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  1. Gmail multiple from address

    Let me choose which account to send email from if I have multiple accounts linked to Gmail.

    41 votes
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      1 comment  ·  Email  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
    • delete all e-mails, mark all e-mails as read

      An option to delete all e-mails in a certain folder or mark them as read.

      41 votes
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        3 comments  ·  Email  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
      • 37 votes
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          2 comments  ·  Email  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
        • Different Alerts/Rings based on Email Sender/Subject

          Would like to have different ring or alert for email from wife or "server down" subject and normal email can be silent at 2am.

          36 votes
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            9 comments  ·  Email  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
          • Add a way to star Gmail and Flag Hotmail

            Gmail currently has a "toggle flag" option but flagged emails aren't visible on the Gmail web client. "Toggle flag" should really mean "Star."

            35 votes
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              1 comment  ·  Email  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
            • PEAK TIMES for Email Sync just like in WM6

              This is a 1st class battery saver. I want to decide myself at what time I receive Emails instantly!

              35 votes
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                4 comments  ·  Email  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
              • Windows Phone 7.8: Allow email attachments of any file type (doc, pdf, etc...)

                Currently, it seems we can only attach pictures. If we use our phones for anything other than entertainment, we need to be allowed to attach documents to our emails! Also, other apps should have access to this capability, so we can attach any type emails (with the exception of certain types that the client could warn about, but still attach if the user allows).

                [It seems that the Admin has requested that we post each idea for 7.8 individually and vote, so please abide by this if you want our ideas to make it though to the team!]

                35 votes
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                  2 comments  ·  Email  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                • Windows Phone 8 needs to support Outlook Categories and Group contacts

                  Need to be able to see "color" Categories setup in Outlook. Need to be able to see and use manually created in Outlook "Groups"...iPhone and Droid can.

                  34 votes
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                    3 comments  ·  Email  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                  • Playback of Mailbox WAV Sound Files (Swyx AVM FRITZ . . )

                    When getting Mails with attached WAV File from Mailboxes (e.g. IP-Telephony Swyx or AVM Fritz Box use WAV to send incoming Calls via Mail), these Files are not supported for Playback.

                    32 votes
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                      2 comments  ·  Email  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                    • Allow programatic emails with attachments

                      Would be nice if in our apps created with C# (Silverlight) we could send emails with custom created attachments(images, video, Kml, etc files)

                      32 votes
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                        2 comments  ·  Email  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                      • Need pdf attachment support for buisness

                        When adding attachments in email, instead of defaulting to pictures, have document sub category. Or just need a way to attach PDF files.

                        32 votes
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                        • Get rid of the RE: replies and handle international characters correctly in mail

                          As soon as I reply to a mail with international characters I get a new subject thrown in the stream. This means that for my colleges that uses gmail, my mail always get thrown of in an new thread. I dont care if it's a standard that is used. It doesn't work with the current email structures. My inbox always looks like this:

                          Thread 1: Thomas, Peter (2) Kan vi ta vår lunch imorgon?
                          Thread 2: Me, Peter (2) RE: Kan vi ta v?r lunch imorgon?

                          It's NOT ok if you want to be taken seriously?

                          31 votes
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                            4 comments  ·  Email  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                          • 31 votes
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                            • Support to attach Email attachments apart from pictures.

                              Please add support for Email attachments other than Pictures.

                              28 votes
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                                2 comments  ·  Email  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                              • scheduling exchange sync - would be nice to turn off email receiving during the night (like winmo 6 could)

                                winmo 6 let you set the exchange sync schedule. you could turn it off so you didn't receive email during the night or on weekends. This is sorely missed in windows phone 7.

                                28 votes
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                                  3 comments  ·  Email  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                • Support Email-Alias from Outlook.com

                                  Include the Email-Alias form Outlook to the Windows Phone.

                                  Make it possible to choose from which name@domain.de you send a mail. Just like on Outlook.com

                                  27 votes
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                                  • Use normal font size for email

                                    Rather than big font in horizonal orientation and tiny in vertical - use normal font, and reformat email to fit the screen using the normal font size.

                                    27 votes
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                                    • select all emails feature

                                      Ability to select all emails for moving or deleting, especially after searching

                                      27 votes
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                                      • Fix Windows Phone 8 to be able to play .wav files (as it is supposed to do). Major problem for users of VM-email messaging systems.

                                        Fix Windows Phone 8 to be able to play .wav files (as it is supposed to do). Major problem for users of VM-email messaging systems

                                        26 votes
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                                        • Vibrate Only Email Notification

                                          The ability to set email notification to vibrate only.

                                          25 votes
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