Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

Android 5.1.1

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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Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.

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Press the settings icon.

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Press 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 NEXT.

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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 ACCOUNT.

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

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

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Press the drop down list below "Security type".

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Press None to turn off the function.

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

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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 drop down list below "Security type".

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Press None to turn off the function.

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

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Press Require sign-in to turn the function on or off.

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If you turn on SMTP authentication, press the field below "User name" and key in the username for your email account.

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If you turn on SMTP authentication, press the field below "Password" and key in the password for your email account.

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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 Apps.

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Press Email.

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Press MORE.

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Press Settings.

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Press the required account.

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Press Account name.

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Key in the required name for the email account and press OK.

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Press Your name.

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Key in the required sender name and press OK.

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Press the indicator next to "Sync account" to turn on the function.

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Press Sync schedule.

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Press Set sync schedule.

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Press the required setting.

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Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

1. 1. Find "Accounts"

Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press 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 NEXT.
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 ACCOUNT.

6. 6. Enter username

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

7. 7. Enter incoming server

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

8. 8. Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".
Press None to turn off the function.

9. 9. Enter incoming port

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

Press the drop down list below "Security type".
Press None to turn off the function.

12. 12. Enter outgoing port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 25.
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13. 13. Turn SMTP authentication on or off

Press Require sign-in to turn the function on or off.
If you turn on SMTP authentication, press the field below "User name" and key in the username for your email account.
If you turn on SMTP authentication, press the field below "Password" and key in the password for your email account.
Press NEXT.

14. 14. Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

15. 15. Find "MORE"

Press Apps.
Press Email.
Press MORE.

16. 16. Enter email account name

Press Settings.
Press the required account.
Press Account name.
Key in the required name for the email account and press OK.

17. 17. Enter sender name

Press Your name.
Key in the required sender name and press OK.

18. 18. Turn on email message synchronisation

Press the indicator next to "Sync account" to turn on the function.

19. 19. Select settings for retrieval of new email messages

Press Sync schedule.
Press Set sync schedule.
Press the required setting.

20. 20. Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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