Android Gmail app

Add your mailbox to the Gmail app on Android as a third-party IMAP account. Same flow works on Android 12 through 15; menu wording may vary slightly between OEM skins.

Before you start

You need the username and password from your Openship admin Overview tab, plus the IMAP / SMTP host and port shown in the right rail. Tap "Manual setup" when offered - auto-detection often picks the wrong port.

Add the account

1
Open Gmail. Tap your profile avatar (top right) → Add another account.
2
Choose Other (not Google, not Outlook).
3
Enter your full email address (the Username from the right rail) → tap Manual setup.
4
Choose Personal (IMAP).
5
Enter your password → Next.
6
Incoming server settings: leave the username as your full email. Set the server to the IMAP host from the right rail. Port 993, security type SSL/TLS. Tap Next.
7
Outgoing server settings: server = the SMTP host. Port 587, security type STARTTLS. Keep "Require sign-in" enabled and re-enter your password. Tap Next.
8
Pick your sync frequency (15 min is fine) → enter a display name → Next. The account is added.

Push notifications

Gmail polls IMAP at the interval you chose; it does not use IDLE for non-Google accounts. For near-instant notifications, install a dedicated IMAP-IDLE client like FairEmail or K-9. The settings are identical.

If sign-in fails

The error "Couldn't open connection to server" almost always means a port/security mismatch. Re-open the account from Gmail's settings, tap your address, then Server settings, and verify ports 993 + SSL/TLS incoming and 587 + STARTTLS outgoing.