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Sure, you could download the Gmail App from Google for the Nokia E72, but if you do so, you will actually have to remember/retype/copy!paste the email addresses of anyone you are attempting to email. Far easier to use the built-in email application on the Nokia E72 where, much like the actual Gmail website, you only have to start typing a contact’s name and it suggests their email address to you.

Well, theoretically. You see, the adding-an-email-account part of the Nokia Messaging software is buggy. But there is a work-around.

From the first post on this official Nokia discussion board:

I went to email setup in the menu’s and started the wizard to create a new account. It seemed to have preconfigured setups for common email providers like gmail, yahoo etc. I started the gmail set up wizard, keyed in my username and password, then waited 5 seconds, and the screen went back to the previous one. This kept repeating, every time I tried. Tried everything: checked internet connectivity (wifi), closed all other apps including the MFE I had set up earlier, switched off and on the phone, everything short of standing on my head. So what works? How do you set up a personal gmail account on your nokia e72? go here:

http://www.techniqx.com/2010/02/workaround-for-configuring-gmail.html

(I paste that text here in case that page is removed:

“The email software in Nokia E72 still has lots of bugs. To configure your Gmail account, it’s not as easy as selecting Gmail and entering the credentials. That simply won’t work as there is a bug. Instead, workaround is to select “Other” and enter a false id like asa@dss.com, this will take you to the next page to select the type. Select “POP/IMAP”. Now, you will get an option to enter your credentials and modify advanced settings. Here change your email id back to xxx@gmail.com and enter the credentials as mentioned here> (the gmail site for imap manual setup):

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=78799”)

And you have gmail set up. Quite inelegant process of setting up gmail on this nokia phone, I would say.

Hope this comes in helpful to some other wonderful Nokia E72 owner!