Mail : push vs fetch

Push accounts automatically deliver new information to iPhone when new information appears on the server (some delays may occur). When Push is off, and with accounts that don’t support push, data can still be fetched—that is, iPhone can check with the server and see if new information is available. Use the Fetch New Data setting to determine how often data is requested.

Turn Push on:
Choose “Mail, Contacts, Calendars” > Fetch New Data, then tap to turn Push on.

Set the interval to fetch data:
Choose “Mail, Contacts, Calendars” > Fetch New Data, then choose how often you want to fetch data for all accounts.

Setting Push to OFF or setting Fetch to Manually in the Fetch New Data screen overrides individual account settings.

I have a Gmail account too set up on my iPhone. I recently set up my Gmail account through the Exchange setting on iPhone.... Here are the directions: http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=138740&topic=14252

I like it because you get your emails instantaneously, similar to BlackBerry. I actually get them on my iphone before I get them on my Entourage mail program...You can also set it up so you can back up your contacts. Its great because if I add a number it automatically saves the contact to my Gmail account. I recently lost my phone and had to replace it. All i did was re setup the Gmail account through Exchange and all my contacts were there...Your gonna love it

frankwc wrote:
I have a Gmail account too set up on my iPhone. I recently set up my Gmail account through the Exchange setting on iPhone.... Here are the directions: http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=138740&topic=14252

I, too, use Gmail (via Apps) and you might want to mention there are some 'caveats' to using the service....

a) it's still in [beta|http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=139635], and they make no promises or guarantees about it. Plenty of news on [Google's discussions forum|http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/label?lid=720615331db 7ea9e&hl=en] as well.

2) the recent Buzz debacle. There are some privacy implications involved. [1|http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2362014,00.asp], [2|http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/02/google buzz_outs_andrew_mclaughlincontacts>, and [3|http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704743404575127950282629526.ht ml]

Not a hater, just a user. 🙂

Push & fetch will always use more battery than doing everything manually. To conserve battery, turn push off & if you must use fetch, set it for the longest interval you're content with. Another battery eater is keeping 3G on all the time if you aren't using or need a data connection. That's because in weak signal areas, having 3G on will consume battery as it constantly searches for a strong signal.

Push access for recieved messages with a Gmail account is supported when accessing the account as an Exchange account only.

Ok, my settings are all set to manual....push turned off....fetch set to manual, but the server is still sending messages to my account without my fetching it. It's a yahoo account, I have iPhone 3G iOS4. Just started doing this when I updated to iOS4....maybe this is a bug or something, not sure, but it's frustrating!!