From January 2026, Google will discontinue Gmail’s ability to retrieve messages from other email accounts via POP (the “Check mail from other accounts” feature).
If you use Gmail to read and send your emails, you may be affected by this change.
What’s changing and when
- End Date: Support officially ends in January 2026.
- What’s being discontinued: The “Check mail from other accounts” feature (POP fetching) and Gmailify on the desktop version.
- What remains: You can still use POP/IMAP to connect your own Gmail account to external email clients (such as Microsoft Outlook or Thunderbird).
Alternative Solutions
- Webmail: Use the webmail application to access your email account (webmail.domain.com).
- Gmail Mobile App: The Android and iOS app will continue to support connecting external accounts via IMAP.
- Use an External Client: Use an email client (e.g. Thunderbird) to collect all your accounts in one place.
How to check if you are affected
Go to Settings > See all settings > Accounts and Import.
If there is an email address listed under “Check mail from other accounts”, this synchronization will stop working soon.
