{"id":10094,"date":"2025-04-22T23:27:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T23:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcguyinla.com\/?p=10094"},"modified":"2025-04-22T23:46:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T23:46:49","slug":"how-to-fix-gmail-pop3-not-working-in-apple-mail-macos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcguyinla.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/how-to-fix-gmail-pop3-not-working-in-apple-mail-macos\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix Gmail POP3 Not Working in Apple Mail (macOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10094\" class=\"elementor elementor-10094\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15090457 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15090457\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f55842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32f55842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Fix Gmail POP3 Not Working in Apple Mail (macOS)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re using a Gmail account like <code>@g.x.edu<\/code> or any Google Workspace email and you&#8217;re having trouble setting it up with <strong>POP3 in Apple Mail<\/strong>, you&#8217;re not alone. A common error many Mac users run into is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cUnable to verify account name or password.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide walks you through exactly how to solve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s Causing the Error?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Google considers apps like Apple Mail (when used with POP3) to be &#8220;less secure&#8221; unless you follow a specific setup. If you try to use your regular password, Google might block the connection completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To fix it, you need to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enable 2-Step Verification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generate an App Password<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the correct POP3 and SMTP settings in Apple Mail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step-by-Step Fix<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Turn on 2-Step Verification<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you can create an App Password, you need to secure your Gmail account with two-factor authentication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.google.com\/security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/myaccount.google.com\/security<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under \u201cSigning in to Google,\u201d click <strong>2-Step Verification<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow the steps to enable it using your phone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Generate an App Password<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.google.com\/apppasswords\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/myaccount.google.com\/apppasswords<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sign in and select:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>App:<\/strong> Mail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Device:<\/strong> Mac<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy the 16-character password Google generates (copy it with the spaces)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Set Up Apple Mail Manually<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open Apple Mail &gt; Preferences &gt; Accounts &gt; Add Account<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>\u201cOther Mail Account&#8230;\u201d<\/strong> (not Google)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the following details:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Email Address: yourname@yourdomain.com\nUsername: yourname@yourdomain.com\nPassword: (paste the App Password)\nAccount Type: POP\n\nIncoming Mail Server: pop.gmail.com\nPort: 995\nUse SSL: Yes\n\nOutgoing Mail Server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com\nPort: 465 (SSL) or 587 (TLS)\nUse Authentication: Yes<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">That\u2019s It!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After entering all the details correctly, Apple Mail should start downloading your Gmail messages using POP3 without any more errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bonus Tip: Consider IMAP Instead<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unless you have a specific reason to use POP3, we recommend switching to <strong>IMAP<\/strong> for easier syncing across multiple devices. It\u2019s more modern, reliable, and easier to manage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Need help with IMAP or anything else Apple Mail or Gmail related? <a href=\"https:\/\/pcguyinla.com\/contact\">Contact me here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#d5deed\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Fix Gmail POP3 Not Working in Apple Mail (macOS) If you&#8217;re using a Gmail account like @g.x.edu or any Google Workspace email and you&#8217;re having trouble setting it up with POP3 in Apple Mail, you&#8217;re not alone. A common error many Mac users run into is: \u201cUnable to verify account name or password.\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple-mail-help"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcguyinla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcguyinla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcguyinla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcguyinla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcguyinla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10094"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/pcguyinla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10102,"href":"https:\/\/pcguyinla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10094\/revisions\/10102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcguyinla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcguyinla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcguyinla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcguyinla.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}