Set up email

Follow this procedure if you have a common email provider, for example, AOL, EarthLink, or Yahoo!. If you are setting up the Email application to work with your corporate email account that uses Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or Lotus Notes, see Set up email: Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes.

1Open Email .

2Do one of the following:

•The first time you open Email, tap an account type or tap Email Account.

•If you have already set up an account that takes advantage of the Synergy feature and want to set up another one, tap Add An Account, and then tap an account type or tap Email Account.

•Any other time you open Email, open the application menu, tap Preferences & Accounts, tap Add Account, and tap an account type or tap Email Account.

3Enter your email address and password, and tap Sign In.

4Depending on the account, you may be presented with options for which apps should download data from that account. For each app, tap On or Off, and then tap Create.

5Tap Done.

NOTE If automatic setup fails for your email account, an error message appears. Tap Manual Setup or Find a Synergy Service, gather the settings info you need, and enter the account settings (see Set up email when automatic setup fails).

Set up email: Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes

Follow this procedure to get email for Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes accounts.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Get this info from your email provider or system administrator:

•Mail server name or IP address for receiving mail

•Server domain name

•Your username and password

NOTE If your corporate Exchange system utilizes policies such as remote wipe and password enforcement (including minimum password length, allowed number of failed password attempts, and other parameters), those policies are supported in your Exchange account on your smartphone. Check with your system administrator for details.

1Open Email .

2Do one of the following:

•The first time you open Email, tap Microsoft Exchange.

•If you have already set up an account that takes advantage of the Synergy feature and want to set up another one, tap Add An Account, and tap Microsoft Exchange.

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