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G-Mail on iDevice?

Is G-Mail absolutely necessary on my iPhone 12 or iPad Pro (3rdGen)?

iPad Pro, iPadOS 15

Posted on Oct 4, 2022 3:21 PM

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Posted on Oct 4, 2022 3:27 PM

What do you mean by "G-Mail"? Do you mean the Gmail app from Google? Do you mean a Gmail account?


I've been using Gmail for years. I don't especially like the Gmail app so I use a third-party app called Spark. I also don't like the built-in Mail app but, if you like it, you can certainly use it to retrieve mail from a Gmail account. There are lots of other apps in the App Store.


And, no, you don't need a Gmail account to use your iPhone or iPad. You can use whatever email service you want. Lots of people use the one Apple provides, icloud.com but it's up to you.


As it happens, I use my Gmail address as my Apple ID but you can use whatever email address you prefer.

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Oct 4, 2022 3:27 PM in response to DOLLARBOB

What do you mean by "G-Mail"? Do you mean the Gmail app from Google? Do you mean a Gmail account?


I've been using Gmail for years. I don't especially like the Gmail app so I use a third-party app called Spark. I also don't like the built-in Mail app but, if you like it, you can certainly use it to retrieve mail from a Gmail account. There are lots of other apps in the App Store.


And, no, you don't need a Gmail account to use your iPhone or iPad. You can use whatever email service you want. Lots of people use the one Apple provides, icloud.com but it's up to you.


As it happens, I use my Gmail address as my Apple ID but you can use whatever email address you prefer.

G-Mail on iDevice?

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