E-mail - Mobile Device Priority

Question

Like most people I review and manage my mail inbox whilst frequently on the move.
To do this I will use one of three devices to access my account either;
 Smart phone, Samsung Galaxy; or
 iPad Tablet; or
 Laptop.
The device I use, will depend on the degree of mobility and the amount of information that I need to process. So, I can be on one device one minute and a few minutes later using another device.
So, my question is this when managing my e-mails how do I ensure that the account information being read from any of the devices is kept in synch with the other devices; e.g. If I review my mail on the smartphone and delete certain e-mails, I don't expect to see the same e-mails still existing when reviewing the account from either the tablet or laptop?
If I read e-mails from the smartphone and then go to my mail account on the laptop e-mails will initially show as unread, but their true status can be received by clicking the 'Send/Receive' icon ('Inbox' menu option). However deleted messges stay exactly as though I had not deleted them from the smartphone.
On the phone under the settings there is a Synch setting which governs the synch frequency, currently set at 15 minutes during peak times.
I believe this question is somewhat similar to what Apple do ensuring that all devices are in Synch and managing consistency across devices. Welcome any comments on this query?
Cheers,
Logan_3
P.S. If I delete a message using the laptop and then click the 'Send/Receive' on the smartphone the 'inbox' is immediately updated.
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Answer 1

Hmm!
It appears I've not solved my problem.
Whereas changing these settings on the mobile will allow for deletion of messages from the inbox and keep the smartphone in synch with the laptop, the process will not force a synch between laptop and the tablet.
I agree that using imap settings would probably resolve the problem however the following are the mail setup notes from BT;
"here are the corresponding POP and SMTP settings you need to use to access BT Yahoo! Mail.
Note: If your mail client program already has one group of server settings and can't add new POP or new SMTP servers, you need to change the server settings to access your BT Yahoo! Mail account. Write down your current settings first—you may need to revert to them later if you want to use the same program to send and receive messages from your other email addresses.
Incoming mail server settings
POP server: mail.btinternet.com
Use SSL
Port: 995
Use the setting to leave mail on the server if you also want to access BT Yahoo! Mail messages in a browser.
Outgoing mail server (SMTP) settings
SMTP server: mail.btinternet.com
Use SSL
Port: 465
Use authentication
Account Name/Login Name: Your BT Yahoo! Mail ID (your email address without the "@btinternet.com" domain, for example, "jo.bloggs")
Email Address: Your BT Yahoo! Mail address (for example, "[email protected]")
Password: Your BT Yahoo! Mail password"
Also, digging elsewhere in the help you find the following;
Sign in to BT Yahoo! Mail.
Click the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the window, and select Mail Options from the menu that appears.
On left side of the page, click Mail Accounts, then at the top of the middle column, click + Add.
In the Add account window that appears, fill out the following information:
Account Name: Any name you'd like to give for this account (for example, Work, School, etc...).
Email Address: The email address on the external email server.
Click Continue.
This step depends on whether you want to send emails only, or both send and receive emails.
To send emails only: Select Skip this, set up to send only. Then you are done, and you just need to check the email address for a confirmation from Member Services. You'll be able to send emails from the new address once you've clicked the link in the email verifying the account.
To send and receive emails: Fill out the information in the Add accountwindow:
Username and Password: Please note that the user name is different than your email address. Typically it is the text in your email address before the @ symbol. Your password is whatever you use to access your external email account and not necessarily your BT password.
POP server: Enter your (POP) Mail Server name. This information should be obtained from your external email provider. Only POP mail servers are supported at this time.
Deliver email to: You can choose which folder to route messages addressed to this account.
Select any Advanced Optionsyou'd like to use by checking the appropriate boxes:
Use Filters: If you use filters, click a check in Use Filters to run all messages retrieved from your External Mail account through your BT Yahoo! Mail filters. Any messages that are not filtered will be placed in the folder you choose in the list labeled Deliver incoming messages to:.
Override default POP port: If your email provider uses a different Port setting on their POP server, you will need to edit this field. Note: If you are using an account that requires a secure connection (SSL), please use port 995.
Retrieve new messages only: Disabling this option may download all messages in the external email account each time you check the account from BT Yahoo! Mail.
Leave mail on POP server: Specify whether messages retrieved to your BT Yahoo! Mail account will also remain in your external mail account or whether they will be deleted from your external mail server.
Click Save.
Notice the text highlighted red!!
It seems using BT Mail Users at present would never be able to use multiple devices!