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HTC 10

Android 6.0
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I can't send and receive email

Your phone hasn't been correctly set up for POP3 email

Set up your phone for POP3 email

Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Accounts & sync.
Press the add account icon.
Press Mail.
Press Email address and key in your email address.
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 the field below
Press POP.
Press the field below
Press the field below
Press the field below
110
Press NEXT.
Press Login required to turn on the function.
Press the field below
Press the field below
Press the field below
Press the field below
25
Press NEXT.
Press the field below
Press the field below
Press FINISH.
Press the required email account.
Press Account settings.
Press the required email account.
Press Sync, Send & Receive.
Press Peak time sync.
Press the required setting.
Press Off-peak sync.
Press the required setting.
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
  • 1
    Find "Accounts & sync"
    • Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
    • Press the settings icon.
    • Press Accounts & sync.
  • 2
    Create new email account
    • Press the add account icon.
    • Press Mail.
  • 3
    Enter email address
    • Press Email address and key in your email address.
  • 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 the field below "PROTOCOL".
    • Press POP.
  • 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 "POP SERVER" and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.
  • 8
    Enter incoming port
    • Press the field below "SERVER PORT" and key in 110.
    • Press NEXT.
  • 9
    Turn on SMTP authentication
    • Press Login required to turn on the function.
    • Press the field below "USERNAME" and key in the username for your email account.
    • Press the field below "PASSWORD" and key in the password for your email account.
  • 10
    Enter outgoing server
    • Press the field below "SMTP SERVER" and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.
  • 11
    Enter outgoing port
    • Press the field below "SERVER PORT" and key in 25.
    • Press NEXT.
  • 12
    Enter email account name
    • Press the field below "ACCOUNT NAME" and key in the required name.
  • 13
    Key in sender name
    • Press the field below "YOUR NAME" and key in the required sender name.
    • Press FINISH.
  • 14
    Select settings for retrieval of new email
    • Press the required email account.
    • Press Account settings.
    • Press the required email account.
    • Press Sync, Send & Receive.
    • Press Peak time sync.
    • Press the required setting.
    • Press Off-peak sync.
    • Press the required setting.
  • 15
    Return to the home screen
    • Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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