Help: Gmail notifications weird issue

[kryogenik]

Hi all,

OK - I have the Sony Gmail app installed on my SW2 and I'm using a stock (rooted) LG2.
On the phone, I don't need (or want) Gmail running in the background so have all notifications & sync disabled - basically, I just want Gmail to work a) when I check it manually or b) occasionally when I'm waiting for a mail to come through and need notifications on my watch and will enable them.

Weird bit.
I disable everything as mentioned, and the phone happily shows me no notifications, BUT the SW2 does!
I check the phone when one comes through on the watch and sure enough there's none there and I have to swipe down to poll the account.

My question: which app is polling the account - is it the Gmail app or the SW2 extension - and more importantly, how can I stop either/both of them doing it and save battery life/my sanity?
Is the phone secretly checking in the background for mail but not showing me any notifications?

Thanks for any tips.

 

[n3vry]

If you don't want to poll Gmail, then, remove the extension from the watch.

 

[kryogenik]

If you don't want to poll Gmail, then, remove the extension from the watch.

Yes, but if you read my post you'll see that I occasionally do need to poll Gmail.
Your suggestion is a bit like "if you don't like being stuck in traffic, sell your car".

 

[n3vry]

I use an app called Watchify, in it you can enable/disable notifications pretty much on the fly. It's now a paid app, but free trial for 14 days. I liked it enough to buy it. You can turn off Gmail notifications when not needed, then back on when needed. But you will have to do it from SmartConnect on the phone. I think maybe you might be looking for a filter for Gmail.

 

[kryogenik]

I use an app called Watchify, in it you can enable/disable notifications pretty much on the fly. It's now a paid app, but free trial for 14 days. I liked it enough to buy it. You can turn off Gmail notifications when not needed, then back on when needed. But you will have to do it from SmartConnect on the phone. I think maybe you might be looking for a filter for Gmail.

Yeah, I use Notfify Smartwatch ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.shuisky.notify ).
I can use this actually instead of the Gmail app.
I'm still confused as to what's polling the Gmail account though. The phone certainly doesn't seem to be, but these extensions don't work independently.

Do you see what I mean? It's like the phone is polling the account, just not showing any notification to prove it is.
It's very odd.

 

[n3vry]

I guess the first question I should have asked is, what apps/ext on you running on your SW2?

 

[kryogenik]

I guess the first question I should have asked is, what apps/ext on you running on your SW2?

Call Handling
Messaging
Gmail
Notify Smartwatch

That's it.

 

[Trespassing]

The extension works independent - directly accesses your account not using Gmail App. So it's correct that the extension ignores what your phone notifications tell or hide

 

[kryogenik]

The extension works independent - directly accesses your account not using Gmail App. So it's correct that the extension ignores what your phone notifications tell or hide

Wow. Is that so..
So, question answered then - thanks very much.

it's a bit hit and miss. e.g. this email notification came through, but the notification for the other thread replies didn't.
Not much use anyway!

 

[Trespassing]

I think it might be following the rules of categorising in Gmail website where those mails might be put together in one thread. But idk... I'm using stock Xperia Email and Extension.

On my S4 I used AquaMail with AquaMail Extension. Worked well.

 

[kryogenik]

I think it might be following the rules of categorising in Gmail website where those mails might be put together in one thread. But idk... I'm using stock Xperia Email and Extension.

On my S4 I used AquaMail with AquaMail Extension. Worked well.

Yeah, you could be right.

All seems to be working well now with the Gmail SW2 app removed anyway.
:good:

 

[dersie]

All seems to be working well now with the Gmail SW2 app removed anyway.
:good:

you sold the car then?

 

[kryogenik]

No, just changed the type of fuel it uses..

 

[syounger64]

To the makers of this Gmail smart extension.....I noticed today that my data was being used so I decided to investigate, 1.47 GB was used for Gmail smart extension. What the F---? This is a bad app and I demand a solution to this as you just cost me most of my data plan!