How to manage multiple email accounts in a single Gmail inbox
The Check mail from other accounts option can be used when you have multiple email accounts and if you want to access all the mail within a single Gmail inbox.
Here are the steps to add another Gmail/GWS account to your main google account:
To add a mail account click on the 'Add a mail account ' option next to 'check mail from other accounts '
- Make sure POP is enabled in the source account
- Make sure the less secure app is turned on in the source account.
- If the less secure apps option is not available, enable 2-step verification and generate an app password, use the app password instead of the password.
- Username - source mail id (replace abc@xyz.com in the screenshot with your source email id)
- If less secure apps is enabled: Password - source mail-id password
- If 2SV is enabled: Password - App Password
- Pop server: Pop.gmail.com
- Port: 995 (preferred)
- Always use a secure connection (SSL) - Tick mark if you want to use a secure connection.
- Label incoming messages- Select if required.
- Archive incoming messages (Skip the Inbox)- Select if required