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This article is about using your Imaginet-hosted email account with the Gmail mobile app. For information about hosting your email services with Google, see [[Adding DNS records for Google services]]. | This article is about using your Imaginet-hosted email account with the Gmail mobile app. For information about hosting your email services with Google, see [[Adding DNS records for Google services]]. | ||
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=Use your email account in the Gmail App= | =Use your email account in the Gmail App= | ||
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==Setting it up== | ==Setting it up== | ||
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[[file:Gmailappstep1.jpg|thumb|200px|Top the circle at the top right of the Gmail app and then tap "Add another account"]] | [[file:Gmailappstep1.jpg|thumb|200px|Top the circle at the top right of the Gmail app and then tap "Add another account"]] | ||
Open the Gmail app and tap the circle in the top right corner, then tap '''Add another account'''. | Open the Gmail app and tap the circle in the top right corner, then tap '''Add another account'''. | ||
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Under '''Incoming server settings''': | Under '''Incoming server settings''': | ||
| + | [[file:Gmailappincoming.jpg|thumb|200px|Enter "imap.imaginet.co.za" as the incoming server"]] | ||
* Check that your '''full email address''' has been entered as the username. | * Check that your '''full email address''' has been entered as the username. | ||
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Under '''Outgoing server settings''' | Under '''Outgoing server settings''' | ||
| + | [[file:Gmailappoutgoing.jpg|thumb|200px|Enter "smtp.imaginet.co.za" as the outgoing server]] | ||
* Check that your '''full email address''' has been entered as the username. | * Check that your '''full email address''' has been entered as the username. | ||
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Your account is now set up! You can switch between viewing your Gmail emails and this account by tapping the circle at the top right of the app, and then tapping on the inbox you'd like to view. | Your account is now set up! You can switch between viewing your Gmail emails and this account by tapping the circle at the top right of the app, and then tapping on the inbox you'd like to view. | ||
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=Adding your address to your Gmail ''Account''= | =Adding your address to your Gmail ''Account''= | ||
| − | Please note that '' | + | Please note that '''the steps above will not allow you to access your emails on the Gmail''' '''''website'''''. Following these steps will only set up your email account on the ''Gmail app on your'' '''''phone'''''. To access your email on desktop, you can do any of the following: |
[[Email#Desktop_mail_clients|Set up a desktop mail client]] | [[Email#Desktop_mail_clients|Set up a desktop mail client]] | ||
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To keep your emails ''in your Gmail account'' so that they are accessible on the app and via the Gmail website, you can do one of the following: | To keep your emails ''in your Gmail account'' so that they are accessible on the app and via the Gmail website, you can do one of the following: | ||
| + | '''Please note this option is being sunsetted by Google, and will no longer work past January of 2026.''' | ||
* [https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6304825?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop "Gmailify" your address using Gmail's instructions] and enable [https://support.google.com/mail/answer/22370?hl=en sending from your address via Gmail]. | * [https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6304825?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop "Gmailify" your address using Gmail's instructions] and enable [https://support.google.com/mail/answer/22370?hl=en sending from your address via Gmail]. | ||
* Host your emails with Google. Note that you will have to pay Google for this service, and [[Adding DNS records for Google Apps|link your domain to Google's servers]]. | * Host your emails with Google. Note that you will have to pay Google for this service, and [[Adding DNS records for Google Apps|link your domain to Google's servers]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:44, 8 October 2025
This article is about using your Imaginet-hosted email account with the Gmail mobile app. For information about hosting your email services with Google, see Adding DNS records for Google services.
Use your email account in the Gmail App
You don't need a new email app to use your Imaginet-hosted email account. Follow these steps to add your email to your Gmail app on your phone.
Setting it up
Adding your address to your Gmail Account
Please note that the steps above will not allow you to access your emails on the Gmail website. Following these steps will only set up your email account on the Gmail app on your phone. To access your email on desktop, you can do any of the following:
To keep your emails in your Gmail account so that they are accessible on the app and via the Gmail website, you can do one of the following:
Please note this option is being sunsetted by Google, and will no longer work past January of 2026.
- Host your emails with Google. Note that you will have to pay Google for this service, and link your domain to Google's servers.
