Q: On my IPad when trying to check email, I get the following response:  Imap.gmail.com is not responding

Hello there, Tfitch3.

The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great and practical steps for troubleshooting issues with connecting to Gmail mail servers on your iOS device:

iOS: Gmail account will not connect to Gmail server

http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3058

There is also some good information for general mail account troubleshooting in this article as well:

iOS: Troubleshooting Mail

http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3899

Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.

Cheers,

Pedro.