

You are successful when you see the message "The following settings were found by probing the given server". NOTE: For the Username field enter your Connect Address, which is Click Re-test. Select OAuth2 for both Incoming and Outgoing. Select port 465 and SSL/TLS for Outgoing. Select port 993 and SSL/TLS for Incoming.

If you have already created another email account in Thunderbird, skip to step 3. You can elect to make Thunderbird your default email client. If this is your first time using Thunderbird you may see the following prompt. This special folder includes any message you've already filed into Thunderbird folders as well as any messages you've archived using the Google web or mobile apps. This configuration will result in slightly poorer performance and will increase the time it takes for Thunderbird to synchronize itself with your Google Apps account, because it will need to synchronize the "All Mail" special folder within your Google Apps account. Our Standard Configuration is best for accounts that will be used with multiple clients. Alternatively, if you will primarily use Thunderbird and only rarely use the Google Web or Mobile applications, we recommend our Alternate Configuration.

If you expect you'll frequently switch clients, we recommend the Standard Configuration. In the "IMAP Access" section, select Enable IMAP.īefore configuring Thunderbird, you're going to need to consider how you expect to use Connect/Google Apps.In the top right, click the gear icon ("Settings") and click Settings.On your computer, log into the Google Web App.To use Thunderbird, you must first check that IMAP is turned on. These screenshots were created largely using version 24 - other versions may look a bit different. You can access your Connect/Google Apps account with Thunderbird by following the steps in this configuration guide.
