Samsung Galaxy S20 FE

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE

Android 11.0

I can't send and receive email messages on my Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Android 11.0

Cause 3 of 4: Your phone hasn't been correctly set up for IMAP email

To send and receive email messages using IMAP, your phone needs to be correctly set up for email.

Solution: Set up your phone for IMAP email.

Step 1 of 32

Find "Manage accounts"

Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.

Step 2 of 32

Find "Manage accounts"

Press the settings icon.

Step 3 of 32

Find "Manage accounts"

Press Accounts and backup.

Step 4 of 32

Find "Manage accounts"

Press Manage accounts.

Step 5 of 32

Create new email account

Press Add account.

Step 6 of 32

Select server type

Press Personal (IMAP).

Step 7 of 32

Enter email address

Press the field below "Enter your email address" and key in your email address.

Step 8 of 32

Enter email address

Press NEXT.

Step 9 of 32

Enter password

Press the field below "Password" and key in the password for your email account.

Step 10 of 32

Enter password

Press NEXT.

Step 11 of 32

Enter password

If this screen is displayed, you email account has been recognised and set up automatically. Follow the instructions on the screen to key in more information and finish setting up your phone.

Step 12 of 32

Enter username

Press the field below "Username" and key in the username for your email account.

Step 13 of 32

Enter incoming server

Press the field below "Server" and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

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Step 14 of 32

Enter incoming port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 143.

Step 15 of 32

Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".

Step 16 of 32

Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press None.

Step 17 of 32

Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press NEXT.

Step 18 of 32

Turn off SMTP authentication

Press the indicator next to "Require sign-in" to turn off the function.

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Step 19 of 32

Enter outgoing server

Press the field below "SMTP server" and key in mail.vodafone.ie.

25
Step 20 of 32

Enter outgoing port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 25.

Step 21 of 32

Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".

Step 22 of 32

Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press None.

Step 23 of 32

Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press NEXT.

Step 24 of 32

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the drop down list below "Sync frequency:".

Step 25 of 32

Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the required setting.

Step 26 of 32

Turn email message notifications on or off

Press the field next to "Notify me when emails arrive" to turn the function on or off.

Step 27 of 32

Turn on email message synchronisation

Press the field next to "Sync email for this account" to turn on the function.

Step 28 of 32

Turn on email message synchronisation

Press NEXT.

Step 29 of 32

Enter email account name

Press the field below "Account name (optional)" and key in the required name.

Step 30 of 32

Enter sender name

Press Your name and key in the required sender name.

Step 31 of 32

Enter sender name

Press NEXT.

Step 32 of 32

Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

1 Find "Manage accounts"

Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Accounts and backup.
Press Manage accounts.

2 Create new email account

Press Add account.

3 Select server type

Press Personal (IMAP).

4 Enter email address

Press the field below "Enter your email address" and key in your email address.
Press NEXT.

5 Enter password

Press the field below "Password" and key in the password for your email account.
Press NEXT.
If this screen is displayed, you email account has been recognised and set up automatically. Follow the instructions on the screen to key in more information and finish setting up your phone.

6 Enter username

Press the field below "Username" and key in the username for your email account.

7 Enter incoming server

Press the field below "Server" and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

8 Enter incoming port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 143.
143

9 Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".
Press None.
Press NEXT.

10 Turn off SMTP authentication

Press the indicator next to "Require sign-in" to turn off the function.

11 Enter outgoing server

Press the field below "SMTP server" and key in mail.vodafone.ie.
mail.vodafone.ie

12 Enter outgoing port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 25.
25

13 Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".
Press None.
Press NEXT.

14 Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the drop down list below "Sync frequency:".
Press the required setting.

15 Turn email message notifications on or off

Press the field next to "Notify me when emails arrive" to turn the function on or off.

16 Turn on email message synchronisation

Press the field next to "Sync email for this account" to turn on the function.
Press NEXT.

17 Enter email account name

Press the field below "Account name (optional)" and key in the required name.

18 Enter sender name

Press Your name and key in the required sender name.
Press NEXT.

19 Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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