Your Gmail account will be closed: are you affected by the deletion of millions of electronic addresses by Google on December 1, 2023?, Add a messaging account – Apple assistance (FR)
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Google justifies this decision by an “update of our inactive account policies”. The first internet search engine evokes a Security Question, The accounts not having been used for several months being likely to be more hacked.
“Your Gmail account will be closed”: are you affected by the deletion of millions of electronic addresses by Google on December 1, 2023 ?
The American giant Google had announced in May 2023 its intention to initiate the deletion of all the Gmail, YouTube and Google Photos accounts which have not been used for at least two years. The measure will come into force in December.
Attention ! If you have not used Your Gmail account, Youtube Or Google Photos Since at least two years, The American giant Google will delete it soon. A measure that will be effective at December 1, 2023.
In fact, these accounts being connected to Google Drive, this will imply the loss of emails, but also of documents located in the drive, the calendar and photos of Google Photos.
Google justifies this decision by an “update of our inactive account policies”. The first internet search engine evokes a Security Question, The accounts not having been used for several months being likely to be more hacked.
Who is concerned ?
Google mainly targets accounts that have been inactive for at least two years. However, several notifications are supposed to be sent before deleted on the recovery address entered when opening the account, in order to take no one off guard.
Professional addresses are not affected.
How to avoid closing your account ?
To avoid being in an unfortunate posture with the deletion of your account, the instruction is very simple. It is enough to connect at least once every two years.
Another possible solution, associate any subscription to the account, in order to maintain it active. But also, read or send an enamel; Use Google Drive; Watch a YouTube video; Download an application on the Google Play Store; Use Google search; Use connect with Google to connect to a third -party application or service.
What there is to know
Once an account has been deleted, it will no longer be possible to keep the same identifier to create a new. Google therefore calls users to great vigilance.
Add a messaging account to your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch
There are two ways to configure an email account in the iOS device’s mail app: automatically and manually. Discover the option that best meets your needs.
Configure automatically if you have a widespread messaging service provider
- Access Settings> Mail, then touch accounts.
- Touch Add an account, other, then add an email account.
- Enter your name, email address, password and a description of your account.
- Receive next. Mail try to find your email settings and finish the configuration of your account. If email finds your email settings, touch finished to complete the configuration of your account.
If email does not automatically find your account settings
If email fails to find your email settings, you must enter them manually. Touch Next, then proceed as follows:
- Select IMAP or POP for your new account. If you are not sure of the option to select, contact your email provider.
- Enter information relating to the reception server and the shipping server. Then touch Next. If you do not have this information, look it up.
- If your email settings are correct, touch save to complete the configuration. If your email settings are incorrect, you are invited to modify them.
If you still cannot configure your email account or save your email settings, contact your email provider.
More possibilities with email
- Remove emails on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch
- Cancel the sending of an email in mail under iOS 16
- Plan an email to send later in mail under iOS 16
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