashed into LeeDro's rom, hotmail acc can't sync any more.

I have dl the apps provided, why I still can't connect with hotmail?

Thx~~
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TimHawker:
Hi guys, just a quick update here.

Since the recent update to my desire HD (end of December 2010) I thought I might as well try the mail app, and I have managed to get it working...ish.

In order to get it to work I had to first enter the information wrong, then enter it right. Very odd, but this is what I did:

Email - xxx@live.co.uk

Server / URL - mail.hotmail.com

Username - xxx@live.co.uk

Domain - Leave this blank

SSL - Enable this

That didn't work due to the incorrect server address, so I then changed it to m.hotmail.com..... and it worked!

I have tried removing the account and adding a new exchange activesync account with the correct settings, but it wont work without getting it wrong first.

Unfortunately mail does not seem to sync properly, but contacts and calender sync perfectly (and this is what I was wanting to use, so I have simply disabled mail sync and use m.hotmail.com in the browser instead)

Thought I'd let you guys know :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ColinNUK:
Hi,

I just tried with the original HTC Desire (Vodafone users got a Desire update a month ago) and the stock HTC app appears to work absolutely fine with Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync!!

I don't sync contacts, but both calendar and email work great it seems. I haven't tried Push (don't care much for that) though.

And obviously it's still non-HTML email.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
What settings did you use? What did you do? No joy for me, same error :(. I had an update a month ago and another the other day, none mention anything about updates to HTC Mail.

My HTC Mail version number is: 2.00.0037.293415 (Applications --> Mail About button)

Grr! This is definitely an Android + Server side issue. Exchange ActiveSync isn't much use for me, if it's just Plain Text e-mail. I don't need Contacts/Calendar (Gmail does that). I guess I'll be sticking with POP3 + HTC Mail for the time being.

I've also tried Tim Hawker's advice above and it made no difference.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ColinNUK:
My HTC Mail version is: 2.00.0037.284385. Bizarre that it seems like an 'older' version than yours and works.

I just put the correct settings (m.hotmail.com as server, email@hotmail.com in the Username and emaill adress fields) in from the start and it just worked straight away.

That's because Microsoft is using an old version of Exchange ActiveSync for the Hotmail implementation. God knows why...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
Like you imply, I wonder how accurate version numbers are across mobile operators. The general HTC Sense version is different per provider.

Has it worked before? It never has for me, not once.

Has that been confirmed? I read they're using Exchange 2003 or more technically it must be Exchange ActiveSync 2.5 because that looks to be the version Push Mail support was added. Which is 3 versions old!

It must mean HTML e-mail is also even broken for "officially supported handhelds" like the iPhone. That is a major fault with their implementation, especially when Gmail's Exchange ActiveSync supports HTML e-mail and works fine with HTC Mail. It's a Microsoft technology too!

It looks like HTML e-mail support was added in Exchange ActiveSync 12.0 (technically v3.0), which is based on Exchange 2007 and annoyingly the next version after EAS 2.5:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange_ActiveSync#Exchange_ActiveSync_12.0

It's really annoying. I want proper Mail Syncing (Pull is fine) but not if it means losing HTML e-mails. Newsletters in particular rely heavily on graphics.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ColinNUK:
Nope, this was the first time I tried again since a recent Vodafone update (2.33.161.2). Usually I received the "Could not create account."

Yeah that's right, it uses EAS2.5. Except for the iPhone (and even some Android EAS clients such as TouchDown, have you tried that?) do support HTML emails with Hotmail because those applications don't fully 'conform' to EAS2.5 specs so download HTML email.

I just don't understand why MS didn't use the latest version of EAS:confused:.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
Now you mention it, I have tried Touch Down and it does work with HTML (since they upgraded it) but the interface is so cluttered and awful, I cannot bring myself to use it.

Do you know of any other Android apps that work with Hotmail's EAS and also HTML e-mail?

Thanks again.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ColinNUK:
Nope, sorry!

Has anyone else managed to get HTC Mail working with Hotmail? I can't be the only one surely? It still seems to work fine for me a few days after I got it working! A vast improvement on the CPU/battery sapping stock Android email client (also available as "Improved email")!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsenteur:
I've tried after the last OTA and it didn't work at all.

I've seen that htc has made an upgrade because now i can create the account, which was not the cas before, but no luck with mail synchro:

- in push mode i only got the fist one mail that is looping indefinitely, and in a few minutes there is a message error saying that the synchro cannot be finished.

I've tried 4 accounts whith the exact same results.

=>did you activate push mail or only periodic polling? (maybe only push is ko...)

(i'm still using the stock android mail till they fix the htc one)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
Which mobile provider? I'm on T-Mobile and still cannot.

You'll only get text e-mails, not html with that :mad:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angusc:
There's Hot Email from. The market which is a halfassed web interface. I have since disabled my built in mail app for Hotmail to avoid getting mail n notifications. Now I use Touchdown which at least does offer full push and sync of my Hotmail account. P.s. using built-in. Gmail. App for Gmail. And wish Hotmail Could be the same!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
Sorry how to you mean?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angusc:
Its a quick way to access web client version. Ok but not the best.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsenteur:
Vodafone/SFR in France

But again : I can create the account but the synchro does'nt work correctly. (looping on the first message forever)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lauw8:
I use System Seven as replacement for the HTC Mail app for my Hotmail account.

Now I can use push-mail and it is supporting HTML.

Just go to the system seven website and sign up to download the beta!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
It is really good but has some bugs, such as not syncing sent items. When you send a message it's only stored locally.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rum0s:
hi there,

i've had "some" issues with the exhcange account too!

It depends on the version of the mail app. I tested many Roms and there have been only few running...

does anyone have an idea how to get the other windows live calendars (birthday,...) synced??
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angusc:
I have been using Touchdown for 6 weeks and all is good. It has the option to sync the calendar but I have not tried it myself.

Sent with LeeDrOiD 2.3d
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rum0s:
okay thank you, i'll try it and report back.

but it's a shame, that the stock software has so much bugs...and the thing is, they

already got it to work
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PDub11:
Any of the custom rooms based on 1.72 make hotmail exchange work? I hope htc bring out an update soon.

I'm on mail app version 3.00.0038.278359
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
What's your handheld? Because my Desire (Froyo) is only v2.

I'm not expecting HTC to fix this now. It's still broken on the HTC Desire. I don't think they care, despite Hotmail being one of the biggest webmail providers worldwide.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brisnick:
My Desire has HTC mail version 2.00.0037.293415 and it doesn't work.

My wife has a Wildfire that has 2.00.0037.295397 and it does work (also Android 2.2.1)

Both are stock ROMs. I guess we need to wait for HTC to pull their fingers out and update the app/ROM asap. Obviously it can be done!

Cheers
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
Thanks. That's interesting. Are e-mails plain text or html? (Over Exchange ActiveSync).

I've read it doesn't work on the Desire HD which is newer than the Wildfire, so who knows. It'll be interesting to see if it works on the new Incredible S, Desire S and Wildfire S. I'm not expecting HTC to fix this now, except maybe installing the new version on new phones.

Did you try it before upgrading to Froyo? Because the Froyo update for the Wildfire has only come recently, whereas it was months ago for the Desire.

I bet HTC included it with the update. It would be nice if they sent out an OTA update for the Desire but they don't seem to consider it a big problem :(.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brisnick:
Which is a real pain because I, and many other Desire users see it as a BIG problem.

I used to have and HTC Diamond and was put off from getting another HTC, but having heard all the positive reviews of the Desire I gave them a second chance. Mostly my experience has been positive, but things like this which MUST be simple (i.e. deploy the updated mail app) simply put me off them again.

It might take a lot for me to buy another HTC at this rate!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
Me too but let's not take it out of context. We can always install other mail apps. Most annoyingly don't offer HTML e-mail with Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync though (Touchdown does but the UI sucks).
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angusc:
Yeah but it grows on you and does allow real sync for hotmail ( Touch Down)

Sent with Desire.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brisnick:
No room for more apps to duplicate one's I already have. Why not release the working one OTA?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowlow2:
I started spamming them too. Not nice to leave your begging customers in the cold when there is an update from google available. I tried it before with the stock apk but I wasn't really fond of it. It wasn't integrated enough.

On the other hand, no offense to anyone, what I can't understand is that nobody here on the forum hasn't patched the htc mail app yet or found some workaround. I think we can keep waiting for htc...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kakamonster:
Doesn't work on desire S. :(
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
Unbelievable! HTC have known about this problem since at least last summer, yet cannot be bothered to fix it. I'm sure it's just a simple certificate problem.

Gmail Exchange ActiveSync works fine. Come on HTC!

Oddly some people can get it to work. I'm still stuck using HTC Mail with Hotmail POP3. The (very) few apps that do work with Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync are either rubbish or don't support Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync with HTML e-mail.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rabeel:
yes really bad from HTC...not able to fix this simple problem
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
Not willing more like. They know it exists.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsenteur:
Has anyone downloaded the new Gingerbread OTA and checked if HTC has at last been able to make their mail app work with hotmail AES ?

Or are they still the only one company that is not able to do it?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
There's this from further up this thread, so I doubt it will work:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13050154&postcount=59
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Electr0:
Annoyed.

Gah! I just discovered this problem today.

It's soooo annoying!

I've had to resort to using the Stock (Android) 2.2 App, to use EAS with Hotmail.

There isn't any way someone could de-compile the HTC Mail app and modify it to work with the new version of EAS, and subsequently allow users to HTC Mail (using EAS) with Hotmail?

(I actually have a Desire HD, but still have this problem)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
I know.

The stock mail app is pretty good but due to limitations in Hotmail's EAS implementation, you don't get HTML e-mail when using it (the Touch Down app you do because it bends the rules of Exchange 2003).

Meaning I was unable to use EAS with the stock app and am still stuck to using POP3 (with HTC Mail). I cannot stand the Touch Down UI personally but come on, HTC fix it! :mad:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevsworld:
Hotmail still not fixed

Updated to Gingerbread yesterday. Tried to configure hotmail on the HTC mail app (which my work email via exchange 2008 works perfectly on with no issues) and it worked. HOWEVER and this is a f'ing huge however, whereas before, on 2.2, when I tried to add hotmail account into the mail accounts, it would allow you to input all the data and then right at the end throw back an error. NOW it allows you to add the account and email lands in your inbox - combined inbox - perfect :mad: right? Wrong, when I delete an email, it disappears, then the phone syncs and f**k me, there is the email back again that I just deleted!! OMG. So HTC have actually solved one problem but it still doesn't work. From my current testing it seems that sending and receiving mail works fine, but deleting or marking as read does not. :eek:

:( Touchdown reinstalled I guess. Waiting for Honeycomb release to solve hotmail email sync............:confused:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
Improved Mail (which the stock Android E-Mail App appears to be based on) had a problem with Hotmail EAS whereby moving mail to another folder didn't propagate back to the server. It's mentioned on the authors website: www.mwebster.us

Which annoyingly is down right now, so I cannot check. Using Hotmail EAS with Improved Mail otherwise does work (no HTML support though). I think it's a wider problem with the odd way Microsoft have implemented Hotmail's EAS (Exchange 2003 WTF!).

Can you move an e-mail on your phone to another folder, remember to click Menu --> Sync and is it now in the new folder on hotmail.com?

I'm not sure HTC have fixed it properly. Others have managed to get it to work with HTC Mail and Hotmail EAS further up this thread but most obviously haven't. It's been reported further up it doesn't work with the Desire S and wouldn't that use the same firmware to the one you tried?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
Moxier Mail works with Hotmail EAS with HTML e-mail support. There's an option in settings to force HTML to be downloaded. This and TouchDown are the only apps I've come across that work with Hotmail EAS with HTML support (Gmail EAS with HTML works in any EAS app).

Annoyingly the app only supports a single EAS account and no POP3 or IMAP support, making it rather annoying. It is a very well laid out app with EAS Mail, Calendar, Contacts and Tasks support. The fact it only supports one account and it's 10Mb in size, I'm gonna uninstall it.

If I was able to use it with Gmail's IMAP at the very least, it would be something.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lothaen:
should work in gingerbread version

i ended up using enhanced email for this fault though

can happily see e-mails in html, can move to other folders and stuff too.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
Perfect thanks Lothaen.

Like Improved Email, Enhanced Email also looks to be based on the stock android e-mail app.

Except like you say, it does supports HTML e-mail with Hotmail EAS too, there is an option to force this. You can even set the Gmail Bin/Trash folder as your folder to put deleted messages in (you cannot even see this folder in HTC Mail!). You can also add Gmail Stars to e-mails too.

There's a 6 day trial APK here (v1.23, latest is v1.26), naturally it's Android 2.2+:

http://quantumsolutions.us/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=1304&sid=9e10f2b1621c67361a385ec7d20594f1

p.s - Why £6.05 though!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevsworld:
mine is working now

With the initial gingerbread update, the initial problem where you couldn't complete the setup of the exchange account with hotmail was fixed. However, they screwed up the sync where email couldn't be deleted from the phone etc.

After another OTA update which I got a couple of a couple of months ago (now on Android 2.3.3, build number 2.50.405.2), hotmail now syncs fine. No HTML support still but this is usable for me and this is a microsoft issue rather than HTC's fault. For HTML emails I just use my PC.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradavon:
I believe it is too but both TouchDown, Moxier Mail and Enhanced Email (see above) support this. So it's possible.

Thanks btw. It's good to hear HTC have fixed this now. I wish they'd send an OTA out for the Desire Froyo too but if it doesn't work with HTML it's no use to me anyway. HTML e-mails in Plain Text can be hard to read.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Electr0:
It's Working! (I Think)

Just wanted to let everyone know that I got an OTA update about a week ago for me Desire HD, now running Android 2.3.3, Software Number 2.50.861.4 and I was able to successfully delete an email off my phone (and Hotmail email server) as well. Looks like it's finally working.

Also, as far as I can tell, the app is supporting HTML emails and displaying them correctly! Yay :D

So it seems to be working properly now, however I did only test it with a test email account. I'm yet to try it with my main email account. Here's hoping.

Edit: Ok, so maybe HTML isn't working...

Edit2: Ok, it's all a lie :mad: The delete function still isn't working. However you are able to "delete" an email by selecting "Move To: Trash", which will effectively delete it. I don't understand why it worked the first time, and not now!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheRealDeadApe:
The Fix, well more of a hack, but it works to get HTML mail

Note: you must be rooted to apply this modification. I recommend using Root Explorer.

1) open the database at /data/user/0/htc.android.mail/databases/mail.db

2) open accounts and find the ID # (first field) for your hotmail/live.com/outlook.com account

3) open /data/user/0/htc.android.mail/app_config/[ID #]/eas_opt.prefs using a text editor

4) find the line "<MailBodyType>1</MailBodyType>" (plain text setting)

5) change this line to "<MailBodyType>2</MailBodyType>" (HTML setting)

6) save the file, delete the .bak file if your text editor creates one

7) restart your phone

The mail app will now request messages in the HTML format when downloading new messages. Your existing messages will remain as plain text and the settings will still say plain text and remain greyed out.

This works for my Rezound and should also work for other HTC devices.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oryan_dunn:
I just had to reply to this to say Thank You! I have an HTC Amaze that had this issue and so I always had to have the Hotmail/Outlook app to get HTML email... no more. I may post this in the Amaze forum for anyone else this may help.

Again, thank you!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] xheroxkefx:
Since i am on the energy Rom Energy.RHODIUM.21914.Sense2.1.Aug.18, my USB does charge but does not sync with the pc. i can not access the SD neither the phone itself.

how do i fix this?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] feygor:
have you got the newest activesync/wm device centre installed on your pc? and do you still get the screen asking whether to use activesync, usb storage or internet sharing?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] derride8:
I 'm having the same problem as stated above. To anwser your question no, nothing pops up. Please help. I don't think it's a rom problem.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] steviewevie:
It might be a hardware issue. Try a different USB cable. Also try looking at the USB connector inside the phone with a magnifying glass, to see if any pins look out of place. Different pins are used for the charging as opposed to data (syncing).
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] elsteff1385:
Disable your firewall

90% chance this will solve your connectivity issues.

I'm using ESET Smart Security suite, and it's firewall is known to interfere with Windows Mobile phones...

cheers
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] kosmarnik:
This. Happened to me.

At one time it was thinking TV-out was connected all the time, ARGH!

I fixed it but still, a lot of times it won't sync but will show up in explorer.

Never had firewall issues, though?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] arimp:
How can you tell if it thinks it's in TV out mode? How do you fix.

I'm having the same issue, within the last few weeks USB for activesync or mass storage doesn't seem to work any more. Charging is fine though, as is the headset for radio.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] the show stopper:
it happens when you don't have active sync installed. if you have active sync installed try using diff. usb port on your pc.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] cajunflavoredbob:
Go into Start > Settings > Connections > USBtoPC.

Uncheck the box that says "Enable faster data synchronization."

Press Done at the bottom and try again.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] ugoff:
Both I and a friend had this happen to us at relatively the same time. I'd read another owner that had RMA'd their phone for this issue and was told it was because of their car charger. My friend and I had taken a trip and had both used my charger, which involved turning the car on while plugged in. We were both under warranty, so we got our phones replaced.

To my knowledge, there has been hardware damage and the data part of the connection will not work again.

Another symptom was that the battery was discharging rapidly. If you notice this, you're probably looking at needing a replacement.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] redpoint73:
The phone will show a TV-out screen asking you to pick PAL or NTSC video output mode.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] kosmarnik:
What happen here was that the pins got slowly bent out of shape and could not maintain contact and were some times making a short.

I fixed it with some sharp end tweezers and a needle.
[XPERIA X10 General] dogan2010:
Finally we have a date that we can expect 2.1 where we waited so long for

Week 38 (19.-25. sep.) for Android 2.1 Eclair on Xperia X10!!!

source: Sony Ericsson España Facebook Page

facebook.com/sonyericssonES?v=info
[XPERIA X10 General] kevor:
Looking forward to the update! i must say i find it a little bit ironic that my old phone (xperia x1) can run 2.1 and mine can not atm hehe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP45SjKhdr0&feature=related
[XPERIA X10 General] SXUsr:
"Finally", we've known for the last week when to expect it. ;)