How Do I Enable IMAP/POP on Google Mail?
NOTE: In order to use IMAP/POP settings with your username and password, the application must support OAuth2 via the UH Login. If the application does not support OAuth2 it may be necessary to create an App Password.
Enabling IMAP for Google@UH Gmail
To setup IMAP for Google@UH Gmail, you must first enable IMAP by:
- Log into Google@UH Gmail.
- Click on the gear icon
in the upper right, then select See all settings. - Click on the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
- Under IMAP Access, select the radio button for Enable IMAP and click on Save Changes. You should be back viewing your Inbox.
- Click on See all settings again.
- Click on the Labels tab.
- Find the All Mail label and make sure Show in IMAP is unchecked.
- You may now open and configure your email client.
Enabling POP for Google@UH Gmail
To Setup POP for Google@UH Gmail, you must first enable POP by:
- Logging into Google@UH Gmail.
- Click on the gear icon in the upper right, then select See all settings.
- Click on the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
- Under POP Download, select the radio button for Enable POP for all mail or Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on.
- Choose what to do with your messages when they are accessed by a POP client.
- Click Save Changes
Click here to enable POP for access from multiple computers.
Click here for additional IMAP/POP and SMTP settings.
This article is part of the
Google@UH Gmail FAQs
article.
