Email account setup for Android
In order to configure your email account on Android device, follow these steps:
NOTE: If the email account you are about to set up on your device has already been set up on your device, you should first remove the existing account.
Many Mail apps will automatically configure the details when you simply provide your email address and password. If that is not the case for the mail app that you are using, then those details are also provided below.
1. Open the Mail app on from main screen of your Android device.
2. Provide your full email address in the Enter email address field and the password in the Enter password field. Select IMAP and press Sign in.
3. Use the following settings:
- Email: [full email address]
- Username: [full email address]
- Password: [your password]
- Server: mail.privateemail.com
- Port: 993
- Security type: SSL/TLS (Accept all certificates)
- SMTP server: mail.privateemail.com
- Port: 465
- Security type: SSL/TLS (Accept all certificates)
- SMTP independent verification: should be checked
- Username: [full email address]
- Password: [your password]
Press on Done at the top-right corner to finish the setup.
4. If the setup is successful, the following screen shows up:
That’s it!