Gmail Removes IMAP Services?

It is pretty early in the ordeal but about 10 minutes ago I began to get errors from my Outlook, which uses Google’s Gmail with the IMAP service.

It is now telling me “IMAP is not available for your account. (Failure)” and will no longer connect to Gmail.

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I jumped on the web and logged into my account, only to find that the option for using IMAP has been removed from Gmail’s “Forwarding and POP” settings.

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So has Google decided to drop the service or is it just a temporary bug to be fixed at a later date? I am not really sure yet but I will edit and let you know when I find out more.

Edit: Gmail’s IMAP has returned fully and was apparently just a bug.

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April 16, 2008 | Filed Under Gmail, Google 

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11 Responses to “Gmail Removes IMAP Services?”

  1. owen on April 16th, 2008 1:22 pm

    also just happened to me on 3 gmail accounts (2 corporate with hosting) - hopefully this isn’t a permanent thing.

  2. Chuck on April 16th, 2008 1:24 pm

    Yes, I just noticed the same thing.

  3. Michael on April 16th, 2008 1:28 pm

    I am getting the same thing. I just noticed it around 2 pm Mountain Time.

  4. IcerPro on April 16th, 2008 1:29 pm

    same, here, gmail is not working on my iphone. kinda makes me sad

  5. Adam Roach on April 16th, 2008 1:29 pm

    I’m having the exact same problem with my account — I wonder if this is a hiccup or if Google has decided to turn off IMAP support without telling anyone…

  6. anon on April 16th, 2008 1:31 pm

    I use 2 gmail accounts, one for business and one for personal. My personal gmail account downloads all messages through the business mail address through IMAP.

    Both accounts still have IMAP available and on.

  7. John on April 16th, 2008 1:32 pm

    I just checked my GMail account, and it is fine.

  8. IcerPro on April 16th, 2008 1:35 pm

    switching to pop, seeing if that will work, for now

  9. IcerPro on April 16th, 2008 1:37 pm

    imap is back

  10. juank on April 16th, 2008 1:42 pm

    same problem here. In the morning everything was working right but now same failure appear and reviewing they remove the imap. Hope is a temporary bug.

  11. juank on April 16th, 2008 1:43 pm

    problem solved. Google hiccups last 10 min for me

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