# Gmail and Delta.Chat

**URL:** <https://forum.delta.chat/t/gmail-and-delta-chat/1902>\
**Category:** Mutual Help\
**Tags:** android\
**Created:** [November 5, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/gmail-and-delta-chat/1902 "2021-11-05T13:04:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Hans1](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e68b1a/32.png) [@Hans1](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Hans1)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/gmail-and-delta-chat/1902/1 "2021-11-05T13:04:35Z")

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Hi all

a friend who is not very familar with the internals of Android, Smartphone etc. thinks about installing [Delta.Chat](http://Delta.Chat) from the Google PlayStore.  
She is using a **gmail** - email-address.

Are there some pitfalls in the combination of DC and GMail? Something, one should know and tell her before trying?

best regards  
Hans

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**Author:** ![m1chas](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@m1chas](https://forum.delta.chat/u/m1chas)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/gmail-and-delta-chat/1902/2 "2021-11-05T16:35:49Z")

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Honestly, this combination should work rather well. I did some testing with my old Gmail account and everything was fine. I’m not sure how it’ll behave long-term but I think your friend should give it a try.

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**Author:** ![link2xt](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/link2xt/32/1971_2.png) [@link2xt](https://forum.delta.chat/u/link2xt)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/gmail-and-delta-chat/1902/3 "2021-11-05T17:39:37Z")

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Gmail works well for 1:1 chats and small group chats. There is a moderate limit on the number of messages sent per day, but it is always possible to create another account for groups if/when you hit the limit, no need to worry about it until it happens.

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**Author:** ![Hans1](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e68b1a/32.png) [@Hans1](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Hans1)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/gmail-and-delta-chat/1902/4 "2021-11-05T17:45:40Z")

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@link2xt  
So, there is nothing special with Gmail?  
I had some posts sounding like there was something to know in handling the password ?

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**Author:** ![link2xt](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/link2xt/32/1971_2.png) [@link2xt](https://forum.delta.chat/u/link2xt)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/gmail-and-delta-chat/1902/5 "2021-11-05T18:10:49Z")

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Delta Chat supports OAuth2 on Android, so you can login without enabling application passwords. Things should just work, you type in your gmail address and Delta Chat offers to proceed with OAuth2 authentication using the web form.

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**Author:** ![Hans1](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/e68b1a/32.png) [@Hans1](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Hans1)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/gmail-and-delta-chat/1902/6 "2021-11-08T08:45:13Z")

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@m1chas @link2xt  
Super, then there shouldn’t be any obstacles …  
thank You  
Hans

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**Author:** ![r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/r10s/32/1513_2.png) [@r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/u/r10s)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/gmail-and-delta-chat/1902/7 "2026-10-06T15:04:40Z")

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