Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

iOS 26

Set up your Apple iPhone 16 Pro iOS 26 for IMAP email

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You can set up your phone to send and receive email messages from your email accounts. Using IMAP, your email messages are kept on the server and are synchronised between all of your devices. You're then able to access your email messages from other devices. To set up your phone for IMAP email, you need to set up your phone for internet.

Press Settings.
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1. Find "Mail Accounts"

Press Settings.

Press Apps.
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1. Find "Mail Accounts"

Press Apps.

Press Mail.
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1. Find "Mail Accounts"

Press Mail.

Press Mail Accounts.
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1. Find "Mail Accounts"

Press Mail Accounts.

Press Add Account.
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2. Create new email account

Press Add Account.

Press the field below
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3. Enter email address

Press the field below "Enter your email address" and key in your email address.

Press Next.
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3. Enter email address

Press Next.

Press Add Other Account....
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4. Select email type

Press Add Other Account....

If the name of your email provider is on the list, press this instead.
Press Mail Account.
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4. Select email type

Press Mail Account.

Press Name and key in the required sender name.
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5. Enter sender name

Press Name and key in the required sender name.

Press Password and key in the password for your email account.
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6. Enter password

Press Password and key in the password for your email account.

Press Description and key in the required name.
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7. Enter email account name

Press Description and key in the required name.

Press Next.
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7. Enter email account name

Press Next.

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 email account.
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7. Enter email 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 email account.

Press IMAP.
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8. Select server type

Press IMAP.

Press Host Name and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.
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9. Enter incoming server

Press Host Name and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

Press Username and key in the username for your email account.
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10. Enter username

Press Username and key in the username for your email account.

Press Host Name and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.
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11. Enter outgoing server

Press Host Name and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.

Press Username and key in the username for your email account.
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12. Enter username

Press Username and key in the username for your email account.

Press Password and key in the password for your email account.
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13. Enter password

Press Password and key in the password for your email account.

Press Next.
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13. Enter password

Press Next.

Press Save. Your email account has now been set up. To select more settings for incoming and outgoing server, proceed with the following steps.
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13. Enter password

Press Save. Your email account has now been set up. To select more settings for incoming and outgoing server, proceed with the following steps.

Press arrow left.
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14. Select email account

Press arrow left.

Press the name of the email account you've just set up.
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14. Select email account

Press the name of the email account you've just set up.

Press Account Settings.
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14. Select email account

Press Account Settings.

Press SMTP.
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15. Turn on encryption of outgoing email messages

Press SMTP.

Press the field below
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15. Turn on encryption of outgoing email messages

Press the field below "Primary Server".

Press the indicator next to
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15. Turn on encryption of outgoing email messages

Press the indicator next to "Use SSL" to turn on the function.

It's recommended that you turn on encryption of outgoing email messages so that all email messages you send are encrypted and secured in the best possible way.
Press Authentication.
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16. Turn on password authentication for outgoing email messages

Press Authentication.

Press Password.
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16. Turn on password authentication for outgoing email messages

Press Password.

Press arrow left.
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16. Turn on password authentication for outgoing email messages

Press arrow left.

Press Server Port and key in 587.
587
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17. Enter outgoing port

Press Server Port and key in 587.

If you're having problems sending email messages, try keying in 465 instead or ask your email provider for the correct outgoing port.
Press Done.
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17. Enter outgoing port

Press Done.

Press arrow left.
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17. Enter outgoing port

Press arrow left.

Press Advanced.
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18. Turn on encryption of incoming email messages

Press Advanced.

Press the indicator next to
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18. Turn on encryption of incoming email messages

Press the indicator next to "Use SSL" to turn on the function.

It's recommended that you turn on encryption of incoming email messages so that all email messages you receive are encrypted and secured in the best possible way.
Press Authentication.
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19. Turn on password authentication for incoming email messages

Press Authentication.

Press Password.
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19. Turn on password authentication for incoming email messages

Press Password.

Press arrow left.
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19. Turn on password authentication for incoming email messages

Press arrow left.

Press Server Port and key in 993.
993
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20. Enter incoming port

Press Server Port and key in 993.

Press arrow left.
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20. Enter incoming port

Press arrow left.

Press Done.
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20. Enter incoming port

Press Done.

Press arrow left.
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20. Enter incoming port

Press arrow left.

Press Fetch New Data.
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21. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press Fetch New Data.

Press the indicator next to
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21. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the indicator next to "Push" to turn the function on or off.

If you turn off the function, press the required setting.
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21. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

If you turn off the function, press the required setting.

Press the required email account and follow the instructions on the screen to select settings for the specific account.
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21. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the required email account and follow the instructions on the screen to select settings for the specific account.

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.
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22. Return to the home screen

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.

1. Find "Mail Accounts"

Press Settings.
Press Apps.
Press Mail.
Press Mail Accounts.

2. Create new email account

Press Add Account.

3. Enter email address

Press the field below "Enter your email address" and key in your email address.
Press Next.

4. Select email type

Press Add Other Account....
If the name of your email provider is on the list, press this instead.
Press Mail Account.

5. Enter sender name

Press Name and key in the required sender name.

6. Enter password

Press Password and key in the password for your email account.

7. Enter email account name

Press Description and key in the required name.
Press Next.
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 email account.

8. Select server type

Press IMAP.

9. Enter incoming server

Press Host Name and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

10. Enter username

Press Username and key in the username for your email account.

11. Enter outgoing server

Press Host Name and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.

12. Enter username

Press Username and key in the username for your email account.

13. Enter password

Press Password and key in the password for your email account.
Press Next.
Press Save. Your email account has now been set up. To select more settings for incoming and outgoing server, proceed with the following steps.

14. Select email account

Press arrow left.
Press the name of the email account you've just set up.
Press Account Settings.

15. Turn on encryption of outgoing email messages

Press SMTP.
Press the field below "Primary Server".
Press the indicator next to "Use SSL" to turn on the function.
It's recommended that you turn on encryption of outgoing email messages so that all email messages you send are encrypted and secured in the best possible way.

16. Turn on password authentication for outgoing email messages

Press Authentication.
Press Password.
Press arrow left.

17. Enter outgoing port

Press Server Port and key in 587.
If you're having problems sending email messages, try keying in 465 instead or ask your email provider for the correct outgoing port.
587
Press Done.
Press arrow left.

18. Turn on encryption of incoming email messages

Press Advanced.
Press the indicator next to "Use SSL" to turn on the function.
It's recommended that you turn on encryption of incoming email messages so that all email messages you receive are encrypted and secured in the best possible way.

19. Turn on password authentication for incoming email messages

Press Authentication.
Press Password.
Press arrow left.

20. Enter incoming port

Press Server Port and key in 993.
993
Press arrow left.
Press Done.
Press arrow left.

21. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press Fetch New Data.
Press the indicator next to "Push" to turn the function on or off.
If you turn off the function, press the required setting.
Press the required email account and follow the instructions on the screen to select settings for the specific account.

22. Return to the home screen

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.

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