How To: Configure iPhone for POP/IMAP

Enable POP/IMAP email accounts on your iPhone.

  1. From the Home screen of your iPhone choose Settings > Mail > Accounts > Add Account, or tap Mail.

  2. Select appropriate account type from the following:
    • Y! Mail (Yahoo!)
    • Gmail
    • Mac
    • AOL
    • Other (SmarterMail)

  3. Enter account information -
    • Email address
    • Server type (POP, IMAP, Exchange)
    • Incoming mail server (ie. "mail.domain.com")
    • Outgoing mail server (ie. "smtp.domain.com")
    • Credentials (outgoing server may not require a username and password)
    • Make sure that the use SSL option is disabled.

NOTE:  The Mail feature in software version 2.0+ can automatically setup popular IMAP/POP email account using just your username and password.