Irrelevant Ramblings

Google has put up an email about how to use the new imap feature of Gmail on the iPhone (the whole article can be read here). The video clip can be seen below:

This can also be used for your Gmail, when using Apple Mail on your home computer.

Here are the steps to use to get this to work.

1. Open Gmail and select settings, then click on the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab. Make sure that IMAP is enabled.

2. Open Mail and click Mail/Preferences (or press Command ,). 

3. Click on accounts and add a new account. You should see this window. Deselect automatically set up account. Use your Gmail settings including you full Gmail address. Click Continue.

4. Enter a description and the settings below (use your own full Gmail address and Gmail password). Click continue.

5. Enter the following settings again using your full Gmail address and Gmail password. Click Continue.

6. Your done. Now when you send or receive email on your Mac your Gmail account is automatically synced.