Gmail attachments wont download on android

 · Restart your device and then re-attempt to open the attachment(s) in the email message(s). Perform a software update If removing and then re-adding the email account didn't work then follow these steps to perform a software update.  · You should check if the designated download partition has enough space for your attachment. If not, you should remove some files to free up space for it. Alternatively, if you have multiple partitions, you can change the default download location to another bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 5 mins. The Gmail app on Android does allow downloading of attachments. They will show up in your /mnt/sdcard/download directory. However, this all depends on your environment (Android version, Gmail version, model, etc.). I'm running Gmail v. on a Nexus One running Android Build FRG83G.

Emails take the following way if you download them using a third-party program on a device you use: The sender sends the email with the attachments using a mail service, e.g. Gmail. The recipients mail service, Gmail or another, picks the email up, and adds it to the recipients account. DragonRider LurkerThread Starter. Ever since upgrading to ICS my phone won't show pictures or allow me to download them or open any attachment. If i click on the attachment it takes me to a screen with a black and green moving bar but it doesn't download. If i click download all, i get a download progress bar that never moves. To view the attachments, navigate to "attachments" folder. Here you'll find lot of folders with random name. Sort the folders based on date, so you could file the most recent ones on top/bottom. The attachments will be stored on random folders, based on when (date) you opened the files via Inbox application. Hope this helps.

Recently some of my mail users have reported that they no longer can download attachment from mails in the gmail app on android phones and this is only the case with their Exchange mail and not their private gmail account. The Gmail app on Android does allow downloading of attachments. They will show up in your /mnt/sdcard/download directory. However, this all depends on your environment (Android version, Gmail version, model, etc.). I'm running Gmail v. on a Nexus One running Android Build FRG83G. If you need to access or share the attachment file urgently, and you face can’t download attachments from Gmail account, then it will be a problem. To resolve such a problem, we have provided two solutions, the first solutions guarantee to work, whereas solution two might work (unknown error might also be a problem).