How to Set Up and Use Gmail on an iPhone or iPad - the BEST way! [2025]

You CAN use Gmail on an iPhone/iPad with Apple's Mail app, but there's a better way: using the Gmail app, which is built specifically to work with Gmail and gives you better search capabilities and other advanced features of Gmail that are NOT available in Apple Mail. This video walks you through setting up your device to work seamlessly with your Gmail account, including details many people miss like contacts sync and customizing the Share menu. Below are the specific steps and their locations in the video. If you already have the Gmail app, feel free to skip ahead to the steps that you might have missed: Step 1: Set up the Gmail app [1:15] Step 2: Set Gmail as the default mail app [4:13] Step 3: Sync contacts from your Gmail account [4:39] Step 4: Add Gmail to the Share menu [6:15]