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Though Gmail provides a nice J2ME client for accessing email on your mobile device, some of you may prefer to use the IMAP interface, speed being one of the reason. Here is how I configured Gmail IMPAP on my Nokia N95. This may apply for other S60 v3 devices like N80, N73, N82, N93 etc., The instructions should be similar for E-Series devices too.

Update (09/08/08): I have now completely updated this post with more screenshots so that you can do your configuration easily.

Go to Messaging -> Options -> Settings -> Email -> Mailboxes and add a new mailbox. Follow the Wizard.

 

Select IMAP4:

 

For the email address, add your gmail id. It will be a good idea to copy the email id to your clipboard now as you will be typing it a couple of more times. (Select the text, hold down the pencil key till copy appears on the left soft key. Note that pencil key is available only on certain models like the N95)

On the next screen, type imap.gmail.com as your incoming mail server.

For the outgoing mail server, type smtp.gmail.com.

 

For the Access Point, select a predefined one or leave it at “Always ask”.

On the next screen, give a name like Gmail etc., This completes the basic settings, but you need to specify the port and security settings also.

Click on the Gmail mailbox and select ‘Connection Settings’.

 

Select incoming email settings:

For the username, enter your full email id as in xyz@gmail.com.

Type also the password. Scroll below to select Security (ports) and choose SSL/TLS.

 

Make sure that the Port is set to ‘user defined’ and 993 and security is selected as SSL/TLS.  Now go back and select outgoing email settings: Again type in your email id and password. Then scroll down to change the security and port settings. Select security as StartTLS and port as 587.

Thats it! You are done! Go to your main screen of Messaging application, select Gmail and select “Connect”.  You can see all the new mails you received in the last 3 days.

Update 08/08/08: I tried these settings on an N95 and N82 and they work perfectly. In case you are able to receive mail but not send, check with your mobile operator to see if port 587 is open on the network. I would recommend to test these settings on a Wi-Fi network to ensure that it works before trying with your mobile data connection. Most problems described below by the readers are because of certain ports not open by their mobile operator.

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