Add an email account to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

In that location are two ways that y'all tin can prepare an email account in the Mail app on your iOS device — automatically or manually. Acquire which pick is best for yous.

How to prepare up your email account automatically

If you lot use an email provider similar iCloud, Google, or Yahoo, Mail can automatically gear up your email account with just your email address and password. Here's how:

  1. Go to Settings > Postal service, then tap Accounts.
    iPhone showing how to set up email account automatically
  2. Tap Add Business relationship, then select your email provider.
  3. Enter your email accost and password.
  4. If you lot encounter Next, tap Next and wait for Mail to verify your account.
  5. If yous run into Save, tap Salve.

If you don't see your e-mail provider, tap Other to add your business relationship manually.

How to set up up your email account manually

If yous need to set upwards your e-mail account manually, make sure that you know the email settings for your account. If you don't know them, you can look them up or contact your email provider. Then follow these steps:

  1. Go to Settings > Mail service, then tap Accounts.
  2. Tap Add together Account, tap Other, then tap Add together Mail Business relationship.
  3. Enter your proper noun, email address, password, and a description for your account.
    iPhone screen showing how to set up an email account manually
  4. Tap Next. Mail will try to find the email settings and finish your account setup. If Mail service finds your email settings, tap Done to complete your business relationship setup.

Enter account settings manually

If Post tin't observe your electronic mail settings, then you need to enter them manually. Tap Next, then follow these steps:

  1. Cull IMAP or Popular for your new account. If you aren't sure which one to choose, contact your email provider.
  2. Enter the data for Incoming Mail service Server and Outgoing Mail Server. So tap Next. If you don't have this information, try to look it up.
    iPhone showing how to enter account settings manually
  3. If your email settings are correct, tap Save to stop. If the email settings are incorrect, yous'll be asked to edit them.

If y'all still can't set your email account or salve your email settings, contact your e-mail provider.

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