Trying to sync gmail!!
January 16, 2023 7:38 AM   Subscribe

Wasting a question filter--ever since some random update a few months ago, my gmail is no longer syncing. Halp!!

When I delete messages on my desktop, they are deleted on my iPhone, but when I delete messages on my iPhone, they are not deleted, or marked read, on my desktop. This is driving me crazy. On my desktop, IMAP is enabled and auto-expunge is on. I cannot figure out the settings on my iPhone. I am using the mail app (not the gmail app) on my phone. Arrgh, I used to be so go at figuring this shit out...THANK YOU!!
posted by Melismata to Computers & Internet (3 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: Have you removed the gmail account from your Mail app and then added it back again? This did not work for my calendar sync problem, but it is worth a try.
posted by soelo at 8:02 AM on January 16, 2023


Do you have your phone set up using POP, rather than IMAP? POP is one-way, with changes on the client not pushed back to the server, while IMAP syncs voth ways. If you have the phone set up using POP, there is no way for your phone to tell the server to mark a message read or delete it.
posted by yuwtze at 10:58 AM on January 16, 2023


Response by poster: Holy carp, that did it!!! Never a dull moment, thank you!
posted by Melismata at 12:15 PM on January 16, 2023


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