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Setup Google Apps on your iphone

set up google business appsThe best way to set up Google Business Apps on your iphone uses the Exchange method. 

Before you begin:

  • Perform a sync with iTunes to ensure that Contacts and Calendars from your iOS device are backed up to your computer.
Add Account:
 
1. Open the Settings application on your device's home screen.
 
2. Open Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
3. Press Add Account....
add account

4. Select Microsoft Exchange.
select microdoft exchange

 

5. In the Email field, enter your full Google Account email address. 

 

6. Enter your Google Account password as the Password.

 

7. Enter a Description such as: Google Apps

 

8. Press Next at the top of your screen.

account description

 

 

9. Enter m.google.com in the Server field.

 

10. Leave the Domain field blank.

 

11. Enter the user email address as the Username.

 

12. Press Next at the top of your screen again.

server description


 

 

13. Select the Google services (Mail, Calendar, and Contacts) you want to sync. 

Note: To receive and respond to meeting requests on your device, both Mail and Calendar need to be turned on, and New events needs to be enabled in your Google Calendar settings (See Below).

 

14. If prompted select the Keep on my iPhone (or iPad or iPod touch) option.

 

15. Press Save at the top of your screen.

Save info

 
 
 

Set Google as the default for Mail, Contacts, and Calendar:

 

1. Open the Settings application on your device's home screen.
 
2. Open Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
 

3. Scroll down to the bottom of the Mail section and change the Default Account.

 

4. Now scroll to the bottom of the Contacts section and set the Default Account.

 

5. Finally scroll to the bottom of Calendars and set the Default Account.

 
 
Set Delete Email Option: 
With Google Sync for iOS, the default setting when you Delete email in your iOS Mail app is that Gmail will archive the message and not delete it. When you Enable "Delete Email As Trash" for this device, pressing Delete in your iOS Mail app will delete that email from your device and send it to your Gmail Trash.
 
 
To enable this setting, go to http://m.google.com/sync/settings in your mobile browser. 
set delete mail option
Note: If you accidentally delete a message that you didn't mean to delete, you can find it by signing in to your Gmail or Google Apps account in a web browser and going to the Trash. By default, the Trash is emptied from Gmail every 30 days.
 
Enable New Events:
 
1. Sign in to your Google Calendar using the web browser on your computer. 
 
3. Click on the Cog and select Settings.
 
4. Click on the Calendars link.
 
5. Click on the Reminders and notifications link next to the calendar you want to sync. 
 
6. Under Email check 'New events' (and any of the other Invitation settings you want enabled e.g. changed events, cancelled events, event responses), and click Save.
 
7. Click on the Back to calendar link.
 

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