Google Pixel 4a 5G

Google Pixel 4a 5G

Android 11.0

Set up your Google Pixel 4a 5G Android 11.0 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.

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1. Find "Accounts"

Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.

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1. Find "Accounts"

Press the settings icon.

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1. Find "Accounts"

Press Accounts.

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2. Create new email account

Press Add account.

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3. Select server type

Press Personal (IMAP).

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4. Enter email address

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

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4. Enter email address

Press NEXT.

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5. Enter password

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

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5. Enter password

Press NEXT.

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5. Enter password

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 phone.

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6. Enter username

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

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7. Enter incoming server

Press the field below "Server" and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

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8. Enter incoming port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 143.

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9. Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".

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9. Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press None to turn off the function.

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9. Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press NEXT.

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10. Turn on SMTP authentication

Press the indicator next to "Require sign-in" to turn on the function.

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10. Turn on SMTP authentication

Press the field below "Username" and key in the username for your email the email provider's outgoing server.

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10. Turn on SMTP authentication

Press the field below "Password" and key in the password for your email provider's outgoing server.

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11. Enter outgoing server

Press the field below "SMTP server" and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.

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12. Enter outgoing port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 25.

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13. Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".

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13. Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press None to turn off the function.

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13. Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press NEXT.

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14. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the drop down list below "Sync frequency:".

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14. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the required setting.

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15. Turn email message notifications on or off

Press the field next to "Notify me when emails arrive" to turn the function on or off.

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16. Turn on email message synchronisation

Press the field next to "Sync email for this account" to turn on the function.

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16. Turn on email message synchronisation

Press NEXT.

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17. Enter email account name

Press the field below "Account name (optional)" and key in the required name.

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18. Enter sender name

Press Your name and key in the required sender name.

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18. Enter sender name

Press NEXT.

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19. Return to the home screen

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

1. Find "Accounts"

Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Accounts.

2. Create new email account

Press Add account.

3. Select server type

Press Personal (IMAP).

4. Enter email address

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

5. Enter password

Press the field below "Password" and key in the password for your email account.
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 phone.

6. Enter username

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

7. Enter incoming server

Press the field below "Server" and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

8. Enter incoming port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 143.
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9. Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".
Press None to turn off the function.
Press NEXT.

10. Turn on SMTP authentication

Press the indicator next to "Require sign-in" to turn on the function.
Press the field below "Username" and key in the username for your email the email provider's outgoing server.
Press the field below "Password" and key in the password for your email provider's outgoing server.

11. Enter outgoing server

Press the field below "SMTP server" and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.

12. Enter outgoing port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 25.
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13. Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".
Press None to turn off the function.
Press NEXT.

14. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the drop down list below "Sync frequency:".
Press the required setting.

15. Turn email message notifications on or off

Press the field next to "Notify me when emails arrive" to turn the function on or off.

16. Turn on email message synchronisation

Press the field next to "Sync email for this account" to turn on the function.
Press NEXT.

17. Enter email account name

Press the field below "Account name (optional)" and key in the required name.

18. Enter sender name

Press Your name and key in the required sender name.
Press NEXT.

19. 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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