Starting January 2026, Gmail will no longer provide support for the following features:
- Gmailify: This feature allows you to get special features like spam protection or inbox organization applied to your third-party email account. Learn more about Gmailify.
- Check mail from other accounts: Fetching emails from third-party accounts into your Gmail account, with POP, will no longer be supported.
Learn about changes to Gmailify
You won’t be able to get specific features in Gmail applied to your third-party account, like:
- Spam protection
- Better email notifications on mobile
- Inbox categories
- Faster search with advanced search operators
What you need to do
- You can continue to read and send emails from your other account in the Gmail app for Android, iPhone, and iPad, which uses a standard IMAP connection.
- Learn how to add another email account to the Gmail app.
Learn about changes to "Check mail from other accounts"
- Gmail will no longer support checking emails from third-party accounts through POP.
- The option to "Check mail from other accounts" will no longer be available in Gmail on your computer.
What you need to do
Important: If you have a work or school account, your administrator can help migrate your email data into Google Workspace. Learn more about the data migration service.
You have two options to continue accessing your emails from your other email provider:
- Set up automatic forwarding (web): To have new emails automatically appear in your main Gmail inbox (like with POP fetching), set up automatic forwarding with your other email provider. Refer to your provider's documentation for instructions on how to do this.
- Add your account in the Gmail app (mobile): You can continue to read and send emails from your other account in the Gmail app for Android, iPhone, and iPad, which uses a standard IMAP connection. Learn how to add another email account to the Gmail app.
Frequently asked questions
Will I lose the emails I already imported?No. All messages synced before the deprecation stay in Gmail.
Yes. For third-party accounts like Yahoo! and Outlook, you can add them to the Gmail mobile app on Android and iPhone and iPad.
Can I access Gmail from a third-party app?
Yes. You can connect to Gmail servers from third-party apps with POP or IMAP.
Can I still import third-party messages into Gmail?
Yes. You can still import mail and contacts from third-party accounts on Gmail on the web. However, this is a one-time import, and messages do not sync continuously.