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I posted a similar thread earlier this week, but whereas I originally thought this was a bug/mistake on my part, I now believe this is a major issue with Gmail accounts on Windows Phones. If I'm wrong, please correct me, and I apologize for the second thread if that's the case.
Gmail emails, when deleted on my Windows Phone, do NOT get deleted, but only get the "Inbox" label removed. As a result, my "All Mail" aka "Archives" folder in my actual Gmail account is full of emails I thought I have been deleting. After researching this, it appears this IS THE NORM for phones, at least when set up as IMAP, which I believe is the only setting for WP7: Deleting IMAP messages - Gmail Help
I invite EVERYONE to test this by deleting emails on their phone, and then checking their All Mail folder on their pc. I have even tried the "Advanced IMAP settings" in the Gmail Labs, but that seems to have no effect.
I think one of the problems is that the WP7 email sets itself up with a generic "deleted items" folder without syncing the Gmail trash folder - it isn't listed as a sync-able folder if I look at the folder list on my phone.
Therefore, it appears that there is NO WAY TO DELETE GMAIL EMAILS ON YOUR WP7. All it does is force you to go into your archives and delete them from there.
Again, if someone can get this to work properly, either by using the Advanced IMAP settings in Gmail, something on your phone, etc., PLEASE tell me, because this has me EXTREMELY frustrated.
Should I perhaps do the "Advanced Setup" on my phone instead of using their default settings for Google Mail accounts? Has anyone tried that?
Gmail emails, when deleted on my Windows Phone, do NOT get deleted, but only get the "Inbox" label removed. As a result, my "All Mail" aka "Archives" folder in my actual Gmail account is full of emails I thought I have been deleting. After researching this, it appears this IS THE NORM for phones, at least when set up as IMAP, which I believe is the only setting for WP7: Deleting IMAP messages - Gmail Help
I invite EVERYONE to test this by deleting emails on their phone, and then checking their All Mail folder on their pc. I have even tried the "Advanced IMAP settings" in the Gmail Labs, but that seems to have no effect.
I think one of the problems is that the WP7 email sets itself up with a generic "deleted items" folder without syncing the Gmail trash folder - it isn't listed as a sync-able folder if I look at the folder list on my phone.
Therefore, it appears that there is NO WAY TO DELETE GMAIL EMAILS ON YOUR WP7. All it does is force you to go into your archives and delete them from there.
Again, if someone can get this to work properly, either by using the Advanced IMAP settings in Gmail, something on your phone, etc., PLEASE tell me, because this has me EXTREMELY frustrated.
Should I perhaps do the "Advanced Setup" on my phone instead of using their default settings for Google Mail accounts? Has anyone tried that?
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