Huawei P20 Pro

Huawei P20 Pro

Android 8.1

How to guides

Set up your phone for IMAP email

You can set up your phone to send and receive email messages from your email accounts. To set up your phone for IMAP email, you need to set up your phone for internet.

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Press Settings.

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Press Users & accounts.

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Press Add account.

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Press Email.

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Press Email address and key in your email address.

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Press Password and key in the password for your email account.

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Press SIGN IN.

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If this screen is displayed, you email account has been recognised and set up automatically. Follow the instructions on the screen to key in more information and finish setting up your phone.

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Press IMAP.

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Press the field below "Username" and key in the username for your email account.

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Press the field below "Server" and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

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Press the field below "Port" and key in 143.

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Press Security type.

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Press None to turn off the function.

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Press NEXT.

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Press the field below "SMTP server" and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.

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Press the field below "Port" and key in 25.

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Press Security type.

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Press None to turn off the function.

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Press the field next to "Require sign-in" to turn on the function.

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Press the field below "Username" and key in the username of your email provider's outgoing server.

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Press the field below "Password" and key in the password of your email provider's outgoing server.

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Press NEXT.

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Press Sync frequency.

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Press the required setting.

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Press the field next to "Notify me when email arrives." to turn on the function.

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Press the field next to "Sync email from this account." to turn on the function.

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Press NEXT.

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Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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Press the email icon.

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Press More.

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Press Settings.

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Press the required email account.

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Press Account name and key in the required name.

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Press OK.

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Press Your name and key in the required sender name.

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Press OK.

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Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

1. 1. Find "Users & accounts"

Press Settings.
Press Users & accounts.

2. 2. Create new email account

Press Add account.
Press Email.

3. 3. Enter email address

Press Email address and key in your email address.

4. 4. Enter password

Press Password and key in the password for your email account.
Press SIGN IN.
If this screen is displayed, you email account has been recognised and set up automatically. Follow the instructions on the screen to key in more information and finish setting up your phone.

5. 5. Select server type

Press IMAP.

6. 6. Enter username

Press the field below "Username" and key in the username for your email account.

7. 7. Enter incoming server

Press the field below "Server" and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

8. 8. Enter incoming port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 143.
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9. 9. Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press Security type.
Press None to turn off the function.
Press NEXT.

10. 10. Enter outgoing server

Press the field below "SMTP server" and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.

11. 11. Enter outgoing port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 25.
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12. 12. Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press Security type.
Press None to turn off the function.

13. 13. Turn on SMTP authentication

Press the field next to "Require sign-in" to turn on the function.
Press the field below "Username" and key in the username of your email provider's outgoing server.
Press the field below "Password" and key in the password of your email provider's outgoing server.
Press NEXT.

14. 14. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press Sync frequency.
Press the required setting.

15. 15. Turn email message notifications on or off

Press the field next to "Notify me when email arrives." to turn on the function.

16. 16. Turn on email message synchronisation

Press the field next to "Sync email from this account." to turn on the function.
Press NEXT.

17. 17. Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

18. 18. Find "Settings"

Press the email icon.
Press More.
Press Settings.

19. 19. Enter email account name

Press the required email account.
Press Account name and key in the required name.
Press OK.

20. 20. Enter sender name

Press Your name and key in the required sender name.
Press OK.

21. 21. Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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