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Set up your mobile phone for IMAP email
You can set up your mobile 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. Before you can set up your mobile phone for IMAP email, you need to set up your mobile phone for internet.
Find "Users & accounts"


Create new email account


Enter email address

Enter password



Select server type

Enter username

Enter incoming server

Enter incoming port number

Turn off encryption of incoming email



Enter outgoing server

Enter outgoing port number

Turn off encryption of outgoing email


Turn off SMTP authentication


Select setting for retrieval of new email


Turn email notifications on or off

Turn on email synchronisation


Return to the home screen

Find "Settings"



Enter account name



Enter sender name


Return to the home screen



Tap Settings.


Tap Users & accounts.


Tap Add account.


Tap Email.


Tap Email address and key in your email address.


Tap Password and key in the password for your email account.


Tap 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 mobile phone.


Tap IMAP.


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


Tap the field below "Server" and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server. If Optus is your email provider, key in mail.optusnet.com.au as your incoming server.


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


Tap Security type.


Tap None to turn off the function.


Tap NEXT.


Tap the field below "SMTP server" and key in smtp.optusnet.com.au.


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


Tap Security type.


Tap None to turn off the function.


Tap the field next to "Require sign-in" to turn off the function.


Tap NEXT.


Tap Sync frequency.


Tap the required setting.


Tap the field next to "Notify me when email arrives" to turn the function on or off.


Tap the field next to "Sync email from this account" to turn on the function.


Tap NEXT.


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


Tap Email.


Slide your finger right starting form the left side of the screen.


Tap Settings.


Tap the required email account.


Tap Account name and key in the required name.


Tap OK.


Tap Your name and key in the required sender name.


Tap OK.


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