![]() and not Outlook! That is the bottom line and the way that both Google and Microsoft have engineered this means the hybrid days are almost over. Truthfully, if you are using Google email systems then you should be using them online at via Google chrome. So really, Google backend email systems now only work with Microsoft Outlook if you have a small amount of emails in just 1 main account and you only get chance to create 1 email signature and after that it is not adjustable. only being allowed one exchange account in Outlook and all other added accounts must be configured using IMAP which means they are constantly syncing and issues occur plus calendars and contacts of those accounts do not sync to Outlook. Google only being able to sync the last 4Gb of emails to Outlook as the setting to ‘syncing all emails’ leads to guaranteed sync issues and corruption which means a profile re-build but then auto-fill contacts are lost… so this turns into a big job recovering those and putting them on the new Outlook profile whereas Microsoft Email systems can sync up to 50Gb of emails and all auto-fill contacts are streamed automatically. email signatures in Outlook are not adjustable anymore if you are using the latest version of Outlook software whereas if your email system is with Microsoft, this is not an issue. Google email backend systems are no longer compatible with the latest version of Outlook software:. Everyone else is now playing catch up and Google has come to this party too late in the day to take advantage of lockdowns, thus the work from the home boat has sailed with most businesses already having jumped onto Microsoft Teams ship. Of course, Microsoft gained a head start on this when the purchased Skype and re-branded it as Teams then made it part of Windows whether you like it or not. Companies switched to Microsoft's systems in droves, purely to take advantage of this communication and collaboration system that integrates email, chat, video meetings and documents. Google’s new ‘Workspaces’ is in direct competition to Microsoft's Teams system which has proved a big success in the 'Work from home' culture of Covid times. In this new environment, you’ll be submerged into their ecosphere where 'Chat, Rooms and Spaces' is integrated straight into the online email experience. As mentioned, Google is now deeming that most software which tries to sync its email system as a potentially 'less secure app' which ultimately forces users to use their Gmail system online instead. To answer that you need to understand that Google and Microsoft are also heading in different directions. Essentially they are both trying to block potential backdoors into their systems but this has naturally come at a cost to the end user. but that is another story for another day. However, the security war is not between Google and Microsoft. This very untimely combination has resulted in a disaster for many end users. This has become a bigger problem since the latest batch of Windows updates which have unfortunately coincided with Google's new hard-line on security, deeming all older software and hardware 'not secure' enough to be used with their email systems. Many reports and feedback from frustrated users indicate that just about everyone is now facing regular and repeating serious show-stopping problems relating to email handling issues between Google and Microsoft. Google Workspace Email users (Gmail) continue to face serious issues with the combination of Microsoft Windows Outlook app (email client) and the integration of Google backend email systems via the Google Workspace Sync for Microsoft Outlook Tool, known lovingly as GWSMO for short. ![]() “It's like mixing oil and water” yells a fed-up Shaun who is one of the Computer Clinic team members being bombarded with calls for help! But what is causing this record level of apparent email issues between the two trillion dollar companies, and is there a solution to this never ending crisis? Using backend Google Email systems via Microsoft Outlook is now a recipe for disaster.
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