Introduction
If you are facing a security issue in your workspace, you can think of turning on some Gmail settings to receive Gmail emails with different email clients such as iOS Mail, macOS Mail, Yahoo Mail, and so on. To do so, you are required to reveal the IMAP {Internet Access Message Protocol} settings to your other preferred email client. After enabling these IMAP settings, the other email client can send you the emails you received with your Gmail.
Why IMAP?
IMAP is beneficial for the security and data breach concerns of enterprises. As an entrepreneur, you need to be aware of IMAP. The IMAP for Gmail allows other email clients such as Outlook mail, and Yahoo mail to deal with Gmail to send you the same emails without changing the email client provider. Points to note here are mentioned below.
- If you delete the email in the Gmail, the same email message will still be available to view in the other email client
- You can use IMAP for Gmail to recover emails too
The POP3 version of email protocol is outdated. Hence, Gmail uses IMAP which offers various benefits to you. Some of the notable benefits are mentioned below.
- You can manage sync settings across various mailboxes with the help of only a single server
- You can enable server based content searching
How to enable IMAP settings in Gmail online? Let’s see it.
How to Activate IMAP settings in Gmail online?
You need to activate IMAP settings in order to proceed with your Gmail account.
Step 1: Tap Gmail in Google Chrome
Step 2: Select the Settings Option in the right side
Step 3: Tap See All Settings
Step 4: Tap the Forwarding and POP/IMAP option
Step 5: Tap Enable IMAP in the IMAP Access option
Step 6: Unedit the other options
Step 7: Tap Save Changes.
How Can You Set Up Gmail with IMAP?
After following the above mentioned steps, you can set up a fresh new IMAP account in your preferred email client. In order to receive Gmail incoming emails on the other devices, you can refer the following settings.
- The Gmail IMAP server address: imap.gmail.com
- The Gmail IMAP username: Your Complete Gmail address (for example, [email protected])
- The Gmail IMAP password: Your Gmail password
- The Gmail IMAP port: 993
- Is Gmail IMAP TLS/SSL required: Yes! of course
SMTP Settings for Outgoing Mail in Gmail
Email messages are sent usually with the help of Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) settings. You may be in the need of following SMTP settings to use Gmail with your other preferred email client
- Gmail SMTP server address: smtp.gmail.com
- Gmail SMTP username: Your full Gmail address (for instance, [email protected])
- Gmail SMTP password: Your Gmail password
- Gmail SMTP port (TLS): 587
- Gmail SMTP port (SSL): 465
- Gmail SMTP TLS/SSL required: Yes, Indeed!
How to Troubleshoot IMAP Errors
If you face any issues when setting up IMAP for Gmail, you can either follow the following methods to solve or else contact us
- Your username or password can be typed incorrectly
- The server information can be typed incorrectly
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