Sony Xperia XA2

Sony Xperia XA2

Android 8.0

Set up your Sony Xperia XA2 Android 8.0 for IMAP email

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You can set up your phone to send and receive email messages from your email accounts. Using IMAP, your email messages are kept on the server and are synchronised between all of your devices. You're then able to access your email messages from other devices. To set up your phone for IMAP email, you need to set up your phone for internet.

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1. Find "Users & accounts"

Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.

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1. Find "Users & accounts"

Press the settings icon.

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1. Find "Users & accounts"

Press Users & accounts.

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2. Create new email account

Press Add account.

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2. Create new email account

Press Exchange Services.

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3. Enter email address

Press Email address and key in your email address.

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3. Enter email address

Press NEXT.

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4. Enter password

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

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4. Enter password

Press NEXT.

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4. 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.

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5. Select server type

Press IMAP.

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6. Enter username

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

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7. Enter incoming server

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

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8. Enter incoming port

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

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9. Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".

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9. Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press None to turn off the function.

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9. Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press NEXT.

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10. Enter outgoing server

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

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11. Enter outgoing port

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

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12. Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".

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12. Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press None to turn off the function.

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13. Turn off SMTP authentication

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

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13. Turn off SMTP authentication

Press NEXT.

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14. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press SHOW MORE SYNC OPTIONS.

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14. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the drop down list below "Automatically (Push)".

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14. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the required setting.

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14. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

To turn on manual retrieval of email messages, press Manually.

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14. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the drop down list below "Days to sync".

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14. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the required setting.

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15. Turn on email message synchronisation

Press Sync email to turn on the function.

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15. Turn on email message synchronisation

Press NEXT.

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16. Select notification for new email messages

Press the required setting.

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16. Select notification for new email messages

Press NEXT.

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17. Enter email account name

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

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18. Enter sender name

Press the field below "Your name (shown on outgoing messages)" and key in the required sender name.

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18. Enter sender name

Press FINISH SETUP.

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19. Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

1. Find "Users & accounts"

Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Users & accounts.

2. Create new email account

Press Add account.
Press Exchange Services.

3. Enter email address

Press Email address and key in your email address.
Press NEXT.

4. Enter password

Press 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.

5. Select server type

Press IMAP.

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 "IMAP 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.
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9. Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".
Press None to turn off the function.
Press NEXT.

10. Enter outgoing server

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

11. Enter outgoing port

Press the field below "Port" and key in 25.
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12. Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press the drop down list below "Security type".
Press None to turn off the function.

13. Turn off SMTP authentication

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

14. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press SHOW MORE SYNC OPTIONS.
Press the drop down list below "Automatically (Push)".
Press the required setting.
To turn on manual retrieval of email messages, press Manually.
Press the drop down list below "Days to sync".
Press the required setting.

15. Turn on email message synchronisation

Press Sync email to turn on the function.
Press NEXT.

16. Select notification for new email messages

Press the required setting.
Press NEXT.

17. Enter email account name

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

18. Enter sender name

Press the field below "Your name (shown on outgoing messages)" and key in the required sender name.
Press FINISH SETUP.

19. Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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