In order to configure aliases for Google Mail or iCloud, you can re-configure an email account with either provider as an IMAP account, instead of using the default configuration options Google and Apple provide. In fact, you can’t add aliases for either iCloud or Google Mail accounts on iOS or OS X – at least, not in the same way. Google Mail and iCloud accounts, however, are more troublesome. Unfortunately, configuring email aliases for Google Mail and iCloud accounts isn’t as easy Then we’ll move onto the more complex task of configuring Google Mail and iCloud emails. IMAP is the more advanced, allowing multiple clients to connect to a server, whereas POP requires that the current client is the only one). First, we’ll look at configuring aliases for IMAP and POP accounts (both protocols for retrieving mail from a remote server. This way, you can hand pick the email address you’re using for an outgoing message to suit individual recipients.
In Mail, iPhone owners can easily add email aliases to the application, allowing them to choose the address which appears in the “From” line of outgoing email messages. However, you may not want to share this email address with just anyone, so usefully, Apple has ensured that within the iOS Mail app, you don’t have to. As such, for easier management many iOS users likely forward their email from different addresses on to one single, personal account (for example, a Gmail account). These days, most of us have at least a handful of different email addresses. Hi! Thanks for reading. This post looks better in our award-winning app, Tips & Tricks for iPhone.