This article explains how to install the Gmail app and use it to access your Hamilton email account on an iPhone or iPad. It also covers adding your Hamilton account to Apple's built-in Mail app instead, if you prefer not to use the Gmail app. Your Hamilton email is a Google account, so you will choose Google wherever you are asked for an account type.
We recommend the Gmail app over Apple Mail because Google builds it specifically for its own services, so features like labels, search, and account security prompts work as intended.
Instructions
Gmail App (Recommended)
Step 1: Install the app
- Open the App Store on your iPhone or iPad.
- Search for Gmail.
- In the results, find the Gmail app and confirm the developer is listed as Google LLC.
- Tap Get to download and install the app.
Step 2: Sign in to your Hamilton account
If no account is signed in to Gmail yet:
- Open the Gmail app. You will be taken directly to a sign-in screen.
- Enter your full Hamilton email address (username@hamilton.edu) and tap Next.
- Continue with Step 3 below.
If you already have another account signed in to Gmail:
- Open the Gmail app.
- At the top right, tap your profile picture.
- Tap Add another account.
- Select Google.
- Enter your full Hamilton email address (username@hamilton.edu) and tap Next.
- Continue with Step 3 below.
Step 3: Complete sign-in
- If you see a message asking whether Gmail can use google.com to sign in, tap Continue.
- Enter your Hamilton password and tap Next.
- Complete the 2-Step Verification prompt you are shown.
- Follow any remaining on-screen prompts. When you are finished, your Hamilton inbox will open and your Hamilton account will appear when you tap your profile picture.
Apple Mail App
These steps are for iOS and iPadOS 18 and later. On iOS 17 or earlier, the path is Settings > Mail > Accounts > Add Account, and the remaining steps are similar.
- Open the Settings app.
- Scroll down and tap Apps.
- Tap Mail.
- Tap Mail Accounts.
- Tap Add Account.
- Enter your full Hamilton email address (username@hamilton.edu) and tap Next. If you are shown a list of email providers, tap Google.
- On the Google sign-in screen, enter your Hamilton password and tap Next.
- Complete the 2-Step Verification prompt you are shown.
- On the next screen, make sure Mail is turned on. You can also turn on Contacts and Calendars if you want them to sync.
- Tap Save.
- Open the Mail app. Your Hamilton inbox will appear under your accounts. The first sync may take a few minutes.
[Insert screenshot: Google account sync screen in Settings showing the Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Notes switches with Mail turned on, and the Save button]
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