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Finally! A clean config for Gmail IMAP, Mail, and the iPhone

January 23, 2009

Noah has posted a clear and concise HOWTO for getting GMail IMAP to work consistently between Mail and the iPhone.

There are many, many tutorials on how to do this but none get it quite right if you are trying to sync an iPhone and Mail.app with GMail accounts. I was constantly having problems where mail deleted on my iPhone would not be deleted in Mail. Problems solved. This tutorial should work equally well for iPod Touch users.

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airline credit cards May 2, 2009 at 10:32 am

I have had the same problem with iPhone. I tried with S60 (Symbian) of Nokia on Nokia E63. It seems to me that Nokia's IMAP support is better. But, sync option is far better on iPhone comparing to iPhone.

tani001 May 10, 2009 at 8:45 pm

Thank you so much for this great information cause i was facing same same kind of problem like this. But now I think I will be able to solve it through your information.

Hampers August 3, 2009 at 10:40 pm

Great info here. At least I can now “sleep” at eased in case of accidental deletion. A good gift indeed for individuals who are always on the go.

traditional area rugs August 18, 2009 at 7:00 pm

Awesome.. Thanks for sharing this.. Now we can sleep well..

Club Penguin Cheats August 25, 2009 at 11:40 pm

I tried with S60 of Nokia on Nokia E63. It seems to me that Nokia's IMAP support is better. But, sync option is far better on iPhone comparing to iPhone.

Ishk August 27, 2009 at 2:50 am

Great work. Now I am satisfied that the deleted stuff can be reverted back.

Nidulg September 1, 2009 at 12:49 am

Good.. Now there is no problem regarding this. Thanks.

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