{"id":24520,"date":"2022-02-02T14:39:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/how-to-set-up-an-email-on-android\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T12:08:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:08:17","slug":"how-to-set-up-an-email-on-android","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/how-to-set-up-an-email-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up an email on Android?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">To set up your email account on an Android device<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;you need to start by selecting the mail icon from your application\u2019s screen. 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Adjust the additional Account Options as preferred.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">Specify an optional account name (for your reference only), and&nbsp;enter the name you wish to be displayed on outgoing mail, then select \u201cDone\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33025770753\/original\/w3-yg25kRDv_ApwQHToHRMMsID2zToQXlQ.png?1558439569\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">The account has been set up successfully and your messages will now be downloaded!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Please note: These settings will only work if your DNS (records and nameservers) are pointing correctly and have propagated.&nbsp;<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are not sure that they are, please contact our support team via live chat which can be found on the bottom right corner of our <a href=\"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website&nbsp;<\/a>or send us an email to support@1-grid.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"fr-video fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"fr-draggable\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IJZyyYvP7eM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To set up your email account on an Android device,&nbsp;you need to start by selecting the mail icon from your application\u2019s screen. 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