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# Setting up the Spike email client on Android

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

This article demonstrates how to set up the Spike email client on Android to access a hosting.com e-mail account.

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

1. Start Spike.

2. In the **Welcome to Spike** dialog box, type the e-mail address of the account you created in cPanel:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spike-android-1-welcome.png)

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

3. Tap **Continue**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spike-android-2-welcome-continue.png)

4. Tap **Not Exchange**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spike-android-3-not-exchange.png)

5. Tap **IMAP**:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spike-android-4-imap.png)

6. In the **IMAP** dialog box, in the **Password** text box, type the password for the e-mail account you created in cPanel:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spike-android-5-password.png)

7. In the **IMAP Server** text box, type*mail.example.com*, where ***example.com*** represents your domain name:\
   ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spike-android-6-imap-server.png)

8. In the **Port** text box, type `993`.

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

10. In the **SMTP Server** text box, type *mail.example.com*, where ***example.com*** represents your domain name.

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

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

13. Tap **Login**:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spike-android-7-login.png)

14. Spike downloads any messages in the account, and the inbox appears:\
    ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-email-spike-android-8-inbox.png)

## More information

For more information about Spike, please visit [https://www.spikenow.com/](https://www.spikenow.com/).

## Related articles

* [Setting up Spike on macOS](/docs/setting-up-spike-on-macos)

* [Setting up Spike on Windows](/docs/setting-up-spike-on-windows)

* [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)