Please consider finding a way to check other email accounts via Imap via Oauth/Desktop rather than just eliminating Gmailify and Pop. ( Learn about upcoming changes to Gmailify & POP in Gmail - Gmail Help ) I understand the desire to end the Pop function, but it seems a total failure of the imagination to not be able to come up with the ability to check email via Imap/Oauth within Gmail on the web and not just in the app. Being able to do so in just the mobile client is NOT enough and neither is email forwarding. Why should I have to pay some new third party service for this basic functionality https://mailbridge.app/(I believe it is also the function to import email if you switch to a new account. I assume that will still be available?) Please reconsider this. You should be adding/upgrading functions to Gmail (and not just AI) rather than eliminating them.
Hi @mn2482 I understand the concern. For many users, being able to fetch mail from external accounts directly inside Gmail on the web has been an important feature, and forwarding or mobile-only options are not always equivalent replacements.
However, the removal of POP fetching and Gmailify is generally driven by security, reliability, and maintenance considerations. Older mail retrieval methods like POP are harder to secure, especially when dealing with third-party providers that may not fully support modern OAuth flows. Maintaining that functionality at scale also increases complexity and risk.
At the moment, Gmail on the web does not support general IMAP fetching via OAuth for external accounts. The supported alternatives are forwarding from the external provider, using the Gmail mobile app where available, or consolidating mail through a provider that supports secure forwarding.
If this change significantly impacts your workflow, the most effective action is to submit feedback directly within Gmail and through the official Google Workspace feedback channels. Product teams prioritize changes based on documented user impact, and formal feedback carries more weight than community posts.