How do I set up email on an iPhone?

Today, learn how to set up email on your iPhone:

1. Add mail.com to an iPhone
2. Set up email on an iPhone
3. Connect mail.com Premium to the Apple mail app

Setting up your mail.com free email account on an iPhone

For an optimized experience for our FreeMail customers, we recommend installing our Mail App for iOS on your iPhone or iPad. No IMAP settings are necessary here – simply download our free, secure app and follow the setup instructions. The mail.com app also has the advantage of giving you full access to your mail.com Cloud on your mobile device.

Once you have installed the mail.com mobile app for iOS, simply log in with your mail.com username and password and your emails and cloud files will automatically be synchronized with the app. No further action is needed on your part!

You can download our mobile app directly in the Apple App Store or on our download page: Email apps for your life on the go
 

How to set up email on an iPhone

If you prefer to use the native iOS Mail app to manage your emails on your iPhone, you will have to set up each email account manually in that app. In some cases, like a mail.com Premium account, you will need to have the IMAP server information handy to complete the setup.
 

1. Start by opening Settings on iPhone and then tap Mail   

   

2. Select Accounts and then Add Account

   

3. Choose the email account type that you wish to add on your iPhone.
4. If you have selected Google, Yahoo, or AOL you will be asked to enter your email address and password for that service. If you do not yet have an email account with the provider you have selected, you can do so now by selecting Create an Account and following the instructions.
5. If you have a mail.com Premium account and you would like to access it on your iPhone using IMAP, see the instructions below for the mail.com iPhone settings

Setting up your Premium mail.com email on an iPhone

The most convenient way for all mail.com customers to set up email on their iPhone is to download and install the free mail.com email app. You can use it to check all your mail.com accounts, whether free or Premium. Our app was specially developed for use with our email, and it lets you enjoy direct access to your mail.com Cloud as well. Without the mail.com Mail App, you will have to log into your mail.com account in a web browser to use your Cloud and to access your mail.com folders and settings.

However, it is also possible to connect your mail.com email account to the Apple Mail App using the IMAP protocol, which is a feature now available to our mail.com Premium customers. Follow steps 1-3 above and then continue as described below:

1. To set up your mail.com Premium email account, after selecting Add Account tap Other
2. Click on Add Mail Account

   

3. Enter the account information requested including your name, full email address and its password, and a personal description for you to identify the account more easily. Save your changes by clicking Next.                                       
4. You may now be asked to enter further account information for the new email account you’re adding, though sometimes this process occurs automatically. For a mail.com Premium account, you should include the following information:

   

5.  Personalize the synchronization options and confirm your actions by clicking Save 

NOTE: To receive email from your newly setup email account you have to enable Mail by sliding the toggle button to the right of the screen.

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This article first appeared on December 2, 2021, and was updated on April 4, 2024.

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