Alternative IMAP email clients

[cantara]

Are there any alternative IMAP email clients for Android? On Verizon's Droid, the installed email application is pretty awful. It is missing a whole slew of standard functionality available on every email client I've ever used (including every Palm phone I've owned going back 7 years, also iPhone and webOS), like moving mail to folders, configuring Sent/Trash folders, etc.

I tried K9 but it crashes after the first configuration screen. It hasn't been updated since May.

Is there any hope of having even a remotely reasonable email client? So far Android is very cool but the email client really is abysmal.

Any information greatly appreciated...

Raul Acevedo
http://www.cantara.com

[ggrant3876]

See if this one suites your needs.
http://community.seven.com/main.php

[idumont]

If you're looking for a mobile email solution that provides real-time updates for all your email accounts, work, personal..., and is optimized for battery life, you might want to try the SEVEN client from Android. Try it at http://preview.seven.com

[alpha2k]

I have a Samsung moment, and have tried seven. I went to register, went to android, then all, and grabbed the apk file, installed it. When I go to setup the account it just sits there forever, I have let it sit for upwards of about 10-15 mins, and just finally ended it and gave up on it. I am assuming it is because they don't support Samsung Moments right now, but I could be wrong, other than that I am doing everything correctly. Samsung comes preloaded with 1.5 cupcake, and the gmail app and email app, both have issues, IE: cannot empty trash, because they just keep returning, email notifiy doesn't seem to work correctly, email gets directed to all mail or other folders for whatever reason, I have even had email show up in gmail thru the web but doesn't show up in my inbox. I really hope that gmail/google, Samsung, or sprint (whoever may be resposibe for the updates) get this worked out, and a new patch/update will fix this, because haveing to keep going online all the time is rather annoying, thats why they have the email and gmail app, I ahve also tried k9, but I get a ton of errors, so until thats worked oout I will stick with going via online for now.

Update: I just stumbled onto a beta version of k9 for download. I am currently useing it and it seems to work better with less errors. While a little sluggish at times its tollerable. I would like to help test if you need a body with a newer phone out to test with please feel free to let me know my email is easyrider77@gmail.com. I have a new Samsung moment and 2 gmail account and I can add more for testing if needed I still have 50 invites left so I might as well use them for somthing lol. Please let me know if I can help, I would love to fix the email issues with gmail asap.

[Swissprpr]

Sorry if someone asked this before. I am on IMAP here at work. I don't like the GMail set up on the phone, and the "regular" email is just OK. (Annoying that you cant assign a signature though). All the research I have done leads me to Touchdown. Here is my question finally: Can I not use this because I am not on an exchange server? I have tried K9, and again, they are OK, but I think the closest email to my old blackberry is Touchdown. Help with any suggestions please.
thanks
Chris

[Scythe]

Sorry if someone asked this before. I am on IMAP here at work. I don't like the GMail set up on the phone, and the "regular" email is just OK. (Annoying that you cant assign a signature though). All the research I have done leads me to Touchdown. Here is my question finally: Can I not use this because I am not on an exchange server? I have tried K9, and again, they are OK, but I think the closest email to my old blackberry is Touchdown. Help with any suggestions please.
thanks
Chris

http://www.nitrodesk.com/dk_touchdownFeatures.aspx

Looks like it's Exchange only.

[Swissprpr]

Too bad. Have you heard of anyone else? Seven looks good, but not available to Verizon Wireless.
thx
c

[Scythe]

Too bad. Have you heard of anyone else? Seven looks good, but not available to Verizon Wireless.
thx
c

Have you tried K9 Mail?

http://code.google.com/p/k9mail

[Swissprpr]

Yes thanks. I tried it and its just ok. The ONLY reason its better han the regular email is b/c it allows for signatures.
thx
c

[joelangley]

Have you tired MailDroid? https://slideme.org/application/maildroid

1.00 will be released in the next few days and will have the capability to set your trash folder as well as many more features.