i just got the hero when ever i take a picture then try to send in a message it says my file is too big i checked my setting on my messeges the highest i can go…

roberto 2010-07-30 12:57:14

I have the Sprint Hero, and under Mail Settings > Send & Receive > Mail Size Limit, you get the option to select "No limit." It is listed after 1 MB. Do you not see this option?

You may also want to check the version of the Android OS you are running. 2.1 was released recently, and I'm not sure the devices are coming out of the box with it installed. It could be that this feature was added with the OS update, so you may have to upgrade to 2.1 to get this option.

Lastly, look at the mail settings for your email provider. They may have a cap on the size of the attachments you can send. I use a gmail account and an account through my work. The gmail account has a pretty generous cap for emails, but my work account only lets me send attachments up to 500k. So I never use the work account when sending emails with large attachments.

Hope that helps.

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Theabbot22 2010-07-30 13:36:20

thanks roberto ill give this a try does this work also when i send a pic via a text message

roberto 2010-07-30 13:59:58

Text message would be different than email. When you open the text messages app, click the menu button and select "settings." Select "Maximum Message Size" and you can set it for up to 1 MB.

Hope that works!

sugarfly 2010-07-30 19:11:21

Hey Roberto, thanks for these instructions..I just did it. However, I still can't email (gmail) myself a video I took on my phone. It says the attachment is too large. I'm trying to post it on my YouTube, but even when I try that it says I can't upload videos over 3mb. Any ideas on what to do?

roberto 2010-07-30 20:39:10

If you set the email cap to "No Limit," then my guess is that you are running into a problem with the network. I would first try going into the video camera app and check under settings for your video resolution options. The default is medium; reduce it to low and see if that makes the video small enough to mail.

You may also want to try an application called qik available for free in the android market. Setting up an account in qik is free and very easy. Every time you launch qik, it immediately starts the video camera and it can be set to live stream or to upload your videos directly to your qik account. You can then share your qik posts through a blog, social networking site, or email. The Hero's processing power is not enough for a good streaming experience, but it works well with the uploading. You can learn more about qik here:

qik.com/

I hope this information helps.

gdgt

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