Whether you have one or more Gmail accounts, there are multiple ways you can set them up on your iPhone. This will allow you to easily access your Gmail account at all times, without having to type in your password repeatedly.

You can set up your Gmail account through the Gmail app for iPhone or on the iOS Mail app. Other email clients, like Spark, Unibox, and Edison, are also available, but we won't go into detail for those apps here.

How to Set Up a Gmail Account in the iOS Mail App

Follow these steps to add a Gmail account to the Mail app:

  1. Go to Settings > Passwords & Accounts, then tap Add Account.
  2. From the list of email providers, select Google.
  3. Tap on Continue.
    Passwords and Accounts settings.
    Google in the iOS Mail app.
    Continue to Gmail login on Mail app.
  4. On the new popup screen, enter your email and tap on Next. If you do not have a Gmail account, tap Create Account instead.
  5. Enter your password and tap on Next.
  6. You will automatically be led to the Gmail Settings. Make sure the toggle next to Mail is switched on.
Enter gmail ID.
Gmail settings and Mail toggle.

How to Set Up a Gmail Account in the iOS Gmail App

If you'd rather use the Gmail app than the Mail app, follow these steps to add your account:

  1. After you download the Gmail app from the App Store, open it and tap Sign In.
  2. A popup page named Add Account will appear. Select Google from the list of email providers and tap Continue.
  3. Enter your email and press Next.
  4. Select Create Account if you do not have a pre-existing Gmail account.
  5. Enter the password and tap Next. Select Save Password if you want your iPhone to remember your account.
List of email providers on Gmail.
Enter email ID.

How to Add Multiple Gmail Accounts in the iOS Gmail App

If you use multiple Gmail accounts, follow these instructions to add all of them:

  1. Open your Gmail app and tap on the icon with your initial at the top-right corner of the screen.
  2. Select Add Another Account and repeat the aforementioned process.
Gmail account icon.
Add a new Gmail account.

There are a lot of features you can access on the Gmail app, including the ability to add multiple Gmail accounts. All you need to do is tap on a previously added Gmail account to open and switch.

The Gmail app has another helpful feature to access multiple Gmail accounts quickly: you can view the inboxes for all your added email accounts together in one inbox. Tap on the menu icon in the top-left corner and select All Inboxes to view your emails together.

Menu icon in Gmail app.
All inboxes option in Gmail.

You can also sync all your iPhone contacts to your Gmail account.

Make Gmail Easily Accessible on Your iPhone

Gmail is one of the most popular email providers across the globe. The availability of the Gmail app and the iOS Mail app has made it extremely easy to access and use Gmail accounts from your iPhone, though other iPhone email apps also exist to help your organize your inbox.

Setting up your Gmail account is a quick and straightforward process, and a few taps will have your Gmail accounts up and running on your iPhone in no time.