How to configure an Android phone using IMAP

This article explain show to configure an Android smartphone with an IMAP e-mail account. This process is simple and should only take a few minutes.

1. Open the "Email" application, accessible via the <spanstyle="font-weight: bold;"="">Apps menu from the home screen.

2. Once the "Email" app has opened, enter your full <spanstyle="font-weight: bold;"="">e-mail and password, then clickÂ Manual Setup.

3. Choose IMAPÂ as the account type.

4. Fill out the settings completely as follows:

User name: Your complete e-mail address.
Password: Your password for the corresponding e-mail address.
IMAP Server: imap.COMPANY.COM
(COMPANY.COM should be replaced with the portion of your e-mail address following the "@" symbol. Example: if your e-mail address is HanSolo@MFalcon.biz, then your IMAP server should be imap.MFalcon.biz)
Security Type: None
Port: 143
IMAP path prefix: Leave Blank

When finished, click next.

5. Fill out the settings completely as follows:

SMTP Server: smtp.COMPANY.COM
(COMPANY.COM should be replaced with the portion of your e-mail address following the "@" symbol. Example: if your e-mail address is HanSolo@MFalcon.biz, then your POP3 server should be pop3.MFalcon.biz)
Security type: None
Port: 587
User name: Your complete e-mail address.
Password: Your password for the corresponding e-mail address.

When finished, click next.

6. Fill out the remaining fields to your preference. Once filled out, you can now select "Done" and verify that you are receiving e-mails.

Article ID: 97
Created: January 7, 2013
Last Updated: August 18, 2014
Author: Natural Networks NOC [support@naturalnetworks.com]

Online URL: https://kb.naturalnetworks.com/article.php?id=97