Here’s how to enable POP in Gmail account:
- Sign in to Gmail.
- Click the
gear in the top right. - Select Settings.
- Click Forwarding and POP/IMAP.
- Select Enable POP for all mail or Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on.
- Choose what to do with your messages after your POP client or device receives them.
- Click Save Changes.
Mail application
Standard configuration instructions:
| Incoming Mail (POP3) Server – requires SSL: | pop.gmail.com Use SSL: Yes Port: 995 |
| Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server – requires TLS or SSL: | smtp.gmail.com Use Authentication: Yes Port for TLS/STARTTLS: 587 Port for SSL: 465 |
| Server timeouts | Greater than 1 minute, we recommend 5 |
| Full Name or Display Name: | [your name] |
| Account Name or User Name: | your full email address (including @gmail.com or @your_domain.com) |
| Email Address: | your email address (username@gmail.com or username@your_domain.com) |
| Password: | your Gmail password |