{"id":47978,"date":"2019-09-20T11:43:05","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T16:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=47978"},"modified":"2023-11-27T15:02:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T20:02:47","slug":"how-to-configure-email-for-android-oreo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/email\/how-to-configure-email-for-android-oreo\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Configure Email for Android Oreo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this article, you can learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#add-email-account\">How to Add an Email Account<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> This article describes how to <strong>add an email account<\/strong> to an <strong>Android OS<\/strong> (<strong>Oreo <\/strong>version) mobile device.  Once you configure email for your mobile device you can send and receive messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\"><strong>Did you know:<\/strong> Other hosting companies charge extra for email services using your domain name. At InMotion Hosting, all of our <a href=\"\/shared-hosting\">Shared Hosting<\/a> and <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/wordpress-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress Hosting<\/a> plans include email at no additional cost!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"add-email-account\">How to Add an Email Account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-warning\"><strong>IMPORTANT:<\/strong> Android versions can vary by the device&#8217;s manufacturer. Although similar in functionality, the on-screen elements and text may be different from the ones included in this guide. These instructions were written using a Pixel device. If you are using a Samsung device, be sure to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\/support\/email\/how-to-set-up-email-using-android-pie\/\" target=\"_blank\">check out our guide here<\/a> for help setting up your email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to the <strong>Email<\/strong> application<p class=\"alert alert-info\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> If you have not added any email accounts yet, then a <em>Set Up Email<\/em> guide will appear and you can skip to the next step below. If you have already added an email account, then you will need to tap on the Email menu icon (\u2261), then tap to select Add account.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your email address in the <strong>Email address<\/strong> field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the password for that email account in the <strong>Password<\/strong> field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap on the <strong>MANUAL SETUP<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap on <strong>IMAP account<\/strong> from the <em>Select account type<\/em> options<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your email address in the <strong>Email address<\/strong> field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your email address in the <strong>User name<\/strong> field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your email account password in the <strong>Password<\/strong> field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the <em>INCOMING SERVER<\/em> settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the <strong>Incoming Server<\/strong> into the <em>IMAP server<\/em> field<p class=\"alert alert-info\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> This information can be <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\/support\/email\/view-email-settings\/\" target=\"_blank\">found in your Email Settings<\/a>.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>SSL<\/strong> from the <em>Security type<\/em> drop-down menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter <strong>993<\/strong> into the <em>Port<\/em> field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the <strong>Outgoing Server<\/strong> into the <em>SMTP server<\/em> field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>SSL<\/strong> from the <em>Security type<\/em> drop-down menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter <strong>465<\/strong> into the <em>Port<\/em> field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure that the <strong>Authentication required before sending emails<\/strong> toggle is enabled<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your email address in the <strong>User name<\/strong> field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your email account password in the <strong>Password<\/strong> field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap on <strong>NEXT<\/strong> to proceed to verify the server settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select an option from the <strong>Period to sync Email<\/strong> drop-down menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select an option from the <strong>Sync schedule<\/strong> drop-down menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap on <strong>NEXT<\/strong> to proceed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter a name for the account in the <strong>Account name<\/strong> field<p class=\"alert alert-info\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> Although this step is optional, this will help you differentiate between other accounts you have set up on your mobile device.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your name in the <strong>Your name<\/strong> field as you would like it to appear when sending emails<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finally, tap on <strong>DONE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congratulations<\/strong>, now that you have configured your email account, you can begin sending and receiving email on your Android Oreo device.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, you can learn: This article describes how to add an email account to an Android OS (Oreo version) mobile device. 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