[brett837]

Can anyone tell me how to make it so that when I view an email on my blackberry, my inbox on my computer will mark it as read?
If it helps I am using gmail
Thanks!

[SlimJimTight]

According to a Level 2 BlackBerry Support Specialist which i talked to via Verizon Wireless Tech Support, they told me that theres no way of it happened when you view your email in your BlackBerry and have it be read as well on your desktop. But, they told me you can do it via the GMail app for the BB. Correct me if I'm wrong anyone. and the GMail app is Storm compatible...it does mark as read on your Storm and it will be marked as read on your desktop.

[howie]

I'm not sure about marking in Outlook (or other program), but I do know it works with Yahoo email on their website. open an email on the BB with yahoo account and it syncs up online as read, unread, deleted etc. Doesn't do that for me with gmail

[buxleyp]

According to a Level 2 BlackBerry Support Specialist which i talked to via Verizon Wireless Tech Support, they told me that theres no way of it happened when you view your email in your BlackBerry and have it be read as well on your desktop. But, they told me you can do it via the GMail app for the BB. Correct me if I'm wrong anyone. and the GMail app is Storm compatible...it does mark as read on your Storm and it will be marked as read on your desktop.

You received bad information.

If you set up BIS with Gmail IMAP, then you will have OTA syncing of read/deleted messages from your phone to Gmail (e.g., you read email X on your BB, and within a few seconds, email X on gmail.com gets marked as read automatically). You do not need the Gmail app.

Note that BIS+Gmail IMAP does not currently support two-way OTA syncing (e.g., messages read on gmail.com do not get marked as read on your BB).

Edit: and if you also use a desktop client that supports IMAP, theoretically it too should reflect the read/unread/delete via gmail.com

[atang79]

As long as you're not using a POP3 server, the changes on your BB will be reflected on your email account as well.

[whtciv2k]

As long as you're not using a POP3 server, the changes on your BB will be reflected on your email account as well.

My thoughts exactly. Pop doesn't reflect changes, IMAP does. I personally love the gmail app as it notifies me of new emails automatically, my changes are reflected almost immediately when checking from a PC, and it retains the threaded messaging view. I've also heard that if you set up BIS then you also get a copy of emails in your main message view.