Log in to Gmail via a web browser
If you are interested in understanding how to access Gmail directly from your browser, the first step you need to take is to start the program to surf the net that you usually use, connect to the main page of the service by typing https://mail.google.com/ in the address bar and press the button Submit on the keyboard.
At this point, if you have already logged in to Google services with your account and with the browser in use, you do not have to do anything else, you have already managed to access Gmail from the Web, congratulations!
If you have not yet logged into Google services with your account, click the button Log in located in the upper right part of the displayed page. Then fill in the empty field insert your email by typing in your Gmail email address and then clicking on the blue button NEXT. Now type the password for your Google account by putting it in the box Password and by clicking on the button Log in. If necessary, also check the box relating to the item Stay connected if it is not your intention to have to log in every time you want to access Gmail from your web browser.
If you have chosen to activate XNUMX-Step Verification on your Google account, type the code that was sent to you via SMS to your mobile number and then click Verifica. If you wish, you can also check the box for the item Do not ask for codes on this computer again in order to avoid having to carry out this step every time.
Once you have accessed the service via a web browser, you can finally start using your e-mail box.
To write a new email click on the button Write located at the top left, to consult the inbox click on the item Incoming mail always placed on the left and then on the message of your interest while to reply to a message just click on the button depicting a freccia rivolta sinistra verse that you find on the right side of each email received. To access the trash, just click on the entry Trash can attached to the left sidebar (if you can't see it, click on the menu first Other always placed sideways). As for the drafts, press on the voice Drafts always attached to the sidebar.
Log in to Gmail via your email client
If, on the other hand, you have downloaded one of the software in my guide dedicated to programs for Gmail or any other e-mail client and you want to know how to proceed in order to access Gmail using one of these programs, know that in most of the in cases there is absolutely no need to do anything except to specify, during the installation and configuration phase of the software chosen to receive and send e-mails, your willingness to use a Google account and then provide the relevant access data .
In the event that the e-mail client you have chosen to use does not include this automatic procedure, you will have to manually fill in the various forms that are proposed to you by entering the following information.
- Incoming mail server (IMAP): imap.gmail.com, Port: 993, Requires SSL: yes.
- Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com, Port: 465 or 587, Requires SSL: yes, Requires authentication: yes.
- Full name or display name: [uo nome]
- Account Name or Username: Gmail email address (e.g. name@gmail.com).
- Email address: Gmail email address (e.g. name@gmail.com).
- Password: Gmail password.
If you need to use the POP3 protocol, these are the settings you need to use to access Gmail on your favorite email client.
- Incoming mail server (POP3): pop.gmail.com, Port: 995, Requires SSL: yes.
- Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com, Port: 465 or 587, Requires SSL: yes, Requires authentication: yes.
- Full name or display name: [uo nome]
- Account Name or Username: Gmail email address (e.g. name@gmail.com).
- Email address: Gmail email address (e.g. name@gmail.com).
- Password: Gmail password.
Access Gmail via the official app for smartphones and tablets
Instead of a web browser, do you prefer to access Gmail from your smartphone or tablet? In this case, the first step is to download the appropriate app gmail on your device. The Gmail application is available for iOS and Android devices (often included “standard”).
After downloading and installing the Gmail app on your device, press the icon of the application that has been added to the main screen of the smartphone or tablet you are using and then if you are already using a Google account on your device you will shown a screen through which you will have to select the profile you want to use. To do this, locate your account among those listed, bring up ON the relative switch and then tap the button end located at the top left.
If, on the other hand, on your smartphone or tablet you are not already using a Google account, once the main screen of the Gmail app is displayed, fill in the fields displayed by putting your e-mail address and the password associated with it and confirm your willingness to want to access the service with such data by pressing the appropriate button.
In both cases, then consent to the receipt of notifications by the app by pressing the appropriate button that is shown to you on the screen and tap the button Go to Inbox present at the bottom left.
Once this is done, within a few moments you should be able to view all your correspondence directly from the Gmail app installed on your smartphone or tablet.
To write a new email, press the button in the shape of pencil located at the top right, to read the inbox, consult the section main of the app that is shown to you as soon as you log in while to reply to a message you just need to press on the email of your interest and then tap on the freccia rivolta sinistra verse that you find in the upper right part of each email. If you want to access the basket, press the button depicting three lines horizontally located at the top left and tap on the item Trash can attached to the menu that is shown to you. To access the drafts, presses the item instead Drafts always attached to the side menu.
Access Gmail via third-party apps for smartphones and tablets
As an alternative to the procedure I have just indicated, you can access Gmail from your smartphone and tablet also by resorting to the use of third-party apps, for example Mail on iOS or MailDroid your Android.
To access Gmail via third-party apps on smartphones and tablets, you must obviously proceed to configure the service through the application settings. Generally, the configuration procedure takes place automatically so after pressing the option to add a Gmail-type account, simply type the e-mail address, password and any two-factor authentication code and it is done.
In other cases, it is instead necessary to manually type the configuration parameters for the Google home mailbox. To do this, follow the configuration parameters that I gave you in the previous lines, when I explained how to access Gmail through e-mail clients.
Once the configuration is complete, you can log in and Gmail simply by tapping on the icon of the e-mail app you use and attached to the home screen of your device.
In case of problems
If you encounter any problems using Gmail coupled with your e-mail client or a third-party smartphone and tablet app, it is most likely because the IMAP or POP protocol is not enabled for your mailbox. .
To fix it immediately, access Gmail via a web browser as seen in the previous lines, click on the icon in the shape of gear wheel displayed at the top right of your inbox and click on the entry Settings present in the menu that opens.
Then, press on the voice Forwarding and POP / IMAP located at the top and check if the IMAP or POP protocol can be enabled for the e-mail client you have chosen to use.
In case the client or the email app you intend to use supports the IMAP protocol, press on the voice Configuration instructions present at the session IMAP access: di Forwarding and POP / IMAP of Gmail and complete the configuration by following the simple wizard that is shown on the screen.
If, on the other hand, the e-mail client or app you have chosen to use should support the POP protocol, press the voice instead Configuration instructions present at the session POP access: di Forwarding and POP / IMAP of Gmail and complete the configuration by following the simple wizard that is shown on the screen.
How to log in to Gmail