The best way to set up Gmail for iOS

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Since Google decided to make it more difficult for iOS users by eradicating push notifications for the native iOS Mail application, many users have been experiencing certain problems with these accounts, that is why from iPad News today we bring you a tutorial so that you can configure your Gmail accounts in the native application in the best possible way. So if you think that the Gmail operation is not all the good that it should on your iPad, do not stop entering our tutorial and we will help you to do the best possible.

The basic configuration

  1. We go to the settings section and enter the "Mail, contacts, calendar" section, once inside we select the option to "add account" and choose Google among those that it offers us.

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  1. We will fill in the fields based on our Google account. We remind you that if you have enabled two-step verification for Gmail, you must use the specific Gmail password.

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  1. Once the account is verified, it will redirect us to the account options section, where we can select the Google services that we want to synchronize. Once we have finished, click on «Save».

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Now we start the Mail application where we will find our Gmail account already synchronized. This is the most widespread method, but If we want to get our emails instantly, it will not help us, since Google decided to block Gmail's push services for iOS and we will only receive our Gmails when entering and updating the application or when it updates automatically according to the configuration that we have decided to select.

  1. To change the frequency with which Mail obtains these new emails, we must enter Settings and the "Mail, contacts, calendar" section. Once inside, click on "get data" and select the frequency that most convinces us.

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How to use Google Sync through Microsoft Exchange to get push in Gmail

We will proceed to take advantage of Google Sync services through Microsoft Exchange and thus receive push notifications by following the steps below, but for this we will need a Google Apps account.

  1. We return to "Settings> Mail, contacts, calendar" but this time we will select Exchange instead of Google.

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  1. We fill in the fields with our email address linked to the Google account. On the next screen we will write «m.google.com » In the "server" section, we will leave the "Domain" field blank. In the "User Name" field, enter the Gmail account, and the password must be previously completed.

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  1. Once verified, we make sure that the Mail option is activated among the services we want to synchronize and we click "Save".

Impact on battery

We remind you that from now on you will instantly receive the emails that go to your Gmail account on your iPad, which can have a considerable impact on the battery, since you will receive them with the same immediacy as if it were a WhatsApp for example. Therefore, you must weigh whether the speed of receiving and responding to emails is profitable because it is necessary in your professional activity or you prefer not to instantly attend to your emails and save battery. However, if the amount of emails you receive is small, you don't have to notice any variation in battery consumption.

The other option, the Gmail app

Without a doubt, the best method to receive push notifications of our emails in the native iOS Mail application is the method that we have previously exposed, but it is nothing more than a ruse to achieve it. The official method to take advantage of these qualities is the official Gmail application that is available on the App Store. Although many users (including myself) do not like having two applications that do the same thing on our device taking up space in memory and visually on the Spring Board, and Google does not help much with this with its policy of « If you use our services well, and if you don't use them, we will force you to use them.

We hope that the tutorial has been useful for you and if you have any questions or problems, do not hesitate to leave them in the comments to help you.

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  1.   trako said

    You have forgotten to say that if you do not already have Google Sync configured or if you buy a new iOS device, it will not work for you, since Google eliminated the possibility of registering new iOS devices in January 2013. So whoever does not have it configured and gmail as an exchange that does not try because it will not work

    1.    Miguel Hernández said

      Good morning, Trako, as the article indicates, for this to work, you need to have a "Google Apps" account, if you have a Google Apps account, it is fully functional.

      The article twice mentions the fact that Google does not allow push otherwise in Gmail with iOS.

  2.   Laia hoffman said

    Hi Trako,

    The information you give is not correct. I just set up my gmail with Exchange and it accepted it without any problems, following the tutorial. It is the first time that I do it like this, that is, I had never configured it with google Sync before and the device is an Iphone 6.

    Greetings.

    1.    knocked out said

      As Trako says, it hasn't worked for a long time. Unless you continue to use the same device on which you already had the account configured. But since with Mail you cannot have push emails from google, and that I refuse to install the Google app that only works for your accounts, the alternative that I have found is MyMail, with which I have been 2 years and is luxurious, I have all the accounts in the same app and with push notifications.
      Greetings.

      1.    Miguel Hernández said

        Good morning Nokeado, I refer back to the article, in fact it is underlined in bold «We are going to proceed to take advantage of Google Sync services through Microsoft Exchange and thus receive push notifications by following the steps below, but for this WE WILL NEED A GOOGLE ACCOUNT APPS »although any Google payment account will also be valid.

        A greeting.

  3.   harrith said

    And for the Hotmail account ??? Not me
    Give push notifications! Do you have a solution?

    1.    Luis Padilla said

      Make better use of Microsoft's Outlook application, it is free and works very well.

  4.   Nicholas said

    I follow the steps with my gmail account and it does not work, when it entered the mail it tells me an error with the server

  5.   R said

    I have the basic configuration, but I have the problem that it synchronizes all my gmail mail since its inception, with what I suppose, that it will take up a lot of memory. In the miscrosoft emails, it lets me select the time to synchronize the email, so that it does not load all of them, on the other hand with gmail the option does not appear. Is it something habitual or is it just me?

  6.   Nadia said

    Someone help me! My Icloud account is blocked and the verification email is the same from iCloud and I don't remember the password. Can someone help me?