DROID PRO - Setup Gmail Email Account

Solution How do I setup a Gmail account in my phone?

To setup Gmail on your DROID PRO once you have already set-up your handset, follow directions below.

1.Open Applications tray, touch My Accounts
2.Select Add Account
3.You will be at the Set-Up accounts menu with several other social network icons.
4.Select Gmail icon
5.Enter your full Gmail email address, including domain name in all lower case.
6.Enter Gmail password.
7.Leave Automatically configure account checked.
8.Tap on Next. Handset will connect to your email server and state "Success!" if account was set-up correctly.

During the connection, you may be asked to complete a manual set-up if your email provider is not recognized, your email address/password is incorrect, or if your email provider has restrictions on mobile email set-up. Please check with your email provider to obtain all the information above. You may need your password, IMAP port, and server settings to complete a Manual set-up of Gmail. If you have this information ready, proceed to next section regarding Manual setup.

If prompted for manual setup, touch Manual setup. You can also get into manual setup by unchecking Automatically configure account after you entered your email address and password.

1.Touch General Settings, confirm information in all General Settings fields are correct. Make any necessary changes, then select OK to exit this menu.
2.Touch Incoming Server.
3.Select IMAP Mail Server
4.Enter IMAP server - imap.gmail.com
5.Activate check on both Use Secure connection and Verify Certificate
6.Enter Port 993
7.Enter / Confirm your Username (complete email address including the @gmail.com)
8.Enter / Confirm your Gmail Password
9.Tap on OK
10.Select Outgoing Server
11.Enter SMTP server - smtp.gmail.com
12.Activate check on both Use Secure connection and Verify Certificate
13.Enter Port - 465
14.Enter or just confirm your Username (complete email address including the @gmail.com) if already displayed
15.Enter or just confirm your Gmail Password if already displayed.
16.Tap on OK
17.Tap on Other Settings
18.Select length of time messages will be kept on handset. (1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months, Never Delete Messages)
19.Tap on OK
20.Tap on OK again to submit Gmail set-up.

Your account is now set-up. Please test sending and receiving an email.

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Article ID:	84
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Date added:	2011-05-11 21:54:35
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