From: winstonmvp@gmail.com
Frank Slootweg wrote on 1/14/2026 7:55 AM:
> Graham J wrote:
>> Jim the Geordie wrote:
>>> I usually use Betterbird as my default email client; with Opera on my
>>> mobile and Edge on my desktop as default browsers.
>>> I have used Outlook in the past and thought I would have alook at the
>>> latest version. On my mobile I loaded my domain account with no problem,
>>> but when I tried to install my Gmail account it said that I could ONLY
>>> use Chrome as my browser. When I tried to install my Gmail account on my
>>> desktop, it refused connection,so I assume that is the same reason.
>>> I assume Google don't want me to use Outlook, but in doing so they have
>>> finally put me off Chrome, which I never liked in th firstplace.
>>
>> It used to be possible to connect to a Gmail account using Outlook, but
>> it required a separate profile. Thus rendering the use of Outlook
>> pointless. Clearly a conscious design decision by Google.
>>
>> So make your choice: browser-based email, or client-based. You can't
>> have both.
>
> It's not quite clear what Jim the Geordie is doing *exactly*, but I
> don't agree with your (Graham) last statement, at least not for Windows:
>
> On my Windows (11) laptop, I can use my Gmail accounts in Thunderbird
> (i.e. client-based email) *and* in Edge (i.e. non-Chrome browser-based
> email) *and* in Chrome.
>
> So if Jim has a problem, it's probably an Outlook problem.
>
> Fun part: For me Gmail works in Outlook, while I actually do not want
> to use Outlook. (Outlook says "Sync your Gmail account", but I click
> 'Cancel', because I don't want my "emails, calendar, events and contacts
> ... synced to the Microsoft Cloud". But despite my Cancel, Outlook keeps
> notifying me of new mail in my Gmail account. Go figure! :-))
>
Checking for email(send/receive) is not the same as full sync(mail,
calendar, events, contacts, etc).
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