Samsung Galaxy J6

Samsung Galaxy J6

Android 8.0

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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 Cloud and accounts.

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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 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 account.

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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 "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 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 the indicator next to "Verify before sending emails" 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 SIGN IN.

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Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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Slide your finger upwards on the screen.

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Press Samsung.

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Press Email.

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Slide your finger right starting from the left side of the screen.

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Press the settings icon.

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Press Notifications.

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Press the indicator below the required email account to turn the function on or off.

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Press the Return key.

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Press the required account.

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

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Press Account name.

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

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Press Your name.

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Key in the required sender name and press DONE.

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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 Cloud and accounts.
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 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 account.

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 "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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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 on SMTP authentication

Press the indicator next to "Verify before sending emails" 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 SIGN IN.

14. 14. Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

15. 15. Find "Email"

Slide your finger upwards on the screen.
Press Samsung.
Press Email.

16. 16. Turn email message notifications on or off

Slide your finger right starting from the left side of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Notifications.
Press the indicator below the required email account to turn the function on or off.
Press the Return key.

17. 17. Turn on email message synchronisation

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

18. 18. Enter email account name

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

19. 19. Enter sender name

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

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

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

21. 21. Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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