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                Gmail to End POP Fetching and Gmailify Features

   Adam Engst

   In a help article, [1]Google writes:

     Starting January 2026, Gmail will no longer provide support for the
     following features:
     * Gmailify: This feature allows you to get special features like spam
       protection or inbox organization applied to your third-party email
       account. Learn more about Gmailify.
     * Check mail from other accounts: Fetching emails from third-party
       accounts into your Gmail account, with POP, will no longer be
       supported.

   This deprecation apparently hasn't happened yet'Gmail still lets me add
   a POP mail account'but it's likely coming soon. I have long forwarded
   my email to Gmail, with no significant SPF issues, but some people
   have[2]complex email setupsthat involve Gmail fetching email from other
   accounts. If you created such an email system long ago, you'll need to
   find another solution. If you simply use Gmail as your email provider,
   this change won't affect you.

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   1. https://support.google.com/mail/answer/16604719
   2. https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/12/today-in-google-broke-email-2/
   3. https://support.google.com/mail/answer/16604719

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