Set up email

To read and send emails from any email account provider, set up your account in the Gmail app. You can add multiple email accounts of the following types:

NoteIf you set up an account on your phone, when you open the Gmail app for the first time, you'll see your email for that account.

Set up personal email

  1. Touch > Gmail.
  2. Do one of the following:

    • If this is your first time opening the Gmail app, touch Add an email address.
    • If you have been using Gmail with another account, touch , then next to your account name, touch > Add account.
  3. Touch the type of account to add, then touch Next.
  4. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your email address, password, and account options.

For most email accounts, that's all you need to do. But, if that isn't successful, you'll need to contact your email provider to get this information:

  • Server type (POP or IMAP)
  • Address and port number for incoming and outgoing server
  • Security type and certificate acceptance for incoming and outgoing server

Then, touch Manual setup when setting up your account.

Set up corporate email

If you use Microsoft Office Outlook on your work computer, your phone can synchronize emails, calendar events, and contacts with the Microsoft Exchange server. Before you start, you'll need the following information from your company's IT department:

  • Email address
  • Email password
  • Domain name
  • Username
  • Server name
  • Security type/SSL settings
  • Client certificate requirement

To set up corporate email:

  1. Open the Gmail app.
  2. Do one of the following:

    • If this is your first time opening the Gmail app, touch Add an email address.
    • If you have been using Gmail with another account, touch , then next to your account name, touch > Add account.
  3. Touch Exchange and Office 365.
  4. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your email address, password, and other information from your company's IT department.

Switch between accounts

To change to a different account:

  1. Touch and next to the account name, touch .
  2. Touch the account name.
TipYou can also switch views by touching the account icons above the account name.