{"id":2485,"date":"2026-01-03T14:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webhostingplus.uk\/hosting\/?p=2485"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:07:47","slug":"gmail-pop-access-ending-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webhostingplus.uk\/hosting\/gmail-pop-access-ending-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Gmail POP access ending January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google have announced that from January 2026, Gmail will no longer support POP email connections within the Gmail web interface.<\/p>\n<p>You can read Google&#8217;s announcement here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/mail\/answer\/16604719\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/support.google.com\/mail\/answer\/16604719<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What does this mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Any mailbox currently added to Gmail via POP will stop receiving new emails<\/li>\n<li>Emails already imported into Gmail will not be removed<\/li>\n<li>This change affects Gmail webmail only<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is not affected<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Gmail mobile app (iOS iPhone &amp; iPad \/ Android) is not impacted<\/li>\n<li>You can continue using your mailbox in the Gmail app by adding it as an IMAP account<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to add your shared hosting mailbox to the Gmail app (IMAP)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the Gmail app<\/li>\n<li>Tap your profile icon (top-right)<\/li>\n<li>Select Add another account<\/li>\n<li>Choose Other<\/li>\n<li>Enter your full email address (e.g. mailbox@domain.com)<\/li>\n<li>Tap Next<\/li>\n<li>Enter your mailbox password<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Incoming mail (IMAP) settings<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Server: imap.extendcp.co.uk<\/li>\n<li>Port: 993<\/li>\n<li>Security: SSL\/TLS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Outgoing mail (SMTP) settings<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Server: mta.extendcp.co.uk<\/li>\n<li>Port: 587<\/li>\n<li>Security: STARTTLS<\/li>\n<li>Username: Full email address<\/li>\n<li>Password: Your mailbox password<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google have announced that from January 2026, Gmail will no longer support POP email connections within the Gmail web interface. 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