Google finally adds IMAP support for Gmail
Email addicts everywhere are rejoicing because of Gmail’s new IMAP feature. Emails from the popular web-based service can now be synchronized almost immediately to several devices at once, all without having to visit the Gmail.com website. The new feature is fairly easy to use and you just have to go into your Gmail account settings and enable IMAP. At this point not all accounts are IMAP ready because Google is rolling out the feature over the next few days.David Murray, Associate Product Manager for Google, blogs about the new feature here.
He says people have constantly asked if Gmail was ever going to do IMAP. Now he can happily say Yes. “In fact, we are doing it for you for free on all devices and platforms,” adds Murray. Google has offered POP email service to millions of users for years. While popular, POP doesn’t synchronize emails and changes between devices. In addition, most people use Gmail by going to the gmail.com website. The new IMAP service will shoot emails to all desktops, laptops and phones almost simultaneously. Changes done to emails on one device will also update on others. I guess Gmail is unbeatable right now…
Source: TGD
Comments(11)
Yep, already enabled it. It’s great!
some ppl say google is getting to powerful and knows (or at least could know) way too much about its users…that may be true but other than microsoft googles products are just plain good. gmail is the best freemail service i have ever used..same for google documents, the calendar and so on…
Only one of my two accounts has this option available.
Oh it was in the blog, so if you dont see the IMAP option:
(Psst. If you don’t see the “IMAP” in the “Forwarding and POP/IMAP” tab, then check back soon. We are giving it to users as fast as we can).
Woah! When I saw IMAP my first thought was MPAA as I was just thinking about it… LOL Google endorsing MPAA in gmail accounts.
Google mail is clearly the best, excellent spam filter,not like yahoo
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You have to set Language settings to English (US), doesn’t work on many others…
Wait a sec… Are y’all seriously telling me that on a site where clinical levels of paranoia are commonplace, people think letting Google keep (scan, sell, conveniently centralize for authorities, ect) their mail for them is a good idea?
Sheesh, those tinfoil hats really do block the wrong kind of mind control rays…
Thanks for this post. Never knew the difference between POP and IMAP, very informative.
YeahRight: Oh I get it. You’re one of those idiots who believe in conspiracies and UFO’s.. Probably unicorns too. You know what, I think I saw Jesus yesterday. Yeah, how’d you like to go chew on that for a minute, you imbecile fool!
@simpsons225
erm… look at the sponsored links panel. they scanned your mail to match those ads. and they track users cross-site anywhere there is adsense. and you’re reading your mail over non-secure http connections. thats not unicorns, thats understanding gmail is about as secure as stapling your mail to a bulletin board in a coffee shop. it’s great, it’s free, but it’s not on your side.
Their fine print…
Privacy. As a condition to using the Service, you agree to the terms of the Gmail Privacy Policy as it may be updated from time to time. Google understands that privacy is important to you. You do, however, agree that Google may monitor, edit or disclose your personal information, including the content of your emails, if required to do so in order to comply with any valid legal process or governmental request (such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, or court order), or as otherwise provided in these Terms of Use and the Gmail Privacy Policy. Personal information collected by Google may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which Google Inc. or its agents maintain facilities. By using Gmail, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country.