Your old address still lands in Gmail. In January 2027 it stops
Google is removing Gmailify and "Check mail from other accounts", the setting that pulls mail from an internet provider, Yahoo, Outlook or work address into Gmail over POP. Existing users can keep it until January 2027, when Gmail also stops letting you "Send as" a third-party address such as @yahoo.com or @outlook.com. Gmail POP Switch looks at each address you collect, finds the replacement that works for that provider, and walks you through setting it up so the mail keeps arriving and you still have a way to reply from that address.
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- One plan per address: forwarding from the other provider, the account added to the Gmail app over IMAP, a one-time import, or moving the address to proper hosting.
- Provider-specific steps, including the catches, such as Yahoo Mail allowing automatic forwarding only with Yahoo Mail Plus.
- We never ask for your passwords. You make the clicks, on a short screen share or from our written steps, and we test that mail arrives.
Existing Gmail users can keep using POP fetching from other accounts until January 2027; Google's help page does not give an exact day.
Source: support.google.comNew Gmail users have not been able to set up POP fetching since the end of the first quarter of 2026, and Gmailify features for third-party accounts are ending too.
Source: support.google.comYahoo's help page says automatic forwarding requires Yahoo Mail Plus, and that the option is not available in all locales.
Source: help.yahoo.comGmail is turning off the setting that collects your other mail
For years Gmail could check another mailbox over POP and pull its mail into your Gmail inbox. Google's help page now says Gmail will no longer fetch email from third-party accounts and the option will disappear from Gmail on computers. New users lost it after the first quarter of 2026; existing users can keep using it until January 2027, and Google has not named the exact day.
Google first said the change would start in January 2026, then moved it for existing users. Many people set up the fetch once, years ago, for an internet provider address, a club or work account, or a small business domain, and have not opened the other mailbox since. When the fetch stops, that mail keeps arriving in the other mailbox and nobody sees it.
Google's suggested replacements are automatic forwarding from the other provider or adding the account to the Gmail mobile app over IMAP. A separate Google notice says "Send as" for third-party addresses also ends in January 2027, so forwarded mail can be read in Gmail on a computer but not answered from the old address there. Each provider handles forwarding differently, some charge for it, and a business domain may be better moved to proper hosting. The right answer depends on the address.
Without it
- Doing it yourself: Free. Google's help pages explain the change and suggest forwarding, the Gmail app or the provider's own webmail; each…
- The Gmail app over IMAP: Free. Add the other account to the Gmail app on Android, iPhone or iPad and read it there. It works on your phone, not…
- A desktop mail app: Mail apps such as Thunderbird, Apple Mail or paid apps like Mailbird can show several accounts in one inbox. Good if…
With Gmail POP Switch
- One plan per address: forwarding from the other provider, the account added to the Gmail app over IMAP, a one-time import, or moving the address to proper hosting.
- Provider-specific steps, including the catches, such as Yahoo Mail allowing automatic forwarding only with Yahoo Mail Plus.
- We never ask for your passwords. You make the clicks, on a short screen share or from our written steps, and we test that mail arrives.
- Every fetched address listed
- Provider-specific steps
How it works
- 1
Tell us the addresses
Open Gmail on a computer, go to Settings, See all settings, Accounts and Import, and list what is under "Check mail from other accounts". Send us the addresses, not the passwords.
- 2
We pick the replacement
For each address, the option that works with that provider: forwarding, the Gmail app over IMAP, a mail app, a one-time import, or moving the address. With the cost, if any.
- 3
You click, we guide
Written steps for each provider, or a 20-minute screen share where you make the changes while we watch and explain. Your passwords stay with you.
- 4
We test it
We send a test message to each address and confirm it reaches you, and show you where you can still reply from that address once "Send as" ends.
Features
Every fetched address listed
We go through each entry under "Check mail from other accounts" with you, including the ones set up years ago and forgotten.
Provider-specific steps
Outlook.com, Yahoo, internet provider mailboxes and web hosts each hide forwarding in a different place. You get the exact steps for yours.
Costs flagged up front
Where a provider charges for forwarding, such as Yahoo Mail Plus, we say so and show the free alternative, such as adding the account to the Gmail app.
A way to reply as the old address
"Send as" for third-party addresses also ends in January 2027. For each address that matters, we set up where you reply from instead: the Gmail app, the provider's own webmail, a mail app, or a Google Workspace alias for a business domain.
Business domains moved properly
If the address is your business domain on a cheap host, we compare forwarding with moving it to a proper mailbox, and help you set up whichever you choose.
One-time import and retire
For addresses you no longer need, a last import of their mail and contacts into Gmail and a plan to tell people your Gmail address instead.
Help for parents and relatives
Book the screen share for a family member's computer, and we explain each step in plain words while they click.
A look inside
What you get: the working view and the delivery report.
Illustration of the layout, built from this page's own feature list. It shows no real results.
Who it's for
Households
An internet provider or old Yahoo address that has quietly fed into Gmail for a decade, often on a parent's or grandparent's account.
Sole traders and freelancers
A business address on a web host, read and answered from Gmail, that customers still write to.
Small offices and clubs
A few shared addresses such as info@ or bookings@ pulled into one person's Gmail, where a missed message means a missed booking.
Works with
- Gmail on the web
- Gmail app for Android, iPhone and iPad
- Outlook.com and Hotmail
- Yahoo Mail
- Internet provider mailboxes
- Web host mailboxes (cPanel and similar)
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
Pricing
One-time prices, paid once after we confirm which addresses you collect in Gmail. Any charge by the other provider, such as Yahoo Mail Plus, or a new mailbox subscription is paid by you directly. Founding customer pricing applies to early-access orders.
Orders are subject to the Gmail POP Switch terms.
One address
$19 one-time
One address you collect in Gmail today
- Replacement chosen for that provider
- Written step-by-step instructions
- 20-minute screen share if you want one
- Test message and a reply route for that address
Household
$49 one-time
Up to 5 addresses across the family's Gmail accounts
- Everything in One address
- Up to 5 addresses
- Screen shares on more than one computer
- One-time import for addresses you retire
- Email help for 30 days
Business domain
$99 one-time
A business domain whose addresses are read in Gmail
- Up to 5 addresses on one domain
- Forwarding or new mailbox compared, with costs
- A way to keep replying from your domain address
- DNS checks for the domain's mail records
- Email help for 30 days
Compared with the alternatives
- Doing it yourself
- Free. Google's help pages explain the change and suggest forwarding, the Gmail app or the provider's own webmail; each provider documents its own forwarding settings. The time goes into finding the right steps for each address.
- The Gmail app over IMAP
- Free. Add the other account to the Gmail app on Android, iPhone or iPad and read it there. It works on your phone, not in Gmail on a computer.
- A desktop mail app
- Mail apps such as Thunderbird, Apple Mail or paid apps like Mailbird can show several accounts in one inbox. Good if you are happy to stop using Gmail on the web for that mail.
- Letting the address go
- For an address few people still use: do a last one-time import into Gmail, tell your contacts your Gmail address, and stop checking the old one.
What changed
- Existing Gmail users can keep using POP fetching from other accounts until January 2027; Google's help page does not give an exact day. Source: support.google.com
- New Gmail users have not been able to set up POP fetching since the end of the first quarter of 2026, and Gmailify features for third-party accounts are ending too. Source: support.google.com
- Yahoo's help page says automatic forwarding requires Yahoo Mail Plus, and that the option is not available in all locales. Source: help.yahoo.com
- Starting January 2027, Gmail no longer supports "Send as" for third-party addresses such as @yahoo.com or @hotmail.com, on the web or in the apps. Google Workspace aliases and other Gmail addresses are not affected. Source: support.google.com
From request to mail arriving again
Most addresses take one short session. You get the plan within one business day of sending us the list.
- Day 1: You send the addresses listed under "Check mail from other accounts"; we reply with the replacement for each.
- Day 2: Screen share or written steps; you make the changes.
- Day 2–3: We send test messages and confirm each address reaches you.
- Within 30 days: Questions answered by email on the Household and Business plans.
Security and data
- We never ask for, see or store your email passwords.
- All changes are made by you, in your own accounts.
- Screen shares are not recorded unless you ask for a recording.
- Your list of addresses is deleted 30 days after we finish, or earlier on request.
Guides and answers
Gmail POP and Gmailify ending: dates and what to do
Gmail stops fetching mail from other accounts over POP, and Gmailify ends, in January 2027 for existing users. What changes, what stays and what to do now.
Read the guide →Gmail POP fetch alternatives, provider by provider
Replacing Gmail's "Check mail from other accounts": forwarding from Outlook.com and other providers, why Yahoo forwarding costs money, and the free options.
Read the guide →Questions
When does Gmail stop checking mail from other accounts?
Google says existing users can keep using the feature until January 2027, without naming an exact day. New users have not been able to set it up since the end of the first quarter of 2026.
Will I lose the mail that is already in Gmail?
No. Google says messages synced before the change stay in Gmail. Only new mail stops being fetched.
What is the replacement Google recommends?
Automatic forwarding from the other provider to Gmail, or adding the other account to the Gmail mobile app, which uses IMAP. A one-time import of mail and contacts is also still available.
Why do you not need my passwords?
Because you make the changes yourself, from our written steps or on a screen share where we guide you. We never sign in to your accounts.
Can I forward Yahoo Mail to Gmail for free?
Yahoo's help page says automatic forwarding requires Yahoo Mail Plus. If you do not want to pay, adding the Yahoo account to the Gmail app or a mail app is the free route.
Does this affect Gmail itself working in Outlook or Apple Mail?
No. Google says third-party apps can still connect to Gmail with POP or IMAP. What ends is Gmail fetching mail from other accounts.
Can I still reply from my old address in Gmail?
Until January 2027, yes. Google says that from January 2027 Gmail no longer supports "Send as" for third-party addresses such as Yahoo or Outlook.com, on the web or in the apps. Google Workspace aliases and other Gmail addresses keep working. We set up another way to reply from each address you still need.
Is this a Google service?
No. Gmail POP Switch is an independent help service, not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Google. Gmail is a trademark of Google LLC. We follow Google's and each provider's published instructions, and your accounts stay under your control.
Fix it before January, not after the mail goes missing
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