How to Enable POP in GMail Account

You can read your Gmail messages from a client or device that supports POP, like Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Eudora.

Here's how to enable POP in Gmail:

1. Sign in to Gmail.
2. Click the gear icon  in the upper right side, then select Settings.
   
3. Click Forwarding and POP/IMAP.
4. Select Enable POP for all mail or Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on.
5. Choose what to do with your messages after your POP client or device receives them.
6. Click Save Changes.

Although the radio button next to your selected option may not stay selected, Gmail displays the status next to 'POP Status:.' When you enable POP, your settings display 'POP Status: POP is enabled.'

If your POP settings are turned off, the status will indicate that POP is disabled.