Native email push notification support for Gmail in iOS and iPadOS
Instant Gmail notification delivery in the Mail app you already use. First in the world!
Push in seconds
New Gmail usually reaches your iPhone within seconds, not on Apple Mail's 15 minute check.
Your email is never stored
It passes straight through to your device. Nothing is kept in our database or logs.
Every label, all your mail
Each Gmail label is a folder in Apple Mail, and your whole mailbox can come over.
Getting started
Request access
Enter your Gmail address and confirm it with the code we email you.
Wait for approval
We read every request. Once yours is approved, we email you an invitation. It is good for 7 days.
Connect
Open the invitation, allow access on Google's own page, then add the account in Apple Mail. How to connect shows each step.
Features
MailPush brings Gmail to Apple Mail on iPhone and iPad. Here is what that covers, and what it does not.
| Supported | ||
|---|---|---|
| Push for new mail | Yes | Usually within seconds. When a lot of people are connected at once, it can take up to about two minutes. |
| Gmail labels as folders | Yes | Every label is a folder in Apple Mail. An email shows in the folder of each label it has. |
| Push for label folders | Yes | For the folders you pick under Mailboxes to Push in Settings. The Inbox is on from the start. |
| Read, unread and flags | Yes | A flag in Apple Mail is a star in Gmail. Changes go both ways. |
| Archive, delete and move | Yes | They work like in Gmail. Deleted mail goes to Gmail's Trash. |
| Send, reply and forward | Yes | Sent by Gmail and saved in Gmail's Sent. Replies stay in the same conversation. |
| Your whole mailbox | Yes | Set Mail Days to Sync to No Limit and all your mail comes over, newest first. |
| Google Calendar, both ways | Yes | Optional. Turn it on from your account page. |
| Not supported | ||
| Drafts | No | Gmail drafts stay in Gmail. Drafts you start in Apple Mail stay on that device until you send them. |
| Making or renaming labels in Apple Mail | No | Manage labels in Gmail. Apple Mail follows within a minute. |
| Contacts and Google Tasks | No | Only mail, and calendars if you turn them on. |
Why don't I just use the Gmail app?
The Gmail app can push, but it keeps your mail apart from the rest of your iPhone and iPad. With MailPush, Gmail stays in Apple Mail, so you keep all of this.
Apple Watch
Read and answer your email on your wrist. Gmail has no Apple Watch app.
Mail Privacy Protection
Apple hides your IP address and stops senders from seeing when you open their email.
Apple Intelligence
Priority messages, summaries and Smart Reply, on an iPhone or iPad that supports it.
Focus
Show only the accounts you choose while a Focus is on, so work mail stays out of your evening.
Handoff
Start an email on your iPhone and finish it in Mail on your Mac.
One app for all your mail
Gmail sits next to your iCloud and work accounts, in the Mail app you already use.