To set up your Android work with Gmail:

1.  Enable IMAP in Gmail

Sign in to Gmail.

Click the gear icon in the upper-right and select Gmail settings at the top of any Gmail page.

Click Forwarding and POP/IMAP

Select Enable IMAP.

Configure your IMAP client and click Save Changes.



2.  Click on the Email icon on your Android phone


3.  Enter your email address and password.  Then tap on Manual setup.


4.  Select IMAP Account

5.  Enter your gmail username, password and choose port 993 or 143 and a Security type of SSL, click on Next


You will see a screening searching 


and then a new screen 


6.  On this screen you will make sure it says smtp.gmail.com, port should be 465, and Security type SSL, make sure your username and password is there  and click on Next



7.  Select email frequency if needed and click on next


8.  Name your account and click on Done - you can then go to the app and check your mail (it will take a moment to pull in)