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How to add 2 Gmail accounts to iPhone, showing both account addresses

I'm new to iPhone so I know I must be doing something wrong. I can see and read emails, it's just the way they're shown in ACCOUNTS


I have 2 Gmail accounts. Let's call them mary@gmail.com and bob@gmail.com. Whichever I add first, it is shown in the accounts list as Gmail. The other shows as the email address. Adding Mary first, then adding Bob first:

Gmail

bob@gmail.com


Gmail

mary@gmail.com


How do I add them so they both show with their actual email addresses?


I have searched the community but there are tons of issues with adding Gmail accounts but I haven't found any that address this issue.


Thankd

iPhone 12, iOS 17

Posted on Nov 8, 2023 1:23 PM

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Posted on Nov 8, 2023 1:57 PM

Settings / Mail / Accounts / select an account / Account / change the description.


Two mailboxes cannot have the same description so by default the additional ones use the address instead. You could use Mary and Bob as descriptions.

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How to add 2 Gmail accounts to iPhone, showing both account addresses

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