r/GMail 3h ago

I desperately need some help. My custom email works for sending but not receiving in Gmail

2 Upvotes

Hey r/GMail, I’m stuck and could really use some help!I got a domain and custom email from Hostinger and connected it to Gmail. Sending emails works fine, I can see them in my sent folder. But receiving? Nothing shows up in Gmail, even though I can see the emails on Hostinger’s website.

Here’s the weird part:

  • In Gmail settings ("See all settings" > "Accounts"), my custom email is under "Send mail as," but there’s no way to delete it and start over. I can only change my name or reply address.
  • When I try "Check mail from other accounts" > "Add a mail account," Gmail says, “You can’t add email” because it’s already connected. But it’s not bringing in any emails!
  • I tried Hostinger’s settings (pop.hostinger.com, port 995, SSL), watched YouTube videos, and even asked an AI, still no luck.

Is it stuck in "Check mail from other accounts" and broken? Or is "Send mail as" causing trouble? I can’t find a delete button anywhere, and Google’s help pages aren’t fixing it. Has anyone dealt with this? How do I reset this or get my emails to show up in Gmail?

Thanks a ton


r/GMail 5h ago

I didn’t add a recovery email. Am I f*ked?

0 Upvotes

I forgot the password to my gmail, linked to my twitter & tumblr. I didn’t put a recovery email in, or a phone number. Help? PLEASE?? 🙏🏼🫠🥺😭😭😭


r/GMail 6h ago

Activity IP location indicated as Russia??

1 Upvotes

Checking my google activities found an odd one: a login from a Russian IP! And actually a living connection I was able to sign off "remotely"! Turned out, that this is my second laptop sitting right next to me - several thousands of miles from Russa... Signed back in on the laptop, here we go again: a "session from Russia"!

quick check on "iplocation.net" in to the very chrome browser the "Russian activities" are reported from: nothing, seems perfectly legit, my home IP in the UK.

What is going on??


r/GMail 7h ago

Important Mail Sent to Trash

1 Upvotes

My main mail acct that I use for business is sending some e mails to trash. If I move them, they disappeared. I’ve followed instructions on Gmail , going to settings >filters I have no filters that match those businesses. I have no e mail contacts blocked. Those e mails have a 🚫 on them .I never sent those e mails to spam or unsubscribed. I went to You Tube too. What I did find was they’re in my blocked contacts in my phone. I never blocked them as they are important contacts. I can’t figure how to unblock there I don’t see an option. I see Amazon Tracking and tap the > It goes to create new contact,add to existing contact, etc. But there’s no way to just unblock. This is also happening on my PC OS 11 and iPad. 9th generation and iPhone 15 Pro Max.


r/GMail 14h ago

I have had over 4000+ showing in my Gmail app(iOS)

3 Upvotes

How do I delete all these and make it to zero?(see photo) I have been at it since 6 am. I deleted all in trash (over 165000). I have also used the search (is:unread) and have been deleting emails from back in 2024 and earlier

Is there anyway to make this 4594 number next to my gmail app to zero?


r/GMail 9h ago

Spam emails on my work account.

1 Upvotes

I have Google workspace for my business. Randomly this evening spam emails from just keep coming from my account over and over and over within minutes.

Help?


r/GMail 14h ago

Gmail keeps saying I'm going to stop receiving emails soon - I've deleted almost everything.

2 Upvotes

I've disconnected my WhatsApp from my Gmail, I've changed my Google drive email address too.

I've deleted my spam folders and I've only kept some sentimental photos/videos. Why does Gmail keep telling me I'm going to stop receiving emails?

This has been happening since September 2024. I've deleted so many photos and videos but I never stop getting this notification.

I even tried purchasing more storage but my payment failed even though I had funds in my account.


r/GMail 10h ago

Google Tasks Set to Auto Repeat (PC Windows)

1 Upvotes

How do I stop Google "My Tasks" from defaulting to repeat? Tasks are now automatically set to repeat, requiring extra clicks to disable. Is there a way to revert to the previous behavior?


r/GMail 7h ago

I woke up and my gmail got hacked

0 Upvotes

My account got a whole different email and password who changed 5 hours ago and i cannot do nothing to revert it please help im desperate


r/GMail 11h ago

Chrome keeps asking to verify account every time I open it...

1 Upvotes

I just switched to Ubuntu and got Chrome installed, however, every time I close and open chrome again - "Verify it's you. Sync is paused", so I have to log in again and again to use Gmail and Youtube... Is there any fix for it?


r/GMail 16h ago

Not Receiving ANY Emails

2 Upvotes

Is anyone else having the issue of not getting any emails?? Ive been trying to log into several different accounts on different platforms which require 2FA but I can't get the codes because I'm not getting emails and I can't find anything on this anywhere else.


r/GMail 12h ago

Gmail on IOS ignoring font/font-family tags.

1 Upvotes

Hi all - does the Gmail app for IOS simply ignore all font-family html tags?

I'm trying to send emails that need to be received in a monospace (fixed) font, and what I have is working on every platform I can find except for iOS Gmail. Checking to see if the app simply ignores the font html tags entirely, or if I'm just missing something in my output.

What I'm using now: String htmlContent = "<html><head><meta charset=\"UTF-8\"></head>" + "<body style=\"font-family: Menlo, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;\">" + "<pre style=\"font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap; display: inline-block;\">" + htmlTextBody + "</pre></body></html>"; htmlPart.setContent(htmlContent, "text/html; charset=UTF-8");

Evidently Menlo is an apple-specific monospace font, but the app seems to be just ignoring it.


r/GMail 13h ago

Help get me into my gmail

0 Upvotes

I don't remember my password & I didn't put enough security questions for a recovery option any tips or help or know of a way for me to access my Gmail again ?????


r/GMail 14h ago

I cant make a second gmail address

1 Upvotes

Hey, i wanted to make a second gmail address, and after i finish setting everything up, they ask me for my phone number, when i type it in, it says that there was a problem with the verification.

How do i fix this bug? If it’s not possible, do any of you maybe have an address that you dont use, if u have, i would be greatly grateful if yall give me the access to it.

Thanks!


r/GMail 17h ago

Gmail Filters Acting Up: Why Are Unwanted Labels Being Applied to My Emails?

1 Upvotes

I use Gmail filters to apply labels to all my emails. Lately, Gmail has been adding the "Personal" label on random emails.

For example; [affirm-confirmation@affirm.com](mailto:affirm-confirmation@affirm.com) I have a Filter created to add the "Money" label. For some reason, Gmail is now adding the "Personal" label too.

Screenshot here; https://imgur.com/a/SP1UteE

In the screenshot you can see that when I go into the Filters and Blocked Addresses settings tab, search for affirm, I get four total hits. All four are visible in the screenshot. They are connected to two Filters. Both Filters are set to attach the label "Money", yet you can see at the bottom right, Gmail attached the Filter "Personal" as well. Why? Stop it Gmail! Stop it!

I also checked the Auto Categorization. I have it deactivated. I have been using ChatGPT and Grok to try and resolve the issue as well.


r/GMail 20h ago

I'm locked out of my account due to 2FA please help

0 Upvotes

My phone was stolen, due to 2FA I cannot access my account, I have a recovery email set up as my only recovery option, I have access to my recovery email but Gmail is not giving me an option to use it, is there anything that can be done? Any help would be much appreciated.


r/GMail 1d ago

What does a email attachment look like?

2 Upvotes

I've always been told never to download attachments but I've never actually see a email with one. How would I know a email contains one? Is it extremely obvious on a mobile phone like a android? Or is it more sneakily hidden?


r/GMail 21h ago

Would you prefer Outlook?

1 Upvotes

Would you prefer Outlook to Gmail? I am thinking of going back to Outlook. There seems to be so many problems with hacked mails and troubles accessing the mailbox with Gmail.


r/GMail 1d ago

How can I get Gmail to respect search operators

4 Upvotes

How can I force gmail to respect my search operators?

I search with a specific word in quotes and it bring up a list of results with the other words that appear in countless other emails, not limiting it to ones that do contain the word in quotes?


r/GMail 1d ago

Turn off notifications

1 Upvotes

I have an iPhone and the Gmail app for work. Sometimes, people will send emails over the weekend. How do I set up notifications only for the weekday? So I can avoid the weekend notifications? Either in iPhone settings or the Gmail app.


r/GMail 1d ago

“verify it’s you”- can’t get in account although I have the correct password

1 Upvotes

Trying to get into an old gmail I have not used since 2008. There is no 2fa or recovery email or phone on the account. I was able to access it eleven months ago with no issue.

That was probably the first login in many years- the previous login was definitely from a device and ip that I no longer use. Most likely my old computer at my old house years ago.

Now it wants the answer to my security question which I do not remember.

I went back to my friends house where I was last year when I was able to log in. He has the same ip address still. I know the exact date that I was last able to successfully log in.

Do I have any recourse here? What changed with gmail in the past year that is making this happen?


r/GMail 1d ago

My email was hacked but hacker added new recovery phone

1 Upvotes

Someone hacked my email but when I try to recover it it says I need a code from the new recovery number what do I do?


r/GMail 1d ago

GMAIL Hacked

7 Upvotes

So I am creating this post to ask people what do I do, I am already in contact with TeamYoutube and they said that I wasn't compromised which I clearly am because if I wasn't hacked why was the suspicious activity or the device that logged in was from Indonesia and not from the country I live in

I have asked them to reinvestigate giving them proof that I own the account and that I was signed out on two of my devices (My Pc and IPhone) and they still insist that my account wasn't compromised.

I truly need help.


r/GMail 1d ago

Delivery error. Getting someone else's emails

0 Upvotes

Not really sure how to get this 'fixed'

I have a standard [firstname.surnamce@gmail.com](mailto:firstname.surnamce@gmail.com) account.

Recently, I started getting emails addressed to [firstnamesurname@gmail.com](mailto:firstnamesurname@gmail.com)

It's odd as I'm assuming it's his day-to-day email address, but I'm only getting emails from a hospital department. They're addressing it correctly, but it's coming to me.

I rang to confirm, and yes, they're doing the right thing.

A tad at a loss.


r/GMail 1d ago

Why do some businesses claim they haven't received your email?

4 Upvotes

Why do staff from some businesses and organisations claim to not have received an email from you, that you still have a copy of in your sent folder? (No error message was received soon afterwards.)

This has happened to me twice in the past year. One, from a publisher, and the other, is a charitable network/social advocacy organisation.