I don't see why this will be a problem at all, I have added and deleted 'Exchange' Gmail accounts on several different devices. Btw, Gmail supports IMAP IDLE, this means that it will push email to your phone even if you set it up using the default way in iOS settings.
On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 4:49 AM, Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > The subject says it all. I'm experiencing issues with my iPhone 5 > (unrelated to Email) and there's a strong possibility that I'll need > to have my phone swapped. > > If that occurs, I'll be restoring the backup from my old phone to my > new one, which will include my Gmail account which is set up as a > Microsoft Exchange account. But, correct me if I'm wrong, Google will > detect this as a new device and will thus refuse to set up the > connection. Am I understanding that properly? > > If so, is there anything I can do to bring back the push experience on > iOS? I've become so used to push Email that I just don't see myself > going back to "fetching" every fifteen minutes--not only is that not > realtime, but it sure drains the battery on the phone. > > And I'm afraid the Gmail app is a no-go for me: my usage patterns mean > that it would be less efficient to use anything other than the default > mail app. > > I've thought of a number of possibilities, including paying for Google > Apps and setting it up to send/receive from my Gmail account. But that > sounds so convoluted, particularly as I'd have to maintain two > accounts in terms of sorting, deletion, and so on. > > I mean, I'm willing to *pay* Google to keep using exchange or to at > least fix me up on this new device once. But it doesn't look like > there's an option. So just like that, it's goodbye push Email. > > Is there any solution? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Gmail-Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- Marko -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
