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Checklist before January 2027: Gmail without POP or Gmailify

By Francisco Mosse

You do not need a three-month project. You do need to avoid January 2027 with nothing changed. This list fits in an afternoon.

Inventory

  1. List every account in Check mail / Gmailify.
  2. Note whether the source has IMAP.
  3. Mark which ones are critical (customers, invoices) and which are noise.

Decision per mailbox

  • Critical + you want Gmail web: sync.
  • Critical + phone is enough: IMAP in the app.
  • Noise: temporary forward or shut it down.
  • Team domain: evaluate Workspace.

Test

Send a test message to each critical mailbox and confirm delivery, labels, and that it did not land in spam. Repeat the next day.

If you choose hosted sync, GetPopMail has a trial so you can validate the flow before you cut the old POP setup. Leave Mail Fetcher on until you see a clean week.

Google’s date is a line on the calendar. Your checklist is what prevents the scare.

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