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How to add a Gmail account to your iPad in 2 different ways

Written by Dave Johnson
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It's easy to add a Gmail account to your iPad in just a few steps. Shutterstock
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There are two easy ways to get your Gmail account on your iPad. 

You can add your account to the default iOS Mail app on your iPad, or you can install Google's Gmail app and add the account from there. 

Here's how to do both.  

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How to add a Gmail account to your iPad's Mail app

1. Start the Settings app.

2. Tap "Passwords & Accounts."

3. Tap "Add Account."

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Tap Add Account in the Passwords & Accounts settings to add a new Gmail account to your iPad.  Dave Johnson/Business Insider

4. Tap "Google."

5. In the pop-up window, enter your Gmail email address and then tap "Next."

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You only need to enter your email and password to add a Gmail account to the Mail app.  Dave Johnson/Business Insider

6. On the next page, enter your password and tap "Next."

7. Start the Mail app. You should see the Gmail account.

How to add a Gmail account to your iPad with the Gmail app

1. If you haven't already installed the Gmail app, begin by doing that. Start the App Store app and search for Gmail. When you find the app, install it on your iPad. 

2. Start the Gmail app. If this is the first time you've started Gmail and you have no Gmail accounts set up on the iPad, you need to tap "Sign in" at the bottom of the screen. 

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The first time you start the Gmail app, you simply need to sign in with your Gmail account's email and password.  Dave Johnson/Business Insider

3. Tap "Google."

4. In the pop-up window, enter your Gmail email address and then tap "Next."

5. On the next page, enter your password and tap "Next."

After setting up your first Gmail account, you can add additional ones easily. 

In the Gmail app, tap your profile picture to the right of the search box, and then tap "Add another account." Follow the instructions to enter your email address and password. 

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To add additional Gmail accounts, tap the account picture to see the option to add another account.  Dave Johnson/Business Insider

 

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Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson is a technology journalist who writes about consumer tech and how the industry is transforming the speculative world of science fiction into modern-day real life. Dave grew up in New Jersey before entering the Air Force to operate satellites, teach space operations, and do space launch planning. He then spent eight years as a content lead on the Windows team at Microsoft. As a photographer, Dave has photographed wolves in their natural environment; he's also a scuba instructor and co-host of several podcasts. Dave is the author of more than two dozen books and has contributed to many sites and publications including CNET, Forbes, PC World, How To Geek, and Insider.