techbeck Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Info and DL link is in the source.... Working great for me. Eventually remove my Outlook and Yahoo app from my phone. http://axeetech.com/2014/10/20/download-gmail-5-0-apk-with-total-new-user-interface/#.VEU35MmKWtp guitmz 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooBerry Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Thanks :devil: ucp, Miss Contractility, zafum and 4 others 7 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 Thanks :devil: No problem. Works pretty well. Curious if they will be ditching the EMAIL app on Android now. Anyway, before you install the app, I had to disable the GMAIL app and then rename the gmail.apk in system\app. Then the 5.0 APK installed. Had some weird issues where the logon screen for gmail kept popping up and trying to logon. Restarting the phone after the 5.0 install seemed to fixed the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharpGreen Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 No problem. Works pretty well. Curious if they will be ditching the EMAIL app on Android now. Anyway, before you install the app, I had to disable the GMAIL app and then rename the gmail.apk in system\app. Then the 5.0 APK installed. Had some weird issues where the logon screen for gmail kept popping up and trying to logon. Restarting the phone after the 5.0 install seemed to fixed the issue. I doubt they'll ditch the mail app, since the gmail app ONLY works for gmail, where as the straight email app works for other providers. EDIT: Nevermind, just read the new Gmaill works with other providers as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 I doubt they'll ditch the mail app, since the gmail app ONLY works for gmail, where as the straight email app works for other providers. EDIT: Nevermind, just read the new Gmaill works with other providers as well. Yea. but only for IMAP and POP3. Still need the EMAIL app for Exchange/corporate emails. Anyway, I have Outlook and Yahoo setup via gmail using IMAP and it is working great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lels Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Anyone else having an issue with the app crashing every time you push the compose new message circle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 Anyone else having an issue with the app crashing every time you push the compose new message circle? Did you restart your phone after you installed 5.0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lels Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Did you restart your phone after you installed 5.0? It wouldn't install the apk through normal method, so I replaced my current gmail.apk file with the new one in my system folder, and then I restarted. It works fine other than when I try to compose a new message, and then crashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 It wouldn't install the apk through normal method, so I replaced my current gmail.apk file with the new one in my system folder, and then I restarted. It works fine other than when I try to compose a new message, and then crashes. Not sure, works great for me. What I did.... 1) Disabled GMAIL in the Apps section. 2) Renamed the APK in system/app to gmail.old 3) Copied the 5,0 APK to the system/app. Then installed the APK by clicking on the APK. 4) Restarted the phone. So if all you did was copy the APK and not run the install, then that may be the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lels Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Not sure, works great for me. What I did.... 1) Disabled GMAIL in the Apps section. 2) Renamed the APK in system/app to gmail.old 3) Copied the 5,0 APK to the system/app. Then installed the APK by clicking on the APK. 4) Restarted the phone. So if all you did was copy the APK and not run the install, then that may be the problem. Hm. I deleted the old Gmail2.apk, moved the new gmail.apk to system fold, renamed it to gmail2.apk, set permissions on it, and restarted. I probably shouldn't of deleted the old gmail.apk.... oh well. I'll try installing it now, now that it's in the system folder, like you did. If that doesn't work...ill just wait til i find a different one. Either way, thanks for sharing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 Hm. I deleted the old Gmail2.apk, moved the new gmail.apk to system fold, renamed it to gmail2.apk, set permissions on it, and restarted. I probably shouldn't of deleted the old gmail.apk.... oh well. I'll try installing it now, now that it's in the system folder, like you did. If that doesn't work...ill just wait til i find a different one. Either way, thanks for sharing this. Deleting the old APK should be fine. I just renamed it just in case I needed to revert back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerLG Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Will this only work on Nexus devices? I tried on my Note 8.0 tablet and every time I would tap "Got It", the app would quit. Tried all methods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 Will this only work on Nexus devices? I tried on my Note 8.0 tablet and every time I would tap "Got It", the app would quit. Tried all methods. APK, should work. I am using CM11 on my LG G2 so not sure if a stock device, it will work on. RangerLG 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerLG Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 APK, should work. I am using CM11 on my LG G2 so not sure if a stock device, it will work on. Thanks. Will try on my phone when I get a chance. I have a feeling that Touchwiz ties to the app and causes issues if I change it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snosie Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Did you restart your phone after you installed 5.0? I have a rooted Nexus 5 (with stock 4.4.4) and the app crashes everytime I try to start it. one time I managed to catch a glimpse at the start-up screen. Tried everything mentioned above, and restarted my phone about 10 times. no luck. Had to revert back to stock app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Working great for me. No issues here. So not sure what the problem is with the rest of ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red. Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Cool, i didn't know the new Gmail handled other email accounts now. Although correct me if i'm wrong but you can set up your Outlook.com account as an exchange account in the email app right? So it would be better to keep using that than moving it to Gmail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Although correct me if i'm wrong but you can set up your Outlook.com account as an exchange account in the email app right? So it would be better to keep using that than moving it to Gmail. Outlook.com is either IMAP or POP3 (unless I missed something). Exchange you have to use the Email app. If you dont use Exchange, easier to use the GMAIL app to put all the emails in one place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red. Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Outlook.com is either IMAP or POP3 (unless I missed something). Exchange you have to use the Email app. If you dont use Exchange, easier to use the GMAIL app to put all the emails in one place. Apparantly you can set up Outlook as an exchange account as it lets me sync contact and calendar events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Apparantly you can set up Outlook as an exchange account as it lets me sync contact and calendar events. Ah, ok. I never have done that. I tried a few other leaked 5.0 apps and nothing else is working for me cept GMAIL. I tried the new messenger, keep, and calendar apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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