Questions tagged [gmail]
Gmail is an online web service offered by Google. These posts relate to viewing and/or syncing the online service's content to be viewed locally.
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Cannot connect to my Google accounts anymore
I'm on macOS 10.13.6 and Mail just started to prompt me to authenticate to connet to my two gmail accounts. So I did, using two-factor-authentication, everything seemed to work fine until the last ...
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Lost iPhone notes, Gmail account
I recently migrated from an iPhone 5s to an iPhone 12 Mini on 8/30/21. I have a few Notes accounts, some of which are linked to certain gmail accounts (so within a few minutes of my writing a note on ...
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How to make Gmail push notifications continuously sync on iPhone 8?
My push notifications do not continuously sync with my gmail inbox. On my computer, I delete emails but the notification remains on my phone. Is there a way to have the push notifications continuously ...
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Send email from alias by default, Mail app
In the Mail app, I would like to automatically send new emails from my alias.
I have the alias set up so that it appears as one of the options in the "From" menu when composing an email, but ...
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Gmail Contacts delete problem - iPad
iPad Gmail - on Compose TO: line
as soon as i type first letter, iPad Gmail suggests & shows every contact from every gmail i have ever had on my Windows PC; i have always had auto-save turned ...
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Syncing with Google
I am a new mac user who owns Macbook Air M1 with macOS 11.5.2.
I have a problem when I am trying to add a Google account in my internet accounts to sync (not mail) with Authorization Failed Error once ...
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How do I delete autofill contacts in gmail app for iPhone
My wife's iPhone has a suggested email that keeps popping up every time she tries to email me from her gmail app on her phone. No matter what we do, we've been unable to stop gmail from suggesting ...
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Gmail iOS open links in Chrome
Has the feature for Gmail on iOS to open links in Chrome been disabled? I used to be able to open links in chrome.
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Can't create Google internet account
I want Apple Mail to talk to a gmail account. In System Preferences, when I say I want a new Google account, I get a dialog that says
Google requires completing authentication in your web browser
So ...
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iCalendar (.ics) attachment can't be added in Gmail app to Apple Calendar
.ics attached can be viewed in Gmail app, but there are no button to add it to Apple Calendar.
Gmail image:
In Mail app the window looks same but has buttons to add the event:
Also there is no ...
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How can I set up Apple Mail on macOS to work with Gmail ActiveSync?
I'd like to receive push Gmail emails. My organisation offers Gmail ActiveSync, and I was able to configure this to work easily on my iPhone. However I cannot seem to get it to work on my Mac.
If I ...
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How to remove gmail from my icloud account
I'm getting old and losing patience with technology, so this is probably incredibly basic to people here, but I would greatly appreciate a simple answer because I have very little knowledge of how ...
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iOS Mail is incorrectly creating [Gmail]Bin and [Gmail]Spam labels for deleting mail or marking mail as spam
I'm using iOS Mail connected to a Gmail account on an iPhone 7+ running iOS 14.6.
Suddenly and without warning:
Deleting an email in iOS Mail doesn't place it in the Gmail bin but assigns it a label [...
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Why does invitations sent from Apple software to users with GMail- or Hotmail-based Apple ID:s get mangled?
Problem: I have two friends that regularly send me calendar invitations. When these invitations arrive, the from-address is changed to noreply@email.apple.com. Confirming these invitations doesn't ...
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Making Gmail the default mail app made sharing via Email disappear from Photos app?
I would like use the "Share" menu in Photos to share photos via email. This was by default bringing up the Mail app, but I don't use that and would prefer to have things simply open in Gmail ...
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Archiving emails locally outside of Apple Mail/Server
I'm migrating from two very old (the oldest from 2004) Gmail accounts to one iCloud Mail. Unfortunately both accounts have, together, around 30k uncategorised emails in their inbox, from which ...
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Gmail iOS app: What’s a work around to *save* all my deleted gmail messages?
I want an easy way to save all of the messages I delete. Gmail automatically empties the trash after a few months. I want to keep all my deleted messages so I can find something several months later ...
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Does Apple Mail verify message has been moved to new folder before deleting it from old folder?
I am using Apple Mail and switch email providers. I want to Move my messages from one account to another. I need to be confident that when I move (not Copy) messages from one account to another ...
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messages disappear after clicking in smart mailbox for unread messages
I have used the Apple Mail app for years, with a smart mailbox showing unread messages. It has worked just fine.
Over the past few weeks I have had episodes where, as soon as I click on a messages and ...
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Export mail to *doc/rtf/pdf with attachments into separate folders
I have a mailbox (gmail) with 15gb of mail (10gb attachments). Is it possible to:
Export mails into doc/rtf
Put every letter in a separate folder
Put the name of the sender in the filename (with date ...
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Interaction Gmail and Mail.app - Moving messages locally
I use the Mail.app to access my multiple email accounts on my MBP and store some of the messages locally so that it doesn't end up stored forever online.
The thing is, I feel like moving a message ...
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How can I filter Promotion and Social mails from Gmail in Mail app?
I am trying to use my Apple Mail app to read all my Gmails. I now have all my Gmail promotion emails clogging up my main Inbox.
I have read the instructions on how to create new labels and filters to ...
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Theme setting missing in iPhone Gmail app
I want to turn off dark mode for the gmail app. It turned on yesterday without asking me. I know about the global iPhone dark mode setting and it’s set to dark mode but gmail should have its own ...
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Applescript for Mail.app to transfer mail between IMAP-accounts in a stable way?
I have just spent a few hours with Thunderbird trying to transfer 500 mails from one GMail-account to another and it is completely unreliable (well, it fails reliably). Now I am looking for an ...
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How can I remove a Gmail account in macOS?
I have a Gmail account that has a conflict, how do I remove my Gmail account from my Mac Air?
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A little confused with gmail imap folders not showing
so im on catalina 10.15.7 and running Mail version 13.4 I use to be able to see my imap folders when i would click the show button and they would expand below the corresponding accoun,like for ...
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Apple Mail IMAP incorrectly moving to Gmail's Trash, not Archive (All Mail) as intended
Setup: macOS Big Sur, using Apple Mail client connected to Gmail via IMAP.
Expected behavior: when deleting an email from Apple Mail client, Gmail should preserve it in All Mail (i.e Archive).
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Suddenly all Gmail emails on High Sierra mail client display the same content
Not sure when this started, but eventually all my emails from the same sender are showing the same content. For example it picks one of my sender's replies and from that moment any other email I click ...
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Do you get notifications for new email from your other Gmail accounts?
I am new to iOS and from Android I am used to getting (g)mail notifications for all of my accounts. I have 4 connected to the Gmail app, though I only get notifications for the main one (the one I ...
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Lost All Gmail Folders On macOS Mojave
I am using macOS Mojave 10.14.6. And mail software version 12.4. I had included my gmail account in Internet Accounts. Today, I find I am unable to view the mail folders I created through this mail ...
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Failed to authenticate with Google, please try again later
macOS Big Sur 11.2.1
Cant add any account to Mail, Calendar, etc..
For example, when I try add gmail account to my Mail and follow all steps:
Same time when I log in with this account to google in ...
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Does Google access my iCloud email through Gmail app
If I use the Gmail iPhone and iPad apps for my iCloud email, can Google access my iCloud email that is shown in the Gmail app?
Do they and can they?
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How do I get all my archived Gmail into iCloud mail?
How do I get all my archived Gmail into iCloud mail?
I don’t just want it in the Mail client, I actually want it on iCloud servers for future reference.
For example, an email I sent using Gmail 10 ...
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Outlook and Google Drive stopped syncing on my MacBook Pro
My Outlook and Google Drive have stopped syncing with my company's gmail and g-drive on server. It showed a keychain error couple of days back which I ignored. But from last couple of days no new ...
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Adding Google Account in Internet Account on Mac Book Pro: Authentication fails
On My 2019 Mac Book Pro, under internet accounts, I want to add a google account. It prompts me with opening a browser (Safari is the default browser). After a few seconds a window opens saying "...
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How do I use Mac Mail as a searchable archive of past emails and delete emails on Gmail?
Can I use Mac Mail.app as a searchable archive of emails stored locally? How can I set this up?
I use Gmail as my primary email and interface. I'm out of space. I have mac Mail.app linked with Gmail, ...
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Is it possible to execute scripts upon received emails?
I want to process an email programmatically, immediately when it's received. Is there something that allows me to do this conveniently (e.g. a hook in the Mail app, or somehow with Automator)?
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Adding new Account: Failed to authenticate with Google, please try again later
I am trying to add a new google account in internet accounts in Mac. I get this error.
I already tried 2 ways I found from google.
Open the application "Keychain Access"
Look for ...
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Google Reminders have disappeared from my MacOS
I run macOS Catalina (10.15.7). Until recently I could connect my Google account via the Internet Accounts menu under the System Preferences and could activate/disable the following: Mail, Contacts, ...
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Email body is smaller than emails Signature
I have a Gmail account though work. Everytime I email from my gmail account on desktop whenever I see it on my iPhone the body of the email is small.
it’s an iPhone 7. I’m using iOS 14 and the mail ...
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Google not working for me
I seem to have some sort of problem with Google.
My Gmail account in Mail is marked with a little 'problem squiggle'. Connection Doctor says that login to both the IMAP and SMTP server failed.
If I ...
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Can a Mail.app smart mailbox take *nesting* into account?
I'm using the fairly old version 9.3 of Mail.app on a computer running El Capitan; I just set up my Gmail account with it, and it seems to be correctly syncing.
For organization purposes, I would love ...
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Apple Mail not deleting (archiving) gmail messages properly
I'm having real trouble getting Apple mail to delete (archive) messages in gmail.
Historically gmail re-interpreted deleting messages to mean archiving them. So though IMAP, for example, a naive ...
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Archive gmail messages from the notification center on an iphone
I have an iPhone SE, model number MX9D2LL/A running software version 13.6.1. On it, I have installed the Gmail app version 6.0.200712. When I receive a banner notification for a new email, I can ...
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Mac Mail program randomly reorders my accounts
I use the Mac Mail program and have multiple mail accounts (~15) - mostly gmail but a couple of non-gmail accounts. For some reason, Mail periodically (sometimes once every few days, sometimes ...
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Gmail/Mac Mail - how can I address disk space issues?
I’m running High Sierra on a 2016 MacbookPro. My business account uses G Suite (Gmail). I use Mac Mail and sync to my business account. I have a few other email accounts but my business account is by ...
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Can't set the `Account` property in Mail rule
When I set my personal account as the Account property, close the dialog, and edit the rule again, the Account property is set back to iCloud.
I suspect this has something to do with my Gmail account ...
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Knowledge Request- Automatically Log Out of Google Services Script
TL;DR- is there a way to set Gmail to automatically log itself out?
I am in the process of distancing myself from Google's services, and while it is inevitable that one will always interact with ...
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Unable to select Gmail Important in Smart Mailbox
I have two Google email accounts -- one gmail.com and other managed by university.
I want to have a smart mailbox that shows important emails from both accounts.
But I am unable to do so.
The ...
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Recover email account saved on iPhone
Sorry if this is not the right place to post this question.
I've a Gmail account configured in my iPhone and I can send and receive emails. Problem is, I can't remember the password so I cannot login ...
