How to setup gMail on a Motorola Q How to setup gMail on a Motorola Q

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Follow these steps to setup your gMail account on your Motorola Q smartphone.


Setup gMail on Motorola Q

Press the messaging button at the buttom left of your Q. This will put you into Messaging. Select an email account, for instance Outook Mail

QMessaging

Press the Right Soft Button "Menu" and select "Options"

QMessagingoptionsscreen

Select choice D which is "New Account".

Newemailaccount

This is where we'll set up your settings for your gMail account. Complete the following information on this screen and then proceed:

  • Your Name: Fill your complete name
  • E-mail address: Type your gMail address. Ex. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  • Automatic setup: Keep this box checked.

Press next to continue.

gMailQsettings

The Motorola Q will attempt to connect and grab settings for gMail. You should see from the screen below signifying the Q has successfully retrieved the settings. Press Next to proceed.

MotoQretrievedgMailsettings

The Q inserted my username, but did not add the @gmail extension. Change user name to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Enter the password used to access your gMail account. Leave domain empty. Check the box below to Save password. Press next to continue the setup.

MotoQgMailsetupscreen

You shouldn't have to make any changes on the next screen. You should see the following settings:

  • Server type: POP3
  • Account name: Gmail
  • Network: The Internet

Press next to continue setup.

EmailtypePOP3

Check that you have the following settings for your incoming server:

  • Incoming Server: pop.gmail.com:995
  • Uncheck Require SSL connection
  • Outgoing Server: smtp.gmail.com:465
  • Check Outgoing server requires authentication

IncomingandSMTPsettings

The next screen will ask how many days of mail and the maximum size of each message you'd like to download to your Q. Set these to your personal preference and press next to continue.

DownloadmessagestoQ

On the following screen, you can set preferences to auto-retriveve mail from your gMail account. Press next to continue.

AutoretrievemailonQ

You should now see a message that you've completed gMail setup on your Q. Press finish.

gMailsetuponQ

The Moto Q will ask if you would like to retrieve mail from the gMail account you've just set up. Press the Left Soft Button "Yes" to download your messages. The Motorola Q should now login to gMail and dowload messages to your phone.

Confirmsetupcomplete

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