Alternate Setup – Exchange connection (ActiveSync)
These instructions should allow you to fully sync your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad with your Google Mail, Contacts and Calendar:
- Tap Settings on the Home screen.
- Go to Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
- Under Accounts, tap Add Account.
- Tap Microsoft Exchange.
- Enter your full email address (uniquename@uniquedomain.com) under Email.
- Under Domain, Enter m.google.com . (NOTE: If you have a newer device with iOS6 you may not have this field. Continue to step 7.)
- Enter your full email address (uniquename@uniquedomain.com) under Username.
- Enter your email password under Password. (NOTE: If you did not have the Domain field then you need to enter an INCORRECT password here.)
- Change the default Description (My Exchange Account) to something else, such as “XYZ Google Account.”
- Tap Next.
- A warning may be displayed saying “Cannot Verify Server Identity.” Tap Continue.
- Enter m.google.com under Server.
- Clear the Domain field (removing the m.google.com entry you made before).
- Enter your email address (uniquename@uniquedomain.com) in the user name field.
- Enter the CORRECT password in the password field.
- Tap Next again.
- Make sure Calendars is ON.
- Turn ON Mail to enable push Google Mail in the Mail app.
- Optionally turn on Contacts. This will sync the contacts associated with your Google account.
- Tap Save.