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Set up email on iPhone with the Mail app

Set up your email account on your iPhone using the standard Mail app. This guide explains step by step how to add your email account and enter the correct IMAP and SMTP settings.

Do you want to send and receive email directly from the Mail app on your iPhone? You can manually add your email account using the correct incoming and outgoing mail server settings. Before you start, make sure you have your full email address and password available.

Set up email on iPhone

  1. Open Settings on your iPhone.

  2. Go to Apps, select Mail and then Mail Accounts.

  3. Select Add Account.

  4. Enter your email address and select Next.

  5. Select Add Other Account and then Mail Account.

  6. Enter the following details:

    • Name: your name

    • Email: your full email address

    • Password: the password for your email account

    • Description: a recognizable name for your email account

  7. Select Next.

  8. Choose IMAP as the account type.

  9. Under Incoming Mail Server, enter the following details:

    • Host Name: mail.recra.net

    • User Name: your full email address

    • Password: the password for your email account

    • Port: 993

    • Authentication: Password

    • SSL: Yes

  10. Under Outgoing Mail Server, enter the following details:

    • Host Name: mail.recra.net

    • User Name: your full email address

    • Password: the password for your email account

    • Port: 587

    • Authentication: Password

    • SSL: Yes

  11. Select Save to add the email account.

Your email account is now set up. If you want to use your email on multiple devices, make sure your email account is set up using IMAP on those devices as well.

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