Email Application Setup: Android 4.4 KitKat or earlier
If you have an newer Android device that uses the Gmail app, follow these instructions instead.
Create a New Email Account
- Open the Email application.
- On the Account Setup screen, enter your full email address and password, then tap Next.
- What type of account is this? Select POP3 or IMAP. We recommend IMAP.
Incoming Server Settings
Enter the following settings for an IMAP with SSL* configuration:
- Username: Your full email address.
- Password: The password for your email account.
- Server: mail.example.com, replacing example.com with your domain name.
- Port: 993
- Security Type: SSL/TLS (Accept all certificates)
- IMAP path prefix: INBOX. This will allow you to store your Sent, Drafts and Deleted emails on the server.
- Tap Next.
Outgoing Server Settings
Enter the following settings for an IMAP with SSL* configuration:
- SMTP server: This is your domain name preceded by "mail." like mail.example.com.
- Port: 465
- Security type: SSL/TLS (Accept all certificates)
- Check Require Sign-In.
- Username: Your full email address
- Password: The password for your email account.
- Tap Next.
Account Options
- Inbox Checking Frequency: Set how often you would like your device to check for new emails.
- Optionally, check the following boxes with your preferences:
- Send email from this account by default.
- Notify me when email arrives.
- Sync email from this account.
- Automatically download attachments when connected to Wi-Fi.
- Tap Next.
Name the Account
- If you would like you can name the email account, this can be helpful if you have multiple accounts on the one device.
- Enter the name you would like to be shown on all outgoing emails that you send from the device.
- Tap Next.
And you're done!