I have 2 new iPhone's and nether one will automatically check for new emails from Gmail accounts- I also do not get notifications for new mail unless I manually check first. . It appears that iCloud email has the same issues but it's not a priority.
Do I need to install the Gmail app to get notifications/automatic delivery?
Thanks
iPhone SE, iOS 13
Open Settings ➔ Mail ➔ Accounts ➔ Fetch New Data : Set Push to ON. Under the Fetch category choose a time interval of your choice from hourly to Every 15 minutes.
Note that if you are using the Apple Mail app on your iPhone then GMAIL will not let you get Push Notifications. For your GMAIL account, the Fetch method will be used and emails will be fetched using the specified time interval. If you happen to manually open the Mail app in between those intervals then it will appear that the emails from GMAIL arrive only when you open the Mail app.
Yes, to get Push and instant notifications from GMAIL, you will need to install the GMAIL app from Google.
Axel F.
Open Settings ➔ Mail ➔ Accounts ➔ Fetch New Data : Set Push to ON. Under the Fetch category choose a time interval of your choice from hourly to Every 15 minutes.
Note that if you are using the Apple Mail app on your iPhone then GMAIL will not let you get Push Notifications. For your GMAIL account, the Fetch method will be used and emails will be fetched using the specified time interval. If you happen to manually open the Mail app in between those intervals then it will appear that the emails from GMAIL arrive only when you open the Mail app.
Yes, to get Push and instant notifications from GMAIL, you will need to install the GMAIL app from Google.
Axel F.
I set it to manual every 15 min as test last night. When I woke up this morning the last message it had was around 1:40 am.
I opened the app and did a refresh and 8 new messages came in that it missed overnight. There is something wrong - this software should not be this flakey.
Ok I just looked and for Gmail fetch is set to automatic. iCloud is set to push and neither will check for email automatically without help from me doing it manually.
I am surprised at this limitation but if it takes the Google app to get it working properly than that is what I will have to do.
Thank you..
Read the FinePrint under Automatic checking. That only works when iPhone is connected to a Wi-Fi Network and connected to Power I believe. I recommend that you change GMAIL to every 15 minutes.
Axel F.
Why can't iPhone automatically check Gmail accounts for new emails? I never get email notifications unless I manually check them.
