Gmail gets IMAP - what does this mean?

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It means that you can set up Gmail such that when you access it, the emails stay on the server. You can see them from the iPhone, and any changes you make to them or your mailboxes stay on the server itself, not on the phone. This means that you see the same image of the mailbox from ANY accessing device, be it iPhone, Mac, PC, Web, etc. If you access the same mailbox from many places, IMAP is a really elegant solution.
 
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So...for example if I delete an email using Mail.app, it will delete from the iPhone as well, and vice versa?
 
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Exactly. If you delete a particular email from any location, it will be deleted on all computers and devices that you use to access that particular account. It's really useful.
 
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That's really cool, except there's no option in my gmail settings to enable IMAP...but gmail's website says you can, so I'm a bit confused.
 
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From what I was reading, the option is only currently available to a select few accounts. It'll be a little while before this option is available to everyone.

Did you follow the directions in the link you posted? You can't edit an existing Gmail account on your iPhone, you have to make a new, custom account.
 
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Yeah, there's no option in my gmail account settings to enable IMAP, only POP, so it just hasn't been added for me yet. I'll just use POP until it enables for me, still great news.
 
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IMAP+GMail will be awesome! Hope they don't wait too long to roll it out to all users.
 
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for me it means no more AOL IMAP :)

gmail has ability to change reply address, and even sent address.

gmail is it!
 
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gmail IMAP support = free 4GB net drive! Just store your files as attachments to emails in a Drafts folder.
 
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why isnt it available to everyone? i dont see pop/imap on my gmail account.
 
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Because it's slowly being rolled out. Google does this with most new features for its various services.
 
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any way to 'trigger' it? i've had gmail for almost 4 years, i got it back when gmail was one of those elite items to have(proabably like everyone else here) but I really want it!!
 
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I just checked my account settings and I have the option.

You're checking online and not on your phone, right?
 
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Some people just don't have it for some reason. I'm looking at my online gmail settings and there is no option other than POP. I'm starting to get annoyed...I've had this account forever and apparently some people who sign up now have it.
 
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right, here on my macbook. none of my 3 accounts have it...
 
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I have it on only one of my 3 gmail accounts. But its still pretty sweet.
 
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It will take a couple days for all Gmail accounts to have IMAP.... 2 of our Families 6 accounts have it (the least used accounts :()
 
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ahhhhhh. I woke up 10 minutes before my 5:00 PM class to find I have IMAP. I set it up and am now out the door. SO EXCITED!!!!
 

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