Step-by-step Settings of Gmail IMAP Email in Nokia E61i & Symbian S60 3rd Edition phones

January 19, 2008

Here is the Gmail IMAP Email Settings for Symbian S60 Devices:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=78887&topic=12814

Symbian S60
To configure IMAP for your Symbian S60 device, just follow these steps:

Enable IMAP in your Gmail account settings.
Select ‘Messaging’ > ‘Options’ > ‘Settings’ > ‘E-mail’ > ‘Mailboxes.’
If you have never set up email on your phone before, select ‘Yes’ to define a new mailbox. If you already have other mailboxes, select ‘Options’ and then ‘New mailbox.’
Select ‘Start’ to begin the setup wizard.
Select ‘IMAP4′ and then ‘Next.’
Enter your Gmail username (including ‘@gmail.com’) as the email address and select ‘Next.’
Enter ‘imap.gmail.com’ as the incoming mail server and select ‘Next.’
Enter ’smtp.gmail.com’ as the outgoing mail server and select ‘Next.’
Select the appropriate access point and then ‘Next.’
Enter a descriptive name for the email account mailbox name.
Once your mailbox is set up, select it from the email mailbox settings screen.
Select ‘Connection settings’ > ‘Incoming e-mail.’
Enter your Gmail username (including ‘@gmail.com’) and password.
Select ‘SSL/TLS’ for your security (ports) and define your port as ‘993.’
Select ‘Back.’
Select ‘Outgoing e-mail.’
Enter your Gmail username (including ‘@gmail.com’) and password.
Select ‘StartTLS’ for your security (ports) and define your port as ‘587.’
Select ‘Back’ and change any other settings according to your preferences.

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Or, you can use my step-by-step guide as follows:

First on your PC
Enable IMAP in your Gmail account: (This is important, otherwise it won’t work!)

1. Log in to your Gmail account.
2. Click Settings at the top of any Gmail page.
3. Click Forwarding and POP/IMAP.
4. Select Enable IMAP.
5. Don’t forget to click Save Changes when you’re done.

Now you can begin to configure your mobile settings.

In your Nokia E61i:

If you already have other mailboxes, do the following steps:
Select ‘Menu’> ‘Messag.’ > ‘Options‘ > ‘Settings’ > ‘E-mail’ > ‘Options‘ > ‘New Mailbox‘>

Now follow STEP 5 Onwards in the following guide.

If you have never set up email on your phone before, then use the following steps >
1) Go to MENU> MESSAG. > MAILBOX
2) It will say “No mailbox defined. Define now?”
3) Press YES
4) It will say “Mailbox setup wizard allows you to define mailboxes for use on your phone. To hide pop-up text, press any key.”

5) Press START
6) It will say “Define Internet Protocol used to transfer your email, select IMAP4 or POP3“
7) Select IMAP4
Press NEXT
9) It will say “Enter the Email address of your remote mailbox“
10) Here enter your full Gmail email address e.g example@gmail.com

11) Press NEXT
12) It will say INCOMING MAIL SERV - “Enter IP address or host of incoming mail server”
13) Type imap.gmail.com

14) It will say OUTGOING MAIL SERV - “Enter IP address or host of outgoing mail server”
15) Type smtp.gmail.com

16) Press NEXT
17) It will ask for ACCESS POINT IN USE of GPRS. Select your GSM Mobile company’s GPRS connection Access Point, e.g Telenor Internet. OR you can choose ALWAYS ASK.
1 Press NEXT
19) It will say “Enter the mailbox name that will appear as a folder in the Messaging main view“.
20) Type any Mailbox name you prefer, e.g GMAIL IMAP
21) Press NEXT
22) It will say ‘Mailbox setup complete. Settings can be viewed and edited in email settings’.

23) Press OK

24) Open your GMAIL IMAP mailbox.
25) Go to OPTIONS > E-MAIL SETTINGS>

> CONNECTION SETTINGS > INCOMING E-MAIL

26) In USERNAME type in your Gmail email address Username.
27) In PASSWORD type in your Gmail email address Password.
2 Go to SECURITY (PORTS) and select SSL/TLS
29) In PORT select USER DEFINED and type 993 (SSL/TLS and PORT 993 IS IMPORTANT. Otherwise it won’t work!)

Go to OPTIONS > E-MAIL SETTINGS> CONNECTION SETTINGS > OUTGOING E-MAIL
26) In USERNAME type in your Gmail email address Username.
27) In PASSWORD type in your Gmail email address Password.
2 Go to SECURITY (PORTS) and select StartTLS
29) In PORT select USER DEFINED and type 587 (StartTLS and PORT 587 IS IMPORTANT. Otherwise it won’t work!)

Thats it. It’s done.

Now go to your GMAIL IMAP Inbox> OPTIONS> CONNECT

After it has connected go to RETRIEVE E-MAIL> ALL

To check an Attachment in an Email,
Open the Email and Go to OPTIONS> ATTACHMENTS

Screenshot of Saving an Attachment

If you want a guide of How to Delete an Email Mailbox click here
http://mobilepakistan.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/how-to-delete-email-mailbox-in-nokia-e61i/

Note: I see some people are having trouble deleting their emails. This problem only happens if you delete the email when the Mailbox is “disconnected”.

SOLUTION: Keep the Mailbox “CONNECTED“and then delete your Emails.

There is a problem in the Nokia Email client that when the Email Mailbox is not “Connected” the Inbox does not refresh & deleted emails still show, but the problem can be easily fixed. If you have deleted an Email when DISCONNECTED, and if you still see it, then “CONNECT ” and go to RETRIEVE EMAIL and select NEW. This will refresh your Inbox and the deleted Emails will disappear. If you still see the deleted emails even after connecting, then Disconnect, and CONNECT again. The main purpose of Connecting and Disconnecting is to refresh the Inbox so that it will remove the deleted emails.

Entry Filed under: Gmail IMAP & POP Mail Settings for Symbian, How to - Guides & Tutorials. Tags: E61i, Gmail, Gmail IMAP, IMAP, Nokia, Nokia E61i, S60 3rd Edition, Symbian.

22 Comments Add your own

1. M Suresh Babu | February 18, 2008 at 1:05 pm

It worked – It is amazing
Thank you
2. Moblogpk | February 18, 2008 at 8:35 pm

@M Suresh Babu

Most welcome!
3. Ashish | February 26, 2008 at 9:23 am

thanks a lot buddy. I have lots of question regarding this phone.
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5. alvaro (blog.handywi.com) | March 17, 2008 at 5:33 pm

Great article, is it possible to include the link to this post on our blog? many people are asking how to setup gmail imap!
6. Moblogpk | March 17, 2008 at 7:20 pm

@Alvaro

Thanks for the appreciation. I also noticed a lot of people asking how to setup Gmail IMAP. That’s why I wrote a detailed guide, and I’m glad to know that it’s helping a lot of people now. Yes, you can include a link of my post in your blog.
7. Haroon Mirza | March 24, 2008 at 9:04 pm

Wonderful! Thanks a lot..
8. Moblogpk | March 27, 2008 at 9:07 am

@Haroon Mirza

Most welcome
9. wahyu | April 1, 2008 at 11:03 am

Thank you.

do you know how to setting IM in E61i for YM and google talk?

Thanks in advance
10. Moblogpk | April 1, 2008 at 12:55 pm

@Wahyu

Most Welcome

Yes you can easily setup YM and GTalk. My personal favourite is Fring Messenger.

Infact you can set up all of the following IM in the E61i totally free:

Windows Live Messenger,
AOL Instant Messenger,
Yahoo!™ Instant Messenger,
Google Talk™,
QQ,
Jabber,
Gadu-Gadu,
ICQ,
Skype®,
MIRC,
SIP,
Myspace,
Twitter,
Facebook.

As not all messengers provide all of the IM services together, you can find the most suitable one for yourself. You will find all of the free messengers from here “Free Java & Symbian Softwares” which you see under Categories on the right side of this page, or simply click on this link Free Java & Symbian Softwares.
You can also find all other free Applications for the E61i here.
11. dshah | April 16, 2008 at 12:12 pm

Need HELP !! In the Incoming email step after selecting SSL/TLS, the port always reverts to “Default” even though I have repeatedly entered “993″. Is Defalut port same as port 993? If not, how do I get 993 to be saved? My Gmail IMAP only works if I manually “Connect” but not automatically for 5 mins, 15 mins, or 30 minute intervals. Thanks in advance
12. Moblogpk | April 16, 2008 at 1:00 pm

@dshah
If you have entered SSL/TLS Port 993 and clicked OK, and after Connecting you can view your emails in the Inbox then don’t worry about the “Default”. This means that the port has been saved and it’s working fine.

If you still cannot view the Emails in the Inbox, then let me know, I’ll try to check what the problem can be.

I’m slightly confused about your 2nd query, so it’ll be great if you could let me know in detail what problem you’re having with the Automatic Retrieval.

About the Automatic Retrieval, the system is that you have to manually Connect to the Mailbox. Let it remain “Connected“. Now, if you have chosen 5 minutes for Retrieval Interval, then the phone will Automatically refresh/update the Mailbox after every 5 minutes to check for any new mails. (Doing the 5-minute Retrieval may drain the battery faster, so I suggest letting it check after every half an hour or 1 hour)

If the Mailbox is Disconnected, then the Automatic Retrieval system will not be able to do it’s work. The retrieval is automatic, not the connection, but this is not an issue, as all you have to do is manually connect once. That’s it.

If you find Nokia’s Built-In Email Client bothersome, you can also Install EMOZE PUSH Email Application. It’s totally free, and will PUSH EMail to your phone with no problems.

But it’s the same with Emoze as well, you will have to leave Emoze ”Connected” to let it Push Email to the phone.

Here’s the Official Website of Emoze Push Email
http://www.emoze.com

Or if you like, you can also install Google’s own Gmail Free Java Application on your phone to check your emails. The application is Java-based, so it’s a little heavy, but it works great, but this does not Push email. You will have to refresh the mailbox manually everytime. The Application is available here on Gmail’s Official Website
http://www.gmail.com/app
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14. sourov | May 4, 2008 at 7:00 am

I couldn’t able to send mail, it lays with outbox…plz help me
15. Moblogpk | May 4, 2008 at 9:14 am

@ Sourov
If you have followed this tutorial correctly, then everything should work properly.
If you are still unable to send mails, then please consult Gmail Support for your problem.
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17. Peter | May 13, 2008 at 8:06 am

Hey I’m getting an error connecting to GMAIL. F1 please . Err nsg = Cannot connect to server
18. Moblogpk | May 13, 2008 at 8:12 am

@Peter
If you have followed this tutorial correctly, then everything should work properly.

The only other problem I can guess is that maybe your GPRS isn’t connecting properly. Check if your GPRS is working.
19. Peter | May 13, 2008 at 8:25 am

CORRECTED THE ERR - I used the option from POP FORWARDING using my PC and now its up ! Cheers Men. very useful information this is …
20. Moblogpk | May 13, 2008 at 8:33 am

@Peter
Glad to hear that it’s working for you now. Thanks for the appreciation
21. Peter | May 13, 2008 at 8:43 am

Question > Can I have more than ONE MAILBOX setup ??
22. Moblogpk | May 13, 2008 at 8:47 am

@Peter
Yes you can have more than 1 Mailbox.
I currently have 3 Gmail and 1 Yahoo Mailbox.

You can see the screenshot of this “New Mailbox” option in this tutorial. It’s the first thing mentioned in my Step-By-Step guide.

If you already have other mailboxes, for a New MailBox follow this:
Select ‘Menu’> ‘Messag.’ > ‘Options‘ > ‘Settings’ > ‘E-mail’ > ‘Options‘ > ‘New Mailbox‘>

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