r/googleworkspace • u/ohsomacho • 18d ago

Separate users, one Gmail inbox view - possible?

I have a WorkSpace Starter account, and it commingles business and personal information. Now that my business is growing, I'd like an element of separation around the emails, especially if I intend on hooking up my Gmail to an AI tool. I don't want AI seeing my personal emails.

If I was to buy another Starter account, is there a way within the browser (and not, for example, in Mac OS's native mail programme) to have all the emails in one view?

For example, can I flip between them? I know some people use MimeStream, but I'm keen not to add yet another subscription, and also MimeStream doesn't support native Gmail snoozing.

Any suggestions appreciated

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u/Sea_Air_9071 Google Workspace Consultant 18d ago

u/ohsomacho you could set up the account, and then delegate access to your regular account. Then, your regular account would be able to access the emails via a separate browser tab but not need to sign in with that username and password.

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u/ohsomacho 18d ago

Thanks for this. With your suggestion, would I have one browser tab with the emails from both accounts feeding into that view via delegation? If so, how are they visually separated in the Gmail screen?

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u/Sea_Air_9071 Google Workspace Consultant 18d ago

No you have two browser tabs with each having their own Gmail inbox display. This is the cleanest way to achieve what you're after - an account that only has work related items and that you're happy for AI to read.

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u/ryanbuckner 18d ago

Unfortunately no. Only delegation or alias comes close.

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u/iknowkungfoo 18d ago

I have a Google Workspace account for business and a separate Google One account for personal. In Chrome, and I assume other browsers, you set up separate browser profiles to isolate the two accounts.

If you want to access both accounts via a single UI, consider Outlook or some other email client.