How to add a hotmail account to apple mail

To add a Hotmail account to Apple Mail on your Mac or iOS device, follow these steps:

Method 1: Add Hotmail account using IMAP

  1. Open Apple Mail on your Mac or iOS device.
  2. Go to Mail > Preferences (on Mac) or Settings > Mail (on iOS).
  3. Click on Accounts (on Mac) or Accounts & Passwords (on iOS).
  4. Click on + (plus sign) to add a new account.
  5. Select Other Mail Account (on Mac) or Other (on iOS).
  6. Enter your Hotmail email address and password.
  7. Select IMAP as the account type.
  8. Enter the following IMAP settings:
    • Incoming Mail Server: imap-mail.outlook.com
    • User Name: your Hotmail email address
    • Password: your Hotmail password
  9. Click Continue (on Mac) or Next (on iOS).
  10. Enter the following SMTP settings:
    • Outgoing Mail Server: smtp-mail.outlook.com
    • User Name: your Hotmail email address
    • Password: your Hotmail password
  11. Click Create (on Mac) or Save (on iOS).

Method 2: Add Hotmail account using POP

  1. Open Apple Mail on your Mac or iOS device.
  2. Go to Mail > Preferences (on Mac) or Settings > Mail (on iOS).
  3. Click on Accounts (on Mac) or Accounts & Passwords (on iOS).
  4. Click on + (plus sign) to add a new account.
  5. Select Other Mail Account (on Mac) or Other (on iOS).
  6. Enter your Hotmail email address and password.
  7. Select POP as the account type.
  8. Enter the following POP settings:
    • Incoming Mail Server: pop-mail.outlook.com
    • User Name: your Hotmail email address
    • Password: your Hotmail password
  9. Click Continue (on Mac) or Next (on iOS).
  10. Enter the following SMTP settings:
    • Outgoing Mail Server: smtp-mail.outlook.com
    • User Name: your Hotmail email address
    • Password: your Hotmail password
  11. Click Create (on Mac) or Save (on iOS).

Note: If you're using POP, your emails will be downloaded to your device and deleted from the server. If you want to keep a copy of your emails on the server, use IMAP instead.

After adding your Hotmail account to Apple Mail, you should be able to access your emails, contacts, and calendar events.