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title: "How to Setup Email on Your KaiOS Phone"
description: "Smart feature phones, basically non-touch devices with a Linux operating system (OS), have spiked in popularity in the last years. Why? They're cheaper than smartphones More accessible and easier to..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/email/setup-email-on-kaios/
date: 2020-02-05
modified: 2023-11-27
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Email"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Setup Email on Your KaiOS Phone

Smart feature phones, basically non-touch devices with a Linux operating system (OS), [have spiked in popularity in the last years](https://www.kaiostech.com/the-birth-of-the-smart-feature-phone-revolution/). Why?

- They're cheaper than smartphones
- More accessible and easier to use for seniors
- Nokia bar phones and similar are more durable
- Includes access to Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, and more
- Still have a decent [web browsing](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/email/clear-kaios-browser-cache-do-not-track/) experience with privacy features

Many of these smart bar, slider, and flip phones run the [KaiOS mobile OS](https://www.kaiostech.com/short-history-kaios/).

Below we cover email on the KaiOS mobile phone:

- [Setup](#setup)
- [Email settings](#settings)
- [Delete account or Update Settings](#update)
- [Manage Email](#manage) wp:list /wp:list
  - [Options Menu](#options)

## Setup Email on KaiOS

1. Select **E-Mail** from your phone menu
2. Press **Next**
3. Press **Advanced**
4. Add **Your name** (shows beside your sent emails)
5. Add your **Email**We recommend keeping the IMAP setting which syncs with your email server so you can continue working on your computer. POP3 downloads emails from the server so you'll only be able to access emails from the phone.
6. Add the server **Hostname** for your email account (Incoming server name in your [email settings](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/email/how-to-view-your-email-settings/))
7. Enter your email **Password**
8. Add your **Hostname** again under *SMTP Settings*
9. Press **Next**

## Settings

You can change the following settings:

1. **Account name** shows internally when switching between email accounts
2. **Check for new messages** - Manually, Every 15 Minutes, Every 30 Minutes, or Every Hour
3. **Display new email notifications** - On or Off
4. **Play sound after message is sent** - On or Off
5. **Signature** - Off or On with text box below stating “*Sent from my AlcatelSMARTFLIPTM*”
6. Press **Next**
7. Press **Finish**

## Delete Account or Update Settings

1. From your inbox, press **Options**
2. Select **Settings**
3. Select the email account
4. **Set as default email** and change above settings
5. Press **Save**

Here, you can also **Delete Account**.

## Manage Email

In your inbox, you can select, forward, and reply to emails.

### Options Menu

While in the inbox, press **Options** to do the following:

1. **Delete** highlighted email
2. **Mark as unread** highlighted email
3. **Add flag** to email
4. **Edit** to **Move to Folder** or **Select Multiple** to Mark as read, Add flag, Move to folder, or Delete
5. **Search** mail
6. **View folders** for the email account
7. **Sort by** Date, From, To, or Subject
8. **Synchronize** Email now
9. **Switch account** to manage another connected email account

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