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Gmail SMTP Settings for Email Me App [2025 Update]

Learn how to add to Email Me your Gmail SMTP settings correctly.

September 22, 2022 by Manuel Escrig • 3 min read

*Email Me App Gmail SMTP configuration interface showing how to connect your Gmail account for sending notes directly to your inbox*

Combining Gmail with Email Me App

Gmail is a great alternative for sending emails via SMTP. If you have your own Gmail account I completely recommend following these steps to configure it in Email Me App. This guide details the necessary Gmail SMTP settings and how to generate an App Password for secure authentication.

1. Google Account

Go to your Google Account Privacy Screen.

*Google Account security settings page showing where to access 2-Step Verification and App Password options for Email Me integration*

2. Enable 2-Step-Verification

Google now requires that you have 2-Step-Verification enabled before you can set up an application password so you'll need to enable 2-step-verification in case you don't have it.

*Google 2-Step Verification setup screen required for creating App Passwords to securely connect Email Me with Gmail*

3. Create an App Password

Go to your Google Account App Passwords Screen.

An app password works like an alternate password for your account. It can only be used by the applications you share it with, so it's more secure than sharing your primary password. You can set up an app password in your Google account. If you'd like to use an app password, you'll need to turn on two-factor authentication for your Google account first. After that, you can create an app-specific password for Email ME in the security settings for your Google account. To do so, select Mail as the app on the App passwords screen and select iPhone as a device.

Note: any time you change your main Google account password, it will deactivate your app passwords as well.

*Google App Password creation screen showing how to generate a secure password specifically for Email Me App*

*Gmail App Password selection menu choosing Mail app type for Email Me integration*

*Generated Gmail App Password display screen with copy button for adding to Email Me App settings*

4. Add your Gmail SMTP Settings to Email Me App

*Email Me App advanced configuration screen highlighting Gmail SMTP Settings option*

Tap on Advanced configuration.

*Email Me App Send via screen for selecting Gmail SMTP Settings*

Tap on Send via.

*Adding new Gmail SMTP settings in Email Me App*

Tap on Add a new SMTP setting and select Gmail.

*Entering Gmail SMTP settings and App Password in Email Me App*

Add the Gmail SMTP details together with your newly created App password and save it.

Let me know if this helped and feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Thank you for reading and enjoy sending you notes to your email ❤️
- Manuel Escrig

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