Device Guides
How to
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 "Accounts"




Create new email account


Enter email address

Enter password



Select server type

Enter username

Enter incoming server

Turn off encryption of incoming email


Enter incoming port number

Enter outgoing server

Turn off encryption of outgoing email


Enter outgoing port number

Turn off SMTP authentication


Return to the home screen

Find "Email"



Turn on email synchronisation




Enter account name


Enter sender name


Select settings for retrieval of new email



Return to the home screen



Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.


Tap the settings icon.


Tap Cloud and accounts.


Tap 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 ACCOUNT.


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


Tap the field below "IMAP 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 drop down list below "Security type".


Tap None to turn off the function.


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


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


Tap the drop down list below "Security type".


Tap None to turn off the function.


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


Tap Authentication required before sending emails to turn off the function.


Tap SIGN IN.


Tap the Home key to return to the home screen.


Tap Apps.


Tap Samsung.


Tap Email.


Tap the menu icon.


Tap Settings.


Tap the required account.


Tap the indicator next to "Sync account" to turn on the function.


Tap Account name.


Key in a name for the email account and tap OK.


Tap Your name.


Key in the required sender name and tap OK.


Tap Sync schedule.


Tap Set sync schedule.


Tap the required setting.


Tap the Home key to return to the home screen.