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Here are the steps to enable IMAP on your Gmail account
Step 1: Enable IMAP
In your Gmail account, enable the IMAP access as follow:
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Step 2: Generate An App Password For Mail:
Within your Google Account, you need to check if your account uses 2-Step Verification
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Google 2 Step Verification have to be enabled
Please make sure you have Google 2 Step Verification On. Otherwise it is not possible to connect Gmail to Successeve. Once you have it On, please proceed. On the same page, you have to define a specific password to be input in Successeve.
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- Create Google App Passwords (link)
- Choose "Mail" under the "Select app" dropdown
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Set an application name: Successeve
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You will use this password to connect on Step 3.
Step 3: in Successeve
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