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PhilC43
Jun 03, 2020Copper Contributor
Windows Mail App does not work with Gmail accounts
The recent update to the Mail App for Windows 10 (Version 16005.12827.20200.0) has caused numerous problems with the Gmail integration. Sent mails are not appearing in the Sent Mail folder - instead...
Ian_Brearsbrearsian
Jul 27, 2021Copper Contributor
I know this sounds real easy but it worked for me. I noticed when it was putting my details of the gmail account I wanted to link to the Mail App that it was just putting the name, and missing the @gmail.com off the rest of the address. I know it shouldn't matter, but when I eventually typed the whole address in manually, then it connected first time and is working fine again.
- enzocontiniAug 01, 2021Copper Contributor
Hi Ian_Brearsbrearsian , I always put the whole address but the matter did not change for this. Personally I think it is better to type the whole address too and choose a general connection instead of choosing that the account is a Google one. I wrote several posts in my blog on this topic ... but now at the end I prefer to use Outlook client on my PC.