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Key Points of This Article

• Google has announced that it will end support for POP3 connections and Gmailify in its email service, Gmail, starting January 2026.
• POP3 connection is a service that allows you to manage third-party email accounts in Gmail, while Gmailify is an advanced email service that adds Gmail-equivalent features like spam protection and inbox organization to third-party email accounts.
• After January 2026, only IMAP connections will be supported for managing third-party email services in Gmail.

On Tuesday, September 30, 2025, Google announced that it will end support for POP3 connections and Gmailify in its email service, Gmail, starting in January 2026.

A POP3 connection is a service that allows you to manage a third-party email account in Gmail. It enables you to receive and send emails from your third-party account through Gmail. Unlike an IMAP connection, a key feature of POP3 is that it does not sync in real-time.

Gmailify is an advanced email service that provides third-party email accounts with Gmail-equivalent features such as spam protection and inbox organization. However, it is only compatible with specific email services like Yahoo! Mail, Outlook, and Hotmail.

Support for POP3 connections and Gmailify in Gmail will end in January 2026. After that, only IMAP connections will be available for managing third-party email services in Gmail.

Note that once POP3 connections and Gmailify support end, sending and receiving emails via POP3 connections or Gmailify in Gmail will no longer be possible. However, emails synced before that point will remain.

Learn about upcoming changes to Gmailify & POP in Gmail

Starting January 2026, Gmail will no longer provide support for the following:

• 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.
• POP: This feature allows you to read your messages from a third-party account in Gmail. Unlike IMAP connections, POP only works with a single device and doesn’t sync your email in real time. Instead, emails are downloaded, and you decide how often you want to download new emails. As an alternative, you can still link your third-party accounts in the Gmail app.

These changes help provide the most secure and current options to access your messages in Gmail.

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 still read and send emails from your other account within the Gmail app. This uses a standard IMAP connection, which is supported in the Gmail mobile app.
• Learn how to add another email account to the Gmail app.

Learn about changes to POP connections

• 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.

• To continue to receive messages from your other account in Gmail, you need to set up IMAP access.
  • Check your email provider’s documentation for instructions on how to enable IMAP for your account.
• To read your messages from your other account, use the Gmail app. 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.

Can I still use other email accounts in the Gmail app?

Yes. For third-party accounts like Yahoo! and Outlook, you can add them to the Gmail mobile app on Android and iPhone and iPad.

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Source：Google