How to do mail settings on iphone

To set up and manage your email account on your iPhone, follow these steps:

Step 1: Go to Settings

  1. Tap on the "Settings" app on your iPhone.
  2. Scroll down and tap on "Mail, Contacts, Calendars".

Step 2: Add a New Account

  1. Tap on "Add Account" at the top right corner of the screen.
  2. Select the type of email account you want to add (e.g. iCloud, Exchange, Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, etc.).
  3. Enter your email address and password.
  4. Tap "Next" to continue.

Step 3: Configure Account Settings

  1. Fill in the required information, such as your name, email address, and password.
  2. Tap "Next" to continue.
  3. If prompted, enter your account password again to verify.
  4. Tap "Save" to save your changes.

Step 4: Set Up Mail Settings

  1. Go back to the "Mail, Contacts, Calendars" screen.
  2. Tap on the email account you just added.
  3. Tap on "Mail" to access the mail settings.
  4. Adjust the following settings as needed:
    • "Default Account": Set this to the email account you want to use as the default account for sending and receiving emails.
    • "Fetch New Data": Set this to "Push" to receive new emails as they arrive, or "Fetch" to receive emails at set intervals.
    • "Send Mail From": Set this to the email address you want to use as the sender's email address.
    • "Signature": Set this to add a signature to your outgoing emails.

Step 5: Set Up Notifications

  1. Go back to the "Mail, Contacts, Calendars" screen.
  2. Tap on "Notifications" at the top of the screen.
  3. Adjust the following settings as needed:
    • "Mail" notifications: Set this to "On" to receive notifications for new emails.
    • "Badge App Icon": Set this to "On" to display a badge on the Mail app icon indicating the number of unread emails.
    • "Sounds": Set this to "On" to play a sound when you receive a new email.

Step 6: Set Up Fetch Settings

  1. Go back to the "Mail, Contacts, Calendars" screen.
  2. Tap on "Fetch New Data" at the top of the screen.
  3. Adjust the following settings as needed:
    • "Fetch Size": Set this to the size of emails you want to fetch at a time.
    • "Fetch Frequency": Set this to the frequency at which you want to fetch new emails (e.g. every 15 minutes, every hour, etc.).

That's it! Your email account should now be set up and ready to use on your iPhone.