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If you have an iPhone, you'll go through several steps to use Gmail with the default Mail app. Similarly, you can set up your Gmail account with the Mail app on Mac and Outlook on Windows.

You don't even need to open up the Mail app to set up Gmail in it. What you do need to do is open up Settings and start there: Open up Settings . Tap on Apps and then tap on Mail . Tap Mail Accounts .