How to Setup your Email on Android Devices
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Enter your full "Email Address"
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Enter the password for your "Email Address"
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Tap "Next"
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Choose the type of email account you will be using.
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POP3: POP3 will download the emails from the server and store them on your phone.
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IMAP: IMAP will store the emails on the server and show a cached copy on your phone.
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Exchange: Exchange is not supported as it requires a Microsoft Exchange server
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Username: Please enter your full email address
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Password: The password for your email address.
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IMAP server: This is typically your domain name preceded by "mail.". This can be found in the E-mail Accounts section of the cPanel, under "More" > "Configure Mail Client" .
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Port:
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Non Secure (No SSL): 143
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Secure (SSL): 993
- Note: Using "SSL (Accept all certificates) will be more compatible.
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IMAP path prefix: Please enter INBOX. This will allow for you to store your Sent, Drafts and Deleted emails on the server.
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Tap Next.
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SMTP server: This is typically your domain name preceded by "mail.". This can be found in the E-mail Accounts section of the cPanel, under "More" > "Configure Mail Client" .
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Port:
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Non Secure (No SSL): 25 or 26
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Secure (SSL): 465
- Note: Using "SSL (Accept all certificates) will be more compatible.
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Require sign-in Check this as you will need to authenticate with the SMTP server.
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Username: Please enter your full email address
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Password: The password for your email address.
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Tap Next.
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Email Checking Frequency: Set how often you would like your device to check for new emails.
- Note: The more often you check your email the more drain it will cause on your battery.
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Send email from thise account by default Check this option if this will be your default email address
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Notify me when email arrives: Leave this checked if you would like to be notified of new email messages.
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Tap Next.
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If you would like you can name the email account, this can be helpful if you have multiple accounts on the one device.
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Enter the name you would like to be shown on all outgoing emails that you send from the device.
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Tap Done.