Manage Your Email Account from Samsung Galaxy S2
Edited by Geraldin Carniyan, Lynn, Nuance
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We cannot always bring our laptops with us to check our emails, so it's a good thing most of the smartphones today have the capability to send and receive emails. This means emails can be sent or received easily - from almost anywhere. Setting up emails on a smartphone may not seem easy at first, but if you just follow the steps below, you'll find it much simpler than you imagined.
Contents
Adding a POP3 Account
Follow these steps to setup the email on your Samsung Galaxy S2 smoothly. These steps work on Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts.
- 1On the main home screen, tap on "Applications".
- 2Tap on "Email".
- 3Tap on "Menu" on the lower left hand side.
- 4Tap on "Settings".
- 5Tap on the "Plus Sign (+)" on the top right hand corner to add an account.
- 6Tap on the "Email Address" box to type in your email address.
- 7Tap on the "Password" box to be able to type in your email password.
- 8Tap on "Done" on the lower right of the on-screen keyboard.
- 9Tap on "Next" on the lower right hand corner of the screen.
- 10On this screen, you can choose to set the number of days you want to sync your emails to your phone.
- 11Set the email as the primary sending account.
- 12Set notifications and sync your contacts to your phone.
- 13Type an account name if you wish to use one and tap "Done".
- 14All your emails should be coming in.You will now see that the account has been added.
Adding a Microsoft Exchange Account
- 1On the main home screen, tap on "Applications".
- 2Tap on "Settings".
- 3Scroll down and tap "Accounts and Sync".
- 4Tap on "Add account" below.
- 5Tap on "Microsoft Exchange Active Sync".
- 6Enter your username and password.
- 7After your credentials have been entered, tap on "Manual Setup".
- 8Enter you domain information and exchange server and tap "Next".
- 9Wait while your phone checks your account information.
- 10When a smaller box appears, tap on "OK" to continue.
- 11You can customize some of the email settings on this screen and tap "Next".
- 12You can type a name for the account and tap "Done".
- 13You will now see that your email has been added and your incoming messages are coming through.
Setting the Default Email Address
- 1Tap on "Email" on the home screen.
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Tap and hold the account you want to set as default
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In the Inbox, tap on the "Menu" button on the lower left hand side
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Then tap on "More" on the lower right
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Tap on "Account Settings"
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Tap on "Default Account" and make sure it has a checkmark
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Changing the Email Settings
- 1Tap on "Email" on the home screen.
- 2Tap and hold the account you want to edit.
- 3Tap on "Account Settings".
- 4For this example, we will change the outgoing server settings.On the Settings screen, you can tap on the information you want to change such as notifications, server settings and email options.
- 5After making the changes, tap on "Next" to save them.
Deleting an Email Account
- 1Tap on "Email" on the home screen.
- 2Tap and hold the account you want to delete.
- 3Tap on "Delete Account".
- 4This should apply the changes.Tap on "Delete" to confirm.
Tips Tricks & Warnings
- Your account information and server settings are from your service providers. *Email settings are different depending on your email domain.
- It is best to contact your email provider for the accurate settings so you won't have any problems with setting up your email.
If you have problems with any of the steps in this article, please ask a question for more help, or post in the comments section below.
