How to change iphone mail settings
To change iPhone mail settings, follow these steps:
Method 1: Change Mail Settings through the Settings App
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Scroll down and tap on Mail.
- Tap on Accounts.
- Select the email account you want to change settings for.
- Tap on Account.
- Make changes to the following settings as needed:
- Description: Enter a description for your email account.
- Username: Enter your email address.
- Password: Enter your email password.
- Incoming Mail Server: Enter the incoming mail server settings (e.g., imap.gmail.com).
- Outgoing Mail Server: Enter the outgoing mail server settings (e.g., smtp.gmail.com).
- Port: Enter the port number for incoming and outgoing mail servers (e.g., 993 and 587).
- Use SSL: Enable or disable SSL encryption for incoming and outgoing mail servers.
- Tap Save to save your changes.
Method 2: Change Mail Settings through the Mail App
- Open the Mail app on your iPhone.
- Tap on the Mailboxes tab.
- Tap on the Edit button (looks like a pencil) in the top-right corner.
- Tap on the Account button next to the email account you want to change settings for.
- Make changes to the following settings as needed:
- Description: Enter a description for your email account.
- Username: Enter your email address.
- Password: Enter your email password.
- Incoming Mail Server: Enter the incoming mail server settings (e.g., imap.gmail.com).
- Outgoing Mail Server: Enter the outgoing mail server settings (e.g., smtp.gmail.com).
- Port: Enter the port number for incoming and outgoing mail servers (e.g., 993 and 587).
- Use SSL: Enable or disable SSL encryption for incoming and outgoing mail servers.
- Tap Done to save your changes.
Additional Tips:
- To add a new email account, tap on Add Account in the Mail settings or Mail app, and follow the prompts to set up your account.
- To delete an email account, go to the Mail settings or Mail app, select the account, and tap Delete Account.
- To change the default email account, go to the Mail settings, select the account you want to use as the default, and toggle on Default Account.