# Setup IMAP e-mail on Android Remember that, if you have an Enhanced account, you can use ActiveSync, to not only sync e-mails, but also contacts and events. ### How to set up your email on an Android device Here's the step by step for setting up an IMAP account on Android's native mail app.
- Press the device's **Menu** button. - Tap **Settings**. - Go to **Manage Accounts** - Click on **Add account**. - Click on **Email / Personal (IMAP)** - **Username**: enter your full e-mail address - If an account type is asked, choose **IMAP account**. - **Password**: enter your email's password. - **Incoming server settings** - Username: your full email address - Password: your email's password - Server: `imap.emailarray.com` . Android will automatically use yourdomain.com as host and you need to change it. - **Outgoing server settings** - Require signin: **YES** - Username: your full email address - Password: your email's password - SMTP server: `smtp.emailarray.com` . Android will automatically use yourdomain.com as host and you need to change it. - Account options: Optionally, you can set up specific details such as interval for checking mail, if you want to be notified, etc. - On the last page, Android gives you the option to change the *Account name* (will appear in your list) and *Your name* (will appear to recipients). - Click on **Next** to finalize the procedure.
Note that IMAP is preferred over POP. If you want to set up the account as POP, you have to set it up manually. IMAP is a protocol made to support several devices accessing one same account, with all folders synced at our server, which also guarantees that our backups will be executed.
### Example Setup on Android Mail App [![Android - Email setup - step 1.jpg](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/android-email-setup-step-1.jpg)](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/android-email-setup-step-1.jpg)[![Android - Email setup - step 2.jpg](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/android-email-setup-step-2.jpg)](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/android-email-setup-step-2.jpg)![Android - Email setup - step 3.jpg](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/android-email-setup-step-3.jpg)[![Android - Email setup - step 4.jpg](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/android-email-setup-step-4.jpg)](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/android-email-setup-step-4.jpg) [![Android - Email setup - step 5.jpg](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/android-email-setup-step-5.jpg)](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/android-email-setup-step-5.jpg)[![Android - Email setup - step 6.jpg](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/android-email-setup-step-6.jpg)](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/android-email-setup-step-6.jpg)[![Android - Email setup - step 7.jpg](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/android-email-setup-step-7.jpg)](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/android-email-setup-step-7.jpg)[![Android - Email setup - step 8.jpg](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/android-email-setup-step-8.jpg)](https://wikidev.emailarray.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/android-email-setup-step-8.jpg)