topic Re: Xperia 5 missing Mail App in 5 Series

Where is the Sony email app and Xperia Actions?

Yekollu — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 08:20:33 GMT

Bought this phone and then i realised that two of the xperia features that i use extensively are missing... Both the Sony email app and the Xperia Actions. Are they hiding somewhere in the settings or have Sony stopped supporting them as well

And the Fingerprint sensor is another nightmare, any fix for that?

Re: Where is the Sony email app and Xperia Actions?

RottenFoxBreath — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:17:18 GMT

The email app is gone.

Actions isn't supported any more, and as for the fingerprint sensor, there are topics on it

Re: Where is the Sony email app and Xperia Actions?

Asche — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 04:38:55 GMT

News about the email app: https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_drops_support_email_app_amazon_photos-news-39988.php As for the XperiaActions, unfortunately, they took it out as well, I have been using that since my Xperia XZ, which is still alive and kicking to this day.

Re: Where is the Sony email app and Xperia Actions?

Martin1 — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 08:38:42 GMT

Hi @Yekollu,

As @RottenFoxBreath mentioned, Xperia Actions was discontinued with the release of Xperia XZ3 and the Sony Email app is not supported in Xperia 5 and onward, and is not available on Google Play for these products. You can instead use the Gmail app, the Outlook app or other 3rd party email applications of your choice.

I am sorry for the inconvenience this might cause, but I hope that answered your question!

Re: Where is the Sony email app and Xperia Actions?

Yekollu — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 03:14:40 GMT

I would not be asking this question if I was happy with Gmail/outlook or any other 3rd party app They don't even come close to Sony's email app (esp sync with Calendar and subfolders) except perhaps for Nine.

With Sony discontinuing all these apps and claiming 5's camera is similar to 1 and not mentioning that they have not implemented the Slo-Mo.... I could have very well bought a Pixel ....
Everything that set apart Sony's from other phones is gone now

Re: Where is the Sony email app and Xperia Actions?

Asche — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 08:11:38 GMT

Xperia Email can be downloaded here: https://doc-0k-70-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/ha0ro937gcuc7l7deffksulhg5h7mbp1/f0go6ukk6gf5c2u0ta311lngr7830h0j/1573459200000/01360897913234646854/*/0B8FWuSqQVdOaUFExQnFOWXV4bkE?e=download

Xperia 5 missing Mail App

PauluaP1 — Sat, 16 Nov 2019 07:15:46 GMT

Hello Xperia-Friends

Yesterday in the evening I got my new Xperia 5. One of the First things that I noticed was that there was no mail app.

That's my 4th Sony mobile. The other 3 have/had a mail app, also with Android 9.

How to get the original mail app to Xperia5?

Thx before. Greeting.

Re: Xperia 5 missing Mail App

Asche — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 07:37:31 GMT

News about the email app: https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_drops_support_email_app_amazon_photos-news-39988.php Xperia Email can be downloaded here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8FWuSqQVdOaUFExQnFOWXV4bkE

Re: Xperia 5 missing Mail App

Jonas — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 08:09:25 GMT

Hi @PauluaP, welcome to our forum!

From Xperia 5 and onwards, the Mail application is no longer pre-installed.

Depending on what kind of Email you use, you can use the Gmail application, the Outlook application (@hotmail, @live.com and so forth), download an application from the Google Play store or follow the instructions given by @Asche (thank you).

For me personally, the normal Mail application lacked some important settings for me so I always used a third party one from the Google Play store.

I hope that answers your question!

Re: Where is the Sony email app and Xperia Actions?

Rod_ — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:37:53 GMT

I don't know about Xperia Actions, sorry. I just came back to Sony from my previous ZTE Axon 7.

Ever since the email app on the ZTE got canned with an update I have been using a very highly reviewed 3rd party email mail app from the Playstore called Edison and totally loving it for it's loading and refreshing speed, customisable side swipes, etc.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.easilydo.mail

I don't imagine many people not liking it. It's better than any proprietary one I've ever used and I was quite an Android early adopter.

Re: Xperia 5 missing Mail App

abrolenas — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 13:45:00 GMT

With outloog or Gmail the emails is not working with car system. So it is inpossible to see emails in the car

Re: Where is the Sony email app and Xperia Actions?

Luka2 — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 10:21:47 GMT

Sorry Martin but this is not an answer. How can you abandon one of the best features of the phone without offering any alternative? This is a deal breaker for me.

Re: Where is the Sony email app and Xperia Actions?

Yekollu — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:11:17 GMT

Why would you discontinue something that was so useful