I can't send and receive email

Set up your phone for IMAP email

Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Users & accounts.
Press Add account.
Press Email.
Press Email address and key in your email address.
Press NEXT.
Press 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.
Press IMAP.
Press the field below
Press the field below
Press the field below
143
Press NEXT.
Press the field below
Press the field below
25
Press the indicator next to
Press the field below
Press the field below
Press NEXT.
Press SHOW MORE SYNC OPTIONS.
Press the drop down list below
Press the required setting.
To turn on manual retrieval of email, press Manually.
Press Sync email to turn on the function.
Press NEXT.
Press the required setting.
Press NEXT.
Press the field below
Press the field below
Press FINISH SETUP.
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
  • 1
    Find "Users & accounts"
    • Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
    • Press the settings icon.
    • Press Users & accounts.
  • 2
    Create new email account
    • Press Add account.
    • Press Email.
  • 3
    Enter email address
    • Press Email address and key in your email address.
    • Press NEXT.
  • 4
    Enter password
    • Press 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.
  • 5
    Select server type
    • Press IMAP.
  • 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 "IMAP 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.
    • Press NEXT.
  • 9
    Enter outgoing server
    • Press the field below "SMTP server" and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.
  • 10
    Enter outgoing port
    • Press the field below "Port" and key in 25.
  • 11
    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 of your email provider's outgoing server.
    • Press the field below "Password" and key in the password for your email provider's outgoing server.
    • Press NEXT.
  • 12
    Select setting for retrieval of new email
    • Press SHOW MORE SYNC OPTIONS.
    • Press the drop down list below "Automatically".
    • Press the required setting.
    • To turn on manual retrieval of email, press Manually.
  • 13
    Turn on email synchronisation
    • Press Sync email to turn on the function.
    • Press NEXT.
  • 14
    Select notification for new email
    • Press the required setting.
    • Press NEXT.
  • 15
    Enter email account name
    • Press the field below "Set account name (optional)" and key in the required name.
  • 16
    Key in sender name
    • Press the field below "Your name (shown on outgoing messages)" and key in the required sender name.
    • Press FINISH SETUP.
  • 17
    Return to the home screen
    • Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

Can you use the phone's internet connection?

It's important to find out if you can use the phone's internet connection. If you can't use the phone's internet connection, you need to solve this problem first. When the problem is solved, you will most likely also be able to send and receive email.