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Adding your Email Accounts to the Mail App on iPhone or iPad allows you to manage all your Email Accounts in one location. You will find below the steps to Add Email Account to iPhone.

How to add gmail account to iphone mail

As mentioned above, iPhone Mail App allows you to access all your Email Accounts within the App, without the need to login to your individual Email Accounts.

This means that you can access multiple Email Accounts (personal, work and others) from different Email Service Providers (Gmail, Outlook and others) at a single location on your iPhone.

Once you Add Email Accounts to iPhone Mail App, you will find Emails Messages from different providers arranged in separate Folders named after the Email Service Providers.

How to add gmail account to iphone mail

If you find it useful, you can also associate other Apps like Calendar, Contacts and Notes with the Mail App.

1. Add Email Account to iPhone

If your Email Account is from a popular provider (Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, Yahoo and iCloud), the Mail App can automatically connect and add your Email Address to iPhone.

1. Go to Settings > Mail > Accounts > Add Account and select your Email Service provider.

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2. On the next two screens, enter your Email Address and Password to Sign-in.

3. On the next screen, move the toggle next to Mail to ON position and tap on Save.

How to add gmail account to iphone mail

Note: If you want to, you can also Enable Contacts, Calendars & Notes.

If you have multiple Email Accounts, you can add them all to the Mail App by repeating above steps.

2. Manually Add Email Account to iPhone

Even, if your Email Address is not associated with a major provider, you should be able to add it to iPhone Mail App by manually filling out POP/IMAP details.

1. Go to Settings > MailAccounts > Add Account > select the Other option.

How to add gmail account to iphone mail

2. Tap on Add Mail Account > enter your Name, Email Address, Password, Description and tap on Next.

How to add gmail account to iphone mail

3. On the next screen, select the applicable Data Transfer protocol (POP or IMAP), complete the Mail Server Details and tap on Next.

How to add gmail account to iphone mail

4. Wait for the Mail App to verify your Email information and tap on Done to complete the process.

Your Email Address should now be linked to the iPhone Mail App. Open the Mail App, within a few minutes you should be able to see all your Emails on iPhone.

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  • You can add most email accounts to your iPhone with just a username and password.
  • Certain email accounts — like POP, IMAP, and Exchange — may require additional information, including server names and possibly server port numbers. Check with your email provider for this information.
  • Once configured, all of your email is available in a single integrated inbox on your iPhone. You can also install third-party email apps if you prefer, which have their own account-adding processes.
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Adding email accounts to your iPhone is usually a quick and painless affair. And once done, you can read and respond to all of your email messages from a single integrated inbox.

To get started, round up all of your email usernames and passwords. This might be all you need, but if you have an IMAP account hosted by an email service or a corporate Exchange server, you might need additional information.

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1. Start the Settings app.

2. Tap "Passwords and Accounts."

You can add any kind of email account to your iPhone’s Mail app via Settings. Dave Johnson/Business Insider

3. Tap "Add Account."

4. Choose the kind of email account you want to add. Popular webmail services like iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, and Outlook.com are fairly straightforward. When requested, enter your username or email address, and then add the password.

5. Depending on how much mail is in your inbox, it may take up to a few minutes for your Mail app to update and show all your mail.

Choose the kind of email account you want to add – but for POP and IMAP, tap “Other.” Dave Johnson/Business Insider

How to add an email account manually

Certain kinds of email accounts require more steps. If you have a POP or IMAP account, for example, you may need information like the host server name and password, and possibly server port numbers.  Your email provider almost certainly provides detailed step-by-step instructions, including the correct names and numbers – perform a Google search for "[name of email provider] email setup on iPhone."

Here are the general steps:

1. Start the Settings app.

2. Tap "Passwords and Accounts."

3. Tap "Add Account."

4. If you're setting up a POP or IMAP email account, tap "Other" and then tap "Add Mail Account." If you're adding a Microsoft Exchange account, tap "Exchange."

5. Complete the New Account form, entering all of the information that's requested. As you complete each page, tap Next. Your phone will attempt to validate your email information with each step along the way, so it'll try to advise you if you entered information incorrectly. If you can't complete the process because you don't have enough information, you might want to contact your email provider's technical support.

IMAP and POP accounts require additional information, which you can usually find on the email provider’s web site. Dave Johnson/Business Insider

Mail alternatives

After you add email accounts to your phone, they'll appear in the Mail app. But that's not your only option.

There are a number of third-party mail apps you can try instead, including Microsoft Outlook. If you prefer, you can install separate apps for each of your webmail services. Google offers a custom Gmail app, while Yahoo offers its own Yahoo Mail app.

Keep in mind that if you install any of these apps, they will have their own account setups; they won't use the information stored in "Passwords and Accounts."

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Why can't I add Gmail account to iPhone?

Check if IMAP is enabled. If IMAP on your iPhone is disabled, you can't add Gmail account to iPhone. Sometimes, it will be turned off by default after restarting your iPhone or updating iOS. Just in case, check if IMAP is enabled.

How do I integrate Gmail into Apple Mail?

Set up Gmail with Apple Mail.
Open Apple Mail on your computer..
Click Mail. ... .
Select the Google option, then click Continue:.
If prompted, click Open Safari to let Google to finish authentication:.
Enter your Google Workspace Gmail email address in the Google Sign in window and click Next:.

Is Gmail a POP or IMAP?

Gmail supports IMAP clients that use IMAP4rev1, including: Microsoft Outlook. Windows Mail. Apple Mail.

How do I add an account to my Mail on iPhone?

How to set up email on iPhone.
Start by opening Settings on iPhone and then tap Mail Tap Accounts..
Select Accounts and then Add Account Tap Add Account..
Choose the email account type that you wish to add on your iPhone..