Gmail Says Goodbye to Gmailify and POP3: What Users Need to Know

Google is ending Gmailify and POP-based fetching in Gmail, pushing users toward forwarding or IMAP in the mobile app to keep ...

Gmail preparing to drop POP3 mail fetching

It's January 2026, and Google is finding innovative new ways to make one of its services worse Important news for Gmail power users: Google is dropping the feature whereby Gmail can collect mail from ...

Gmail is quietly removing a feature that could stop emails from reaching your inbox

Google is shaking up Gmail to start off 2026 by ending support for POP3 and Gmailify.
Android Authority

Gmail IMAP settings: What they mean and how to set them up

Not everybody likes to use the online version of Gmail. Some still prefer the old-fashioned way of using email clients such as Microsoft Outlook, iOS Mail, or macOS Mail. Some may even like using the ...
Ars Technica

Least annoying Mail.app/gmail settings for IMAP?

Gmail just removes it from the Inbox and then it still exists in the All Mail folder. My solution to get around that is to just keep all of the folders visible on the left-hand pane of Mail.app, and ...
9to5Google

Google shutting down Gmailify after nearly 10 years

Google announced Gmailify in February 2016 and is now ending support for its system to upgrade third-party email accounts.