Outlook is a free web based mailing service that is provided by the Microsoft Corporation. Even after the stiff competition with Gmail and YahooMail, the windows Hotmail is still very popular. There are millions of users all round the globe for the Hotmail. In this article, I will discuss about how to set up Outlook for the android phones.
Things you need
Before we start, make sure couple things that are mentioned below:
1. You must have a valid windows live user name and password.
2. You must check that your account is accessible or not.
POP3 email on an Android
Step – 1: First of all, tap ‘mail’. For the home screen, go for the following settings: “Mail > Menu > More > New Account…”
Step – 2: Now, set the account type as “Other (POP3/IMAP)” and select “Manual Setup”.
Step – 3: Make the settings as follows:
• Protocol – set to POP
• Email address – the e-mail address that you are going to be using
• Username – This will be the user name you were given when the account was created
• Password – The password will also have been supplied to you, please note the password is case sensitive
• POP Server – Host Name needs to be set to mail.yourdomainname.co.uk
• Security Type- From the list of options, select none
• Server Port – Change port number to 110
Step – 4: Click ‘Next’ and make the settings as shown:
• Check the “Login Required” tick box and then re-enter your user name and password (if not auto filled)
• SMTP Server -Type in mail.yourdomainname.co.uk
• Security Type- Select none from list of options
• Server Port – Change port number to 2525
Step – 5: Click ‘next’ and ‘save’ your settings.
Setup Outlook email for the Android
Now, for setting up your Outlook account make the following settings as shown:
• POP Server – type pop3.live.com
• Security Type – select SSL
• SMTP server – ensure that you type smtp.live.com
• Security Type – select TLS
• Server Port – port number should be changed to 587
Save these settings and enjoy sending and receiving Hotmail on your Google Android phone.