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# Setting up Edison Mail on Android

> Set up Edison Mail on Android to access your hosting.com email with our step-by-step guide.

This article demonstrates how to set up the Edison Mail app on Android to access a hosting.com e-mail account.

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

1. Start Edison mail.

2. Select whether or not you want to grant Edison Mail access to your contacts, photos, media, and files:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-edison-android-contacts.png)

   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-edison-android-photos-media-files.png)

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

3. Tap **Other**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-edison-android-other.png)

4. On the **Add Other Account** page, in the **Email** text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-edison-android-email-address.png)

5. In the **Password** text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.

6. Tap the **Advanced Settings** slider:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-edison-android-advanced-settings.png)

7. In the **Hostname** text box, type*mail.example.com*, where ***example.com*** represents your domain name:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-edison-android-hostname-imap.png)

8. Leave the **Username** text box empty.

9. Confirm the **Port** text box is set to **993**.

10. In the **Security** list box, tap **SSL/TLS**.

11. In the **Hostname** text box, type*mail.example.com*, where ***example.com*** represents your domain name:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-edison-android-hostname-smtp.png)

12. In the **Username** text box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel.

13. In the **Password** text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel.

14. In the **Port** text box, type `465`.

15. In the **Security** list box, tap **SSL/TLS**.

16. Tap **Login**:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-edison-android-login.png)

17. Tap **Continue**:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-edison-android-continue.png)

18. Tap **Go to my Inbox**:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-edison-android-go-to-inbox.png)

19. Tap **Accept** or **Decline** to participate in Edison Trends:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-edison-android-trends.png)

20. Edison Mail downloads any messages in the account, and the inbox appears:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-edison-android-inbox.png)

## More information

For more information about Edison Mail, please visit [https://www.edisonmail.com](https://www.edisonmail.com).

## Related articles

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

* [E-mail client application setup](/docs/e-mail-client-application-setup)