Set up your phone for IMAP email

You can set up your phone to send and receive email from your email accounts. Using IMAP, your email are kept on the server and are synchronised between all of your devices. It is therefore possible to access your email from different devices. To set up your phone for IMAP email, you need to set up your phone for internet.
Select an alternative email configuration:
- Set up your phone for Telstra Mail
- Set up your phone for POP3 email
- Set up your phone for Exchange email

Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Cloud and accounts.
Press Accounts.
Press Add account.
Press Email.
Press Email address and key in your email address.
Press Password and key in the password for your email account.
Press SIGN IN.
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 account.
Press the field below
Press the field below
Press the field below
143
Press the field below
Press the field below
25
Press the indicator next to
Press the field below
Press the field below
Press SIGN IN.
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
Slide your finger upwards on the screen.
Press Samsung.
Press Email.
Slide your finger right starting from the left side of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Notifications.
Press the indicator next to the required email account to turn the function on or off.
Press the Return key.
Press the required account.
Press the indicator next to
Press Account name.
Key in the required name and press DONE.
Press Your name.
Key in the required sender name and press DONE.
Press Sync schedule.
Press Set sync schedule.
Press the required setting.
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
  • 1
    Find "Accounts"
    • Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
    • Press the settings icon.
    • Press Cloud and accounts.
    • Press Accounts.
  • 2
    Create new email account
    • Press Add account.
    • Press Email.
  • 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 SIGN IN.
    • 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 account.
  • 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.
  • 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 "Verify before sending emails" 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 SIGN IN.
  • 12
    Return to the home screen
    • Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
  • 13
    Find "Email"
    • Slide your finger upwards on the screen.
    • Press Samsung.
    • Press Email.
  • 14
    Turn email notifications on or off
    • Slide your finger right starting from the left side of the screen.
    • Press the settings icon.
    • Press Notifications.
    • Press the indicator next to the required email account to turn the function on or off.
    • Press the Return key.
  • 15
    Turn on email synchronisation
    • Press the required account.
    • Press the indicator next to "Sync account" to turn on the function.
  • 16
    Enter email account name
    • Press Account name.
    • Key in the required name and press DONE.
  • 17
    Key in sender name
    • Press Your name.
    • Key in the required sender name and press DONE.
  • 18
    Select settings for retrieval of new email
    • Press Sync schedule.
    • Press Set sync schedule.
    • Press the required setting.
  • 19
    Return to the home screen
    • Press the Home key to return to the home screen.