You can view and manage emails across multiple accounts from a single inbox in Shortwave. You can do this by setting up a configuration in Gmail that links your secondary accounts to a single primary account, and then using that primary account in Shortwave.
To unify your inboxes in Shortwave, first you’ll need to choose a primary account. This is the account you will use to log into Shortwave. Then you will link your other accounts to your primary account. Linking your accounts allows you to view all of your emails in a single inbox, sync email history, and send messages from your other account addresses using aliases.
This works to unify both Gmail and non-Gmail accounts alike.
Enable POP in your secondary account’s settings
On your computer, sign in to Gmail with your primary account
Open your Gmail settings for Accounts
Under the “Check email from other accounts” section, click Add a Mail account
Enter your email address → Next
Select your connection process → Next
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process
If you see an error for incorrect information during this step, you may need to create a one-time App Password and use that instead of your regular email password
Optionally, you can update your Gmail alias settings if you’d like to change your default alias for sending emails
Sign in to Shortwave using your primary account
Click the Refresh Gmail data button to sync your Gmail settings changes to Shortwave for your unified inbox
Below are the standard settings for linking Gmail and Outlook-based accounts in Step 7
Gmail & Google Workspace
example@domain.com
)pop.gmail.com
, pop.acme.com
)Outlook & Exchange accounts
example@domain.com
)For other POP3 accounts, ask your Administrator for these settings
Shortwave automatically keeps things in sync with Gmail. For linked accounts from other providers (i.e. Outlook), you can see how Gmail syncs with non-Gmail accounts here.
If you encounter issues when linking your accounts:
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