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I just got the iPhone 4S, and it seems like my email is polling rather than push. I set up my Gmail account, and emails do not come to my phone instantly. It appears to be polling, rather than pushing. I see, on average, about a 10 minute delay between when I see my email in my browser and when it comes to my phone.
Does Gmail push on this device, or have I set something up incorrectly?
I have a Verizon iPhone 4, and while I'm not using it with an actual Exchange server, I have several Gmail and Google Apps accounts setup as Exchange accounts that push emails to me without issue.
I would try two things if I were you:
Based on what I've read, this could be an issue related to your Exchange 2003 server at work. This Microsoft TechNet discussion is marked "solved" with an answer that links to an Exchange Team blog post titled "Direct Push is just a heartbeat away" that provides technical details for Direct Push/ActiveSync.
You need to enable the "Delete Email As Trash" setting through Google Sync. Google added this feature in 2012:
Now when you delete an email on your iOS device, it will be sent to the "Trash" folder instead of the "All Mail" folder in Gmail.
Note: This feature is only relevant if you’ve setup your Gmail account in iOS mail as a Microsoft Exchange account.
Best Answer
If you setup your Gmail account as IMAP, it is not pushed. If you setup your Gmail account as an Exchange account, then it will be. The instructions on how to do this are found on this page. Hope this helps.