Firstly you go to www.gmail.com and log in using your gmail account as always.
After logging in, click "Settings".


Click on "Fowarding and POP" as shown below

1. Select "Disable fowarding" since this is a basic setup and there is no nees to foward any incoming mail from gmail to other email account.

2. Then on point 1 "1. Status: POP is enabled for all mail that has arrived since" select "Enable POP for all mail (even mail that's already been downloaded)"
3. Remeber to select "keep Gmail's copy in the Inbox" if you want to keep your mails on gmail server.
4. Click "Save Changes" button to save the settings.
Note: These settings will be reseted once we leave above window, but not to worry because we can redo it if we want to have gmail on another devices.

If you want to see the configuration instructions, you could simply click point 3.



You don't have to read all of those instructions as I will guide you through using PPC/PPCPE device.

Lets start from today screen.


Select "Messaging"

Tap "Menu"


Tap "Tools"

Tap "Options"


Tap "Storage"


Now we want to make sure that attachments will be stored in storage card or our current SD/minSD/CF card because storing attachments in main memory would be not good idea since it has limited capasity.

After tapping "OK" button, we go back to Messaging window.


Tap "Menu" and select "Tools"


Tap "New Account"

Input you full email address and tap "next"


You can either skip or wait until this process is completed.

After the process is completed then tap "Next"


Input all required informations and Tick on "Save password" so that we don't have to input our password everytime we want to check or sync to gmail server.

Leave the option "POP3" as account type and name your account for example "Ronald's Gmail" as shown below screen


Key in all informations as shown below


Note: Do not tap "Finish"

If you want pocket outlook to connect and check for messages tick the option below but I do not recommend this option.

This is one of the most important step as many users forget to change the connection type.
Please do remember always:
1. If you are connected to Wi-Fi access point use "The Internet" as a connection type.
2. If you are connected to 3G/UMTS/GPRS/EDGE select to
Examples:
Singtel: "IDEAS Internet Settings"
Starhub: "Gee! Settings" or "Gee! Prepaid Settings" if you use Starhub prepaid sim card.

Follow these below configurations:

We will discuss further about the "Only display messages from" on next chapter, for now just simply leave it as default.
Tap "Next"

Tap "Yes" if we want to straightly download mails from gmail.


We can see below screen as it is connecting to gmail server.


We have successfuly done our gmail account setup.

Hello Ronaldf117 or any other guru,

I have tried to follow the steps on my 818Pro but when I click "next" on the steps 4/5, it won't go to the step 5/5 so the screen stay and keep showing screen 4/5 :-(

Would you please help me ....

thanks a lot.

Make sure you've select POP3 and in "name" section, try a short name to see if it works. Maybe you used some characters in Name that is not acceptable.

Thanks GadgetGuy for your response.

I have tried to put in "name" section entry like: "POP3" and "gmail" but both of them give the same result. It won't bring me to the next step (step 5/5), it just stop in that screen (step 4/5).

At 4/5 page, there has 2 things to be added.

Account Type: (Please put POP3)

Name: (What ever u like, as long as that name didn't exist on your ppc)

Hi,

I tried but seems like i am unable to download the mail into my PDA (O2 zinc)? Nothing seems to appear in my inbox?

Can advise me?

Thanks for the guidance. Able to download gmail on my hw6960 already :)

i am able to download from gmail problem is, i am not able to send from that gmail account on my ppc. any settings i need to chk?

After you send the mail, remember go to Options -> Send/Receive mail
to synchronise with gmail

That's what i can think of

tried that. here's the error message

Hmm you can receive and not send out, that's funny.
Probably the POP settings?

managed at last! re-do the whole steps and this time removed domain plus add port for outgoing smtp

try the imap version, it's faster and smaller.
also, the SSL for in and out are different ports, out is not using default.

I got another prob, some emails cannot be displayed.

I can receive but I cant send out..

Got this error message
"Messages cannot be downloaded to your mobile device.
Make sure you are connected and that your email account settings are correct.
Then, try to download messages again."

Anyone can help me on this?

just to add..... smtp server is also depending on mobile operator.
example m1 then smtp server will be "smtp.miworld.com.sg"

can some1 advise me on how to remove the gmail account? i do not need to have it on my handheld nw. TIA. :)

found the solution. pls ignore my question. :P

my gmail seem to clash with my hotmail at times, especially when i am syncing them.. any ideas how to solve it?

sorry, side track abit
is there anyway to sync wif google calendar on the fone also?
i hav 3 calendars on my google calendar, n would like to sync them wif my fone...

Hi there.. I have gmail set up on my I780, with WM6/Outlook..

When I send/recieve, I recieve ALL the messages.. Including my SENT items..
How do I stop it from downloading my sent items in the sent folder of gmail?

Although it may not be a problem now, because, that was when I first downloaded all the messages.. And If I only use my I780 and my desktop/Outlook, to send emails, then Im gathering it wont pick up thouse sent items??

Thanks

similar problem.... but mine cant see inbox at all, only messages i see are messages taht i have sent out , help :(

Hi there

I got a queestion here.

After recent hard reset, setup gmail successfully but noted a difference. Previously downloaded messages in the inbox (on WM device) are deleted whenever I do a Send/Receive. Any idea what settings are possible to overcome this?

Device Info
TyTnII, WM6.0
Gmail POP access granted with "keep on server settings"
WM6.0 with "keep on server" for deleted items
Sync via Wifi only.




Many thanks!

Hi Same issue can recieve cannot sent.

redz, how you do the "add port" setting?

Thank for the tutorial.. my gmail now work flawless.