When you've created your Naver account, you may decide that using Naver's webmail client (네이버 메일) is difficult or bothersome, because it is entirely in Korean, and a bit cluttered. I personally prefer sending/receiving my Naver Mail through my G-mail account.
G-Mail has a setting to automatically forward all mail to another account, but Naver Mail does not. Worry not; it's easy to get all your Naver Mail in G-mail using POP3. The process is super simple.
- Enable POP3 access to Naver Mail
- Create an application-specific password (
only if using OTP / 2-factor authentication on your Naver account[now required]) - Add your Naver Mail account to G-mail's POP3 Import settings.
Step 1 - Enable POP3 access to Naver Mail
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| Log-in to Naver Mail and click either the gear icon or 환경 설정 ("Preferences") |
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| Click POP3/IMAP 설정 ("POP3/IMAP Settings") |
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| Click 사용함 ("Enable") |
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| Click 확인 ("OK") |
That should normally be all there is to it, and you can add the Naver Mail account to G-mail now. And you'll send/receive mail to/from your @naver.com address to your hearts content without ever visiting that page again.
If, however, you followed my advice and set-up 2-factor Authentication for your Naver account, you have one more step.
UPDATE 2025: This step is now required.
Step 2 - Create an application-specific password
Naver's 2-factor authentication creates application-specific passwords just like Google does.
Go to your Naver OTP settings, either by being a chump and navigating to:
Naver.com > 내정보 > Security > OTP Sign-in (2-step Verification)
or go there directly by clicking on https://nid.naver.com/user2/help/secondAuth.nhn
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| Scroll down to Application password settings |
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| Pick a name for the app you will use, click "Register", copy the generated password |
This will be the password you'll need to use when adding you Naver account to G-mail's settings.
Step 3 - Add Naver Mail settings to your G-mail account
In your G-mail settings, add the following details for accessing the Naver Mail server:
Naver POP address : pop.naver.com
POP port number : 995 /(SSL security)
Naver SMTP address : smtp.naver.com
SMTP port number : 465 (SSL security), or port number 587 (TLS security)
UPDATE: As of Feb 21, 2018, Naver has changed their POP settings. Port 110 is no longer used. Update your settings to use port 995 instead. I changed the above info accordingly.
UPDATE: As of 2025, 2FA is required to generate an app specific password. See: Update your Naver Mail password to continue receiving it in G-mail etc.
And that's it!
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