You can try the Google Apps Sync plug-in for Microsoft Outlook but it is only available for Google Apps for Business now.

If you set up an email client to work with Google Apps mail, you will still get your important emails and contacts in your computer and nothing will be affected. If you read the news yesterday, maybe you know that a Google bug reset about 150,000 Gmail accounts and then all of their emails, attachments and Google Chat logs disappeared. It does not only give you access to your email anytime even without network connection but also protect your important information better. Yes, using email clients to receive emails is essential for us.

What’s the problem and is it necessary to set it up for these email clients? However, after setting up the 2-step verification, many people using email clients such as Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird couldn’t receive emails from their accounts anymore. As only you can get the verification code via your mobile phone, your accounts will be more secured with the 2-layer protection.

You must have heard about setting up 2-step verification for Google Apps mail to protect your Google Apps account better from hackers.

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