The new update of the application of email of Google is here. A long-awaited version of Gmail that was leaked a few days ago and that, to everyone's surprise, allows to manage other email accounts non-Google email from the same application But not diverting emails or collecting them as happened before, but adding the accounts and managing them with labels , separating your messages by categories and enjoying the Gmail experience also in Yahoo email accounts and from OutlookBut how to add these new accounts? We explain it to you below.
The first thing to do is make sure you have the latest version of Gmail This is the version 5.0, which adds the ability to add other non-Google email accounts This version is also easily identified by your new design. And it is that it has embraced the lines of Material Design, choosing red as the predominant color for its menus, and getting rid of all superfluous elements to focus exclusively on the content . In addition, it can also be identified by its big red button in the lower right corner, from where you can quickly start composing a new email.
The first opportunity that Gmail gives to add new accounts appears after updating to this latest version, allowing the user to be guided step by step. passed.But, if you pass this tutorial, it is always possible to access the Settings menu within the drop-down menu on the left side of the screen. Here is the same process just by pressing the option Add account
At that moment, a window asks if it is a new Google account or, conversely, from another Google service mail. At the moment Gmail claims to be able to manage Yahoo, Outlook, Apple iCloud Email, and more. Something that significantly expands the possibilities. After selecting the second option (Personal), all that remains is to enter the email address. And then type the password of that account to access it.
The last step to configure this new email account through the application Gmail is the one that allows you to set the update frequency of the inbox, as well as set other preferences and activate notifications to be aware of all new messages that arrive through it.
With all this, the user can now access Gmail and see there their different inboxes input when jumping from one account to another from the dropdown menu. So you can access your new account and move through the different labels previously created And, for the moment at least, Gmail does not allow you to create new labels for these accounts, but it does allow you to mark as favorite, move to bin and carry out other general procedures.
In short, a very useful option to avoid having an application installed for each email account. But it's not quite an option secondary due to the management limitations of Gmail with non-Google accounts More than enough for infrequent email users.