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# Setting up e-mail on Android

> Set up your hosting.com email on Android with our step-by-step guide. Manage your emails effortlessly on your device.

This article demonstrates how to set up access to a hosting.com e-mail account on Android devices using Gmail.

<Note>
  The following procedure describes how to set up an account using the Google e-mail app (Gmail) installed on all Android devices. However, there are many other e-mail applications available for Android. While the user interfaces vary, the general steps and concepts are the same as those described below.
</Note>

To configure an Android device to work with your hosting.com e-mail account, follow these steps:

1. Tap **Settings**, and then tap **Passwords & accounts**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-android-passwords-accounts.png)

   > 📘 Note
   >
   > The user interface displayed in these images may differ slightly from the version you have installed.

2. Tap **Add account**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-android-add-account.png)

3. Choose the type of account:

   * To set up an IMAP account, tap **Personal (IMAP)**.

   * To set up a POP3 account, tap **Personal (POP3)**.\
     ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-android-add-account-type.png)

4. In the **Add your email address** text box, type the e-mail address of the account that you created in cPanel (for example, **[user@example.com](mailto:user@example.com)** ):\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-android-add-email-address.png)

5. Tap **MANUAL SETUP**.

6. For the account type, tap **Personal (POP3)** or **Personal (IMAP)**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-android-account-type-2.png)

7. In the **Password** text box, type the password for the e-mail account that you created in cPanel:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-android-add-account-password.png)

8. Tap **NEXT**. The **Incoming server settings** page appears:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-android-incoming-server.png)

9. In the **Username** text box, confirm the e-mail address that you typed in step 4.

10. In the **Password** text box, confirm the password that you typed in step 7.

11. In the **Server** text box, type the hosting.com server name for your account.

    > 📘 Note
    >
    > For information about how to determine your account's server name, please see [this article](/docs/determining-your-accounts-server-name).

12. Tap **NEXT**. Android validates the incoming server settings, and then the **Outgoing server settings** page appears:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-android-outgoing-server.png)

13. In the **Username** text box, confirm the e-mail address that you typed in step 4.

14. In the **Password** text box, confirm the password that you typed in step 7.

15. In the **Server** text box, type the hosting.com server name for your account.

    > 📘 Note
    >
    > For information about how to determine your account's server name, please see [this article](/docs/determining-your-accounts-server-name).

16. Tap **NEXT**. The **Account options** page appears:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-android-account-options.png)

17. In the **Sync frequency** list box, select how often you want to synchronize the device with the e-mail account.

18. Configure the other account options:

    * To receive notifications for new messages, select the **Notify me when emails arrive** check box.

    * To synchronize messages, select the **Sync email for this account** check box.

    * If you are configuring an IMAP account, to download attachments when the device is connected to a Wi-Fi network, select the **Automatically download attachments when connected to WiFi** check box.

19. Tap **NEXT**. The **Your account is set up and emails are on their way!** message appears:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-android-account-is-set-up.png)

    * To change the account name, type the new name in the **Account name (optional)** text box.

    * To change the display name that appears on messages that you send from this account, type the new name in the **Your name** text box.

20. Tap **NEXT**. The **Accounts** page appears again with the new account listed.

21. To view the inbox for the new account, tap the home button, access the application list, and then tap **Gmail**.

22. In Gmail, tap the account profile icon:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-android-profile-icon.png)

23. In Gmail, tap the new account name:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-android-select-new-account.png)

The inbox for the new account appears.

## Related articles

* [Introduction to e-mail protocols](/docs/introduction-to-e-mail-protocols)

* [Accessing e-mail accounts with client applications](/docs/accessing-e-mail-accounts-with-client-applications)

* [Troubleshooting e-mail accounts](/docs/troubleshooting-e-mail-accounts)