Configure Gmail on Sony Ericsson P990i

There are 3 ways you can access your Gmail on P990i.

1. Using the phone browser (just like you check Gmail on you PC's web browser)
2. Using the Gmail Application (you can download this Gmail application from Gmail website depending on which OS your phone uses Eg: Windows Mobile, Symbian, S60 etc)
3. Use your Email application on P990i to download emails from Gmail just like a POP email client.

Today i am going to discuss how you can do that !

On you Gmail Account:

1. Make sure you have the POP Download enabled and settings saved.
2. For more information see here.

On your P990i do the following:

1. Goto Messaging ->Settings->Email Accounts->New

2. Under Basic Tab
- Account Name : Gmail
- Your Name : ABC
- Email address : your gmail email id (you@gmail.com)
- Connection Type : PoP3
- Push Email : UNCHECKED

3. Under Inbox Tab
- Incoming Server Address : pop.gmail.com
- Username : your gmail email id in full (you@gmail.com)
- Password : your gmail password
- Download Restrictions : Select your choice here
- Smaller Than : This option is based on the Download Restrictions
- Limit is set to: 200
- Receive Using Group: Select your Data Account configured on the Phone

3. Under Outbox Tab
- Outgoing Server Address : smtp.gmail.com
- Use SMTP Authentication : Checked
- Use Inbox Login details : Checked (Next two fields should automatically populate)
- Send Using Group: Select your Data Account configured on the Phone

4. Advance Settings (Click on the drop down arrow on GMAIL at top left corner of screen)

Under Incoming Tab
- Secure Connection : select SSL
- Incoming Mail Port : 995
- Secure Password Authentication : Unchecked

Under Outgoing Tab
- Secure Connection : select TLS
- Outgoing Mail Port : 587
- Use MIME encoding : Checked

5. Click SAVE (this is the most important part)

6. Now you will be back to messaging.

7. Click on the Messaging drop down arrow on top of screen and select Get & Send

Happy Messaging !!