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Set up your mobile phone for IMAP email
You can set up your mobile phone to send and receive email from your email accounts. Using IMAP, your email are kept on the server and are synchronised between all of your devices. It is therefore possible to access your email from different devices. Before you can set up your mobile phone for IMAP email, you need to set up your mobile phone for internet.
Find "Mail"
Tap Settings.
Find "Mail"
Tap Mail.
Create new email account
Tap Accounts.
Create new email account
Tap Add Account.
Create new email account
Tap Other.
Create new email account
Tap Add Mail Account.
Enter sender name
Tap Name and key in the required sender name.
Enter email address
Tap Email and key in your email address.
Enter password
Tap Password and key in the password for your email account.
Enter account name
Tap Description and key in the required name.
Enter account name
Tap Next.
Enter account name
If this screen is displayed, you email account has been recognised and set up automatically. Follow the instructions on the screen to key in more information and finish setting up your mobile phone.
Select server type
Tap IMAP.
Enter incoming server
Tap Host Name and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.
Enter username
Tap Username and key in the username for your email account.
Enter outgoing server
Tap Host Name and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.
Enter username
Press Username and key in the username for your email account.
Enter password
Press Password and key in the password for your email account.
Enter password
Tap Next.
Enter password
Tap Save.
Select email account
Tap the name of the email account you've just set up.
Select email account
Tap Account.
Turn off encryption of outgoing email
Tap SMTP.
Turn off encryption of outgoing email
Tap the field below "PRIMARY SERVER".
Turn off encryption of outgoing email
Tap the indicator next to "Use SSL" to turn off the function.
Turn off password encryption
Tap Authentication.
Turn off password encryption
Tap Password.
Turn off password encryption
Tap arrow left.
Enter outgoing port number
Tap Server Port and key in 25.
Enter outgoing port number
Tap Done.
Enter outgoing port number
Tap arrow left.
Turn off encryption of incoming email
Tap Advanced.
Turn off encryption of incoming email
Tap the indicator next to "Use SSL" to turn off the function.
Turn off password encryption
Tap Authentication.
Turn off password encryption
Tap Password.
Turn off password encryption
Tap arrow left.
Enter incoming port number
Tap Server Port and key in 143.
Enter incoming port number
Tap arrow left.
Enter incoming port number
Tap Done.
Select setting for retrieval of new email
Tap Fetch New Data.
Select setting for retrieval of new email
Tap the indicator next to "Push" to turn the function on or off.
Select setting for retrieval of new email
If you turn off the function, tap the required setting.
Select setting for retrieval of new email
Tap the required email account and follow the instructions on the screen to select settings for the specific account.
Return to the home screen
Tap the Home key to return to the home screen.
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