Email account setup on Android 4.x.x (Jelly Bean and ICS) (SMTP/IMAP/POP3)

In order to configure your  Email email account on your Android device, perform the following steps: 

1. Locate your Email application: 



We will use a test email account [email protected] to show you what to do. 
Before proceeding with the email account setup, you need to make sure that you have created a mailbox that is to be added. 

2. Fill in your email address and password: 



3. Click Next and select the type of protocol (POP3 or IMAP). 

4. The following steps will guide you thorugh the process of IMAP account set-up.
You will need to indicate the following fields: 

Your username and password should have been already filled in the corresponding fields. 
IMAP server: mail.privateemail.com 
Port: use port 143 for non-SSL connection 




5. Click on Next to proceed. 

6. Indicate the following fields to set up POP3 account: 

Your username and password should have been already filled in the corresponding fields. 
POP3 server: mail.privateemail.com 
Port: use port 110 for non-SSL connection 

It is also possible to choose whether to delete e-mail from the server when it gets deleted from Inbox or not: 





7. Click on Next to proceed. 

8. Indicate the Outgoing Server settings: 

Your username and password should have been already filled in the corresponding fields. 
SMTP server: mail.yourdomain.name 
Port: 26

Note, that Require sign-in option should be checked: 

Or use port  (26 ) for non-SSL connection. 
Note, that Require sign-in option should be checked: 



9. Click on Next to proceed. 

10. You will be able to indicate the following settings: 

• Inbox checking frequency
• Whether to set up this email account as default or not
• Notifications when email arrives
• Sync of emails for this account
• Whether to download attached files when connected to Wi-Fi or not