【 Configure Outlook Mail on Android and iOS 】 Step by Step ▷ 2022

Generally, when a new Smartphone is purchased, the custom is to activate it using a Gmail email, whether it is an Android or an iPhone. However, this is not an absolute law. An account from another provider such as Outlook can be added without any problem, slightly changing that rule that many people follow to the letter.

The reason for this is for convenience, since by doing this you can automatically enjoy Google tools. However, there is nothing preventing you from accessing your Outlook email inbox from an Android or iPhone mobile. This, like any other, offers great advantages, Microsoft has always tried to make our lives simpler and particularly Outlook offers better organization, because you can group all your email messages, calendar events and files so you have everything within reach.

By simply downloading the corresponding application, you will be able to continue using this platform and all the others linked to it. In this article, we will show you step by step how to correctly configure your phone on any smartphone with the Android or iOS operating system, so that you do not have to create a new account with another provider to access your message box. It’s time to be more productive and organized!

Steps to configure my professional internet email account on my mobile phone or tablet

Access email accounts from mobile devices or Tablets increasingly common, as it is a more convenient and practical way to receive and issue emails. So it is well worth having a good configuration.

Below we will explain how to do it from your Android and iOS device:

Configure Outlook Android email

The Android operating system works with different email clients, the main one being Gmail. But there are other servers like Microsoft Exchange, Outlook, IMAP and POP3 that can be used in this and that are also an optimal configuration. That is why in this part you will be able to know how to do it correctly.

• The first thing you should do is go to “Google Play” to download the application “Microsoft Outlook”.

• When the process is finished, you will see the Microsoft Outlook applicationwhen you enter you have an option that says “Begin”.

• Then he asks you to write your address email.
• When finished, just press “Continue”you only have to wait a few seconds while the application connects to the server.

• You will see the email you entered and it will ask you to write the password of the one you are configuring, display name (Ex. Anabel) and the description (eg Studies).
• Before you can advance to any step, you must enter “Show advanced settings”, In this way you will be able to see the configuration of the server both incoming and outgoing.

• In the tab that was opened you will see that the address will be created “IMAP”, depending on the domain from which the mail comes. Double check your domain name “IMAP Host” (You have to keep in mind that if the name that appears to you is not the same as the one you have, you must report it).
• Below it will ask you to write the IMAP username and IMAP passwordin it what you have to enter is your email and your password without changing anything.

• Now the SMTP outgoing mail server will appear, the process will be similar to the previous step, it will search and recognize the address, There you will see that it will ask you for the name and password. What you should do is re-enter your email account and password and click on “To accept” (check icon) located at the top right.

• Wait for me to connect and validate the information that you just entered Confirming this will open your email.

• All that remains is for you to go to your inbox to see what’s new that shows you, you will slide it to the left and in the last one you must click on the little tick icon so that it can show you your emails.
• If you want to set it up with your device so you can sync contacts, just go to the “Main Settings”.

• In the window that will open, look in the “Setting” which is gear shaped.

• Access the section where the “Bill” and select what you want to configure (in case you have several).

• You just have to activate synchronization and ready.

Add Outlook Mail on iPhone/iOS

There are two ways to set up your email account in the iOS Mail app, one is manually and the other is automatic. In this case we will do it with the first one.

• Either on your iPhone or iPad, you must go to the “Settings” either “Setting”.
• In it you must look where it tells you “Mail, contacts, calendar.”

• Now enter where it says “Add Account”.

• In the window that opened you will see several types of account and at the bottom of the last one it should tell you “Other”, that’s the one you’re going to select.
• Depending on the model you have, a window may appear in which you have to press where it tells you “Add Account”. In others it will send you directly to “Enter account”.
• Introduce your name (Annabel), mail address (example@gmail.com), password (xxxx) and a short description (Work, study, company).
• Once this is done, mail will try to validate the information. press “To accept” to finish. The adjustments and configurations will be done automatically.
• In case it can’t find the settings you will have to do the procedure manually.
• Once the data has been entered, press “Following”. After that, you will see two options “IMAP” and “POP” this will depend on where you want to make the copy on the server.
• You have to take into account that the IMAP is an incoming mail server and POP it is an outgoing server. Whichever you select you have to configure it as follows: hostname this is the name of the domain with which the email is related, sometimes it can give it to you automatically but in others you have to enter it. Username You must enter the email you are configuring. Password the one of the mail that you are placing.

• It is recommended to activate both so that later you do not have to repeat any of these steps or present problems.
• It only remains for you to give “Save”.
• You may get a message telling you “The server cannot be verified”, In this case you just have to accept and continue. This can appear for a security certificate that you do not have installed. *If the problem persists and you cannot set up the account or save the mail settings, you should contact your mail provider.