Android mail sync settings
Here are the common Android mail sync settings:
General Settings
- Account name: Enter a name for your email account (e.g., "Personal Email").
- Email address: Enter your email address (e.g., "[email protected]").
- Password: Enter your email account password.
- Sync frequency: Choose how often you want your email to sync with the server:
- Manual: Sync only when you open the email app.
- Auto: Sync at a set interval (e.g., every 15 minutes).
- Push: Sync immediately when new emails arrive.
Sync Options
- Sync email: Choose which email folders to sync:
- Inbox: Sync new emails.
- Sent: Sync sent emails.
- Drafts: Sync draft emails.
- Trash: Sync deleted emails.
- Sync contacts: Choose whether to sync contacts:
- Yes: Sync contacts with your email account.
- No: Do not sync contacts.
- Sync calendar: Choose whether to sync calendar events:
- Yes: Sync calendar events with your email account.
- No: Do not sync calendar events.
Advanced Settings
- IMAP: Choose whether to use IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) or POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) to sync your email:
- IMAP: Use IMAP to sync your email.
- POP3: Use POP3 to sync your email.
- SMTP: Enter the SMTP server settings for sending emails:
- SMTP server: Enter the SMTP server address (e.g., "smtp.example.com").
- SMTP port: Enter the SMTP port number (e.g., "587").
- SSL/TLS: Choose whether to use SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) or TLS (Transport Layer Security) encryption:
- SSL: Use SSL encryption.
- TLS: Use TLS encryption.
Other Settings
- Notification settings: Choose how you want to be notified when new emails arrive:
- Notification sound: Choose a notification sound.
- Vibrate: Choose whether to vibrate when new emails arrive.
- LED: Choose whether to display a LED light when new emails arrive.
- Account settings: Choose whether to allow others to access your email account:
- Allow others to access: Choose whether to allow others to access your email account.
Note: The exact settings may vary depending on your email provider and the Android version you're using.