{"id":564,"date":"2026-01-28T09:56:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freethought.uk\/help\/gmail-changes-from-january-2026-pop-fetching-and-gmailify-ending\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T16:24:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:24:54","slug":"gmail-changes-from-january-2026-pop-fetching-and-gmailify-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freethought.uk\/help\/gmail-changes-from-january-2026-pop-fetching-and-gmailify-ending\/","title":{"rendered":"Gmail changes from January 2026: POP fetching and Gmailify ending"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s changing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From <strong>January 2026<\/strong>, Google are removing support in Gmail for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cCheck mail from other accounts\u201d (POP fetching)<\/strong> \u2013 the feature that pulled mail from another mailbox into your Gmail inbox.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gmailify<\/strong> \u2013 the feature that applied Gmail spam filtering and inbox features to a third-party mailbox.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This mainly affects users who log into <strong>Gmail in a web browser<\/strong> and use Gmail to <em>collect<\/em> mail from another address via POP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s not changing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can still use your cPanel mailbox normally (webmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, etc.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google have stated you can <strong>add accounts in the Gmail mobile app<\/strong> (Android\/iOS), which uses standard IMAP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Option A: Use an email client with IMAP (desktop\/mobile)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"banner-note\">\ud83d\udca1 We recommend Option A for the best experience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird and others can connect directly to the cPanel mailbox via IMAP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethought.uk\/help\/mac-mail-adding-an-email-account\/\">https:\/\/www.freethought.uk\/help\/mac-mail-adding-an-email-account\/<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethought.uk\/help\/adding-your-email-to-microsoft-outlook-classic\/\">https:\/\/www.freethought.uk\/help\/adding-your-email-to-microsoft-outlook-classic\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Option B: Use the Gmail app on mobile (IMAP)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Add your cPanel mailbox to the <strong>Gmail app<\/strong> on Android\/iPhone, which connects via <strong>IMAP<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong> Direct access to the mailbox; works as a \u201creal\u201d mailbox connection.<br><strong>Cons:<\/strong> This is in the mobile app, not Gmail in a desktop browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Option C: Keep mail arriving in your main Gmail inbox<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Set up <strong>automatic forwarding<\/strong> from your cPanel mailbox to your Gmail address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong> Most similar to POP fetching; mail lands in your Gmail inbox.<br><strong>Cons:<\/strong> It\u2019s forwarding (not syncing) &#8211; folders and sent items won\u2019t mirror across automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethought.uk\/help\/creating-an-email-forwarder-in-cpanel\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.freethought.uk\/help\/creating-an-email-forwarder-in-cpanel\/\">https:\/\/www.freethought.uk\/help\/creating-an-email-forwarder-in-cpanel\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to set up forwarding in cPanel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to <strong>cPanel<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to <strong>Email \u2192 Forwarders<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a forwarder from the mailbox to your Gmail address<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you tell us the mailbox\/domain and what experience you want (everything in Gmail inbox vs accessing the mailbox directly), we\u2019ll recommend the best setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gmail for Android: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethought.uk\/help\/add-your-email-to-the-gmail-app-for-android\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.freethought.uk\/help\/add-your-email-to-the-gmail-app-for-android\/\">https:\/\/www.freethought.uk\/help\/add-your-email-to-the-gmail-app-for-android\/<\/a><br>Gmail for iPhone: Coming soon<br>Email forwarding via cPanel: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethought.uk\/help\/creating-an-email-forwarder-in-cpanel\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.freethought.uk\/help\/creating-an-email-forwarder-in-cpanel\/\">https:\/\/www.freethought.uk\/help\/creating-an-email-forwarder-in-cpanel\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s changing? From January 2026, Google are removing support in Gmail for: \u201cCheck mail from other accounts\u201d (POP fetching) \u2013 the feature that pulled mail from another mailbox into your Gmail inbox. Gmailify \u2013 the feature that applied Gmail spam filtering and inbox features to a third-party mailbox. 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