Add Your Gmail Account to iPhone Using IMAP

To set up your iPhone work with Gmail:

  • Enable IMAP in Gmail
  1. Sign in to Gmail.
  2. Click the gear icon in the upper-right and select Gmail settings at the top of any Gmail page.
  3. Click Forwarding and POP/IMAP
  4. Select Enable IMAP.
  5. Configure your IMAP client and click Save Changes.
  • From the iPhone Home screen, choose Settings
  • Tap on Mail, Contacts, Calendars
  • In the Accounts section, tap Add Account
  • Choose your email account type. For setting up email to work with IMAP choose other
  • Select Add Mail Account under the Mail section
  • Enter your information as below, Then tap Next

Name : Just give a name

Address : Gmail address

Password : Gmail password

Description : You can type a description for your mail

  • Select IMAP
  • On the next screen, enter your Incoming Mail Server tap Next

Host Name : imap.gmail.com

User Name : Gmail user name

Password : Gmail password

  • Next screen, enter your Outgoing Mail Servertap Next

Host Name : smtp.gmail.com

User Name : Gmail user name (Optional)

Password : Gmail password (Optional)

  • Then its Verifying your account
  • Select both your Mail and Notes, tap Save
  • Now you can check your Gmails from iPhone

Setting up your Sent folder properly

  • Start at the home screen
  • Go to Settings
  • Choose Mail, Contacts, Calendar
  • Select your IMAP account
  • Choose the Account (e.g., user@mail.com)
  • Scroll to the very bottom and Choose Advanced
  • Change each of the Mailbox Behaviors items as needed (e.g., Choose Sent Mailbox and check "Sent Items")
  • Go back to Advanced (top left)
  • Back to Account (top left)
  • Done

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