Setting up Gmail on iPhone

[Hokiefyd]

Maybe I'm the last one in the world to figure this out, but there is a way to set Gmail up on an iOS device so that email will get pushed to it rather than simply having a static fetch interval (like 15 minutes) or manual update. If you simply add a Gmail account to the iOS Mail app, it will not allow push notification.

However, Google has instructions on their website on how to set it up as an Exchange connection:

Gmail as an Exchange connection

And this works like a charm. I still don't have it sync contacts or calendars, because I've migrated those to iCloud. But it is pushing Gmail to the phone, which is exactly what I was trying to get it to do.

 

[SLCraig]

This very problem is why many businesses still use Blackberry for their corporate devices. We have a BES server at work and with the easy setups, and fail safe mail delivery, it's the only way to go.

We have experimented with iPhone for users here and you still need a periodic email check to get your new messages. At least that we have found.

 

[Hokiefyd]

I have found that you no longer have to manually poll for emails. They get pushed near immediately. I sent an email using my wife's Gmail account to my account, from her iPhone. It appeared in my Inbox in about 15 seconds. But that's only after I set it up as an Exchange connection. Using the stock Gmail account in the Mail app, you had to manually refresh to get new emails, or wait every 15 minutes for an automated fetch.

 

[hypervish]

Yup, I'm using G-Mail through Microsoft Exchange as well. Push work's perfect!