Check Gmail Through Other Email Platforms – IMAP

Check Gmail Through Other Email Platforms – IMAP #

Set up IMAP and change your SMTP settings to check Gmail messages in other mail clients, like Microsoft Outlook and Apple Mail. When you use IMAP, you can read your Gmail messages on multiple devices, and messages are synced in real-time.

Important: To avoid temporarily locking yourself out of your account, make sure you don’t exceed 2500 MB per day for IMAP downloads and 500 MB per day for IMAP uploads. If you’re setting up a single IMAP account on multiple computers, try taking a break between each setup.

Step 1: Check that IMAP is turned on #

1. On your computer, open Gmail.
2. In the top right, click Settings   See all  settings.
3. Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
4. In the “IMAP access” section, select Enable IMAP.
5. Click Save Changes.

Step 2: Change SMTP & other settings in your email client #

Use the table below to update your client with the correct information. For help updating your settings, search your email client’s Help Center for instructions on setting up IMAP.

Credits: Google

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