How to Set up POP3/IMAP e-mail on your Android device Print

Below you will find a short tutorial on how to set up your email account as POP3/IMAP on your Android device.

1. Swipe up from the bottom of your device and tap the Settings icon (see screenshot below for reference):
   
   

2. In the Settings menu, tap on Accounts. The Accounts interface will appear (see screenshot below for reference):
   
   

3. Tap on Add Account. The Add an account interface will appear (see screenshot below for reference):
   
   

4. In the Add an account interface, tap Personal (IMAP) (see screenshot below for reference):

   Note: We recommend that you select the IMAP mailbox type. If you select the POP3 mailbox type, the mobile device’s email client will download all of the account’s email messages, and then remove the messages from the server. You will not be able to access those messages from any other email client.
   
   
   
   

5. In the Enter your email text box, enter your full email address. Tap Next (see screenshot below for reference):
   
   

6. Enter your password in the Password textbox. Tap Next. This will open the Incoming server settings Interface.

   Note: Tap the show password icon () to ensure that the password is correct.
   

    

7. Your Username and Password will be automatically filled with your previously entered information.

   • In the Server textbox, enter the host name information (see screenshot below for reference):
     
     
   • Tap Next. The Outgoing server settings interface will appear.
     
     

8. Your Username and Password will be automatically filled in with your previously entered information.

   • In the Server textbox, enter the host name information (see screenshot below for reference):
     
     
   • Tap Next. The Account options interface will appear.
     
     

9. Enter the following information in the Account options interface. you may set your sync frequency and email notifications.

   • Select how often your email syncs to the server from from the Sync frequency menu options.
   • To get notifications when email arrives, check the Notify me when email arrives checkbox.
   • To automatically sync email for this account, check the Sync email for this account checkbox.
   • To automatically download attachments when connected to Wi-Fi, check the Automatically download attachments when connected to Wi-Fi checkbox.
     
     
   • Tap Next. The confirmation page will appear.
     
     

10. Tap Next. Your email client is now ready.
    
    

The settings required to set up your email for POP3 or IMAP email account type will be as follows or you can make use of your own personalized webmail at https://webmail.mydomain.co.za (remember to change "mydomain.co.za" to your own domain name for the webmail client as well as for the settings below):

The settings you will require when setting up your e-mail are as follows:
Incoming Mail Server: mail.mydomain.co.za
Outgoing Mail Server: mail.mydomain.co.za

Server Port Numbers:
Incoming Server (IMAP): SSL Port 993 (recommended) or Non-SSL Port 143
Incoming Server (POP3): SSL Port 995 (recommended) or Non-SSL Port 110
Outgoing Server (SMTP): SSL Port 465 (recommended) or Non-SSL Port 587

Remember to set up your mail to authenticate with mail server for outgoing mail.