Gmail shows "Sent" emails in the "Inbox" folder

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HTC 6800 (bell) using the builtin email app.

Every time i use Gmail to send out a email i see that same email in the "inbox" folder after. Whats even more annoying is i get notifications for this since the email i sent appears in my INBOX folder. When i check my "Sent" folder, its empty - even though ive sent 100's of emails from my device.

Anyone experiencing this? Anyone know what may be the cause of it?

I also have Lotus Notes emails being retrieved by my phone and i don't not experience this behavior with that account.

Gmail

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In user account remove recent:
That's all.
J hope.
Bye

Originally Posted by atropo

In user account remove recent:
That's all.
J hope.
Bye

I was having the exact same problem, thanks for the solution.

Atropo - worked. thanks for the solution.

thanks!

ETA: looks like a spoke too soon, now it doesnt recieve any mail at all, and it deleted all the messeges that were already stored on the phone

suggestions?

I still have the same problem of sent mail being in the inbox as new mail.

Deep breath everyone...

You need the "recent:" in your login name or you won't get any emails at all. Seeing the sent messages in the Inbox is just a quirk of Gmail. Get use to it.

Any solution to this issue yet?

It would be nice to fix, but doubt it will happen.

I get a copy of the message I sent in my inbox on my 6800 even if I compose and send the message from the web on my Mac or from Entourage on the same Mac.

Like TC1 said, it's a GMail quirk...

Here's what I do to avoid loosing new messages and to NOT see your own sent items:

Setup a second GMail account, with any name you desire (no one will ever see it)

For instance:

primary@gmail.com
&
mobile@gmail.com

Foward ALL mail from primary@gmail.com > mobile@gmail.com.

Setup your PPC to only check mobile@gmail.com, but to only SEND mail using the login/password for primary@gmail.com.

And of course, use "recent:" before the username of the mobile@gmail.com account.

This works wonders. I've actually got about 7 e-mail accounts fowarding to my single mobile account. Granted, with this method you're always sending from just one account, but in the event you only have one and want Gmail to funciton properly, I find this is the best solution.

Hope it helps!

-Infidel