Setting Up Androidâ„¢ Email
Last Updated: 03-16-2009
Setting Up an IMAP Email Account
- From the 'Home' screen, tap the 'Application' button.
- Tap the 'Email' icon.
- If this is your first email account, you will be presented with an email setup screen. Tap the 'Next' button. Otherwise, press the 'Menu' button, and tap the 'Add Account' button.
- In the 'Type your account email address' box, enter your full email address, e.g., email@my-domain.com.
- In the second box, enter your email account password.
- Tap the 'Manual setup' button.
- Tap the 'IMAP account' button.
- Enter the following information in the spaces provided:
- Username—Enter your full email address.
- Password—Enter your email account password.
- IMAP server—Enter the name of the secure email server: secure.emailsrvr.com
- Port—Enter the secure port number: 993
- Security type—Select the security: SSL (always)
Note: Ensure Port is still 993.
- Tap the 'Next' button. The device will connect to the internet and check your incoming settings.
- On the 'Outgoing server settings' screen, enter the following information in the spaces provided:
- SMTP server—Enter the name of the secure email server: secure.emailsrvr.com
- Port—Enter the secure port number: 587
- Security type—Select the security: SSL (always)
Note: Ensure Port is still 587.
- Tap the 'Require sign-in' checkbox.
- In the'Username' box, enter your full email address.
- In the 'Password' box, enter your email account password.
- Tap the 'Next' button. The device will connect to the Internet and check your outgoing settings.
- On the 'Account options' screen, select your 'Email checking frequency.'
Note: Changing frequency will impact battery life.
- Tap the 'Notify me when email arrives' checkbox to see an alert on the status bar when you have new email.
- Name your account as desired.
- Enter your name as you want it displayed in email.