My Gmail personalization keeps failing! How can I fix this?
Please make sure that your date and time settings are correct: If the date/time on an Android device is set incorrectly, Gmail personalization does not work.
Also, please make sure:
- IMAP is enabled on your account
- The IMAP settings are set so the “Sent Mail” folder is visible via IMAP
Some additional details:
1. Ensure IMAP is enabled for Gmail
- Click button with the cog in the top right to enter Settings pane
- Click on 'Forwarding and POP/IMAP' section
- In 'IMAP Access' section, click on 'Enable IMAP' radio button
- Click save changes at the bottom of page
2. Ensure Sent Mail folder is visible in IMAP
- Click button with the cog in the top right to enter Settings pane
- Click on 'Labels' section
- For the 'Sent Mail' label, make sure the checkbox 'Show in IMAP' is selected.
3. Personalize
- It may be useful to wait about 10 minutes before trying to personalize, so that changes can propagate