= Setting Up Email on Android =
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Using your Android phone to send and receive your email is a logical necessity in today's modern world. If you have set up an email address with HostGator and wish to access your domain specific email using the Mail application on your smartphone device, then this article is for you!
In this article, we will cover the necessary information needed to set up your Androids 3rd party mail client. For more detailed information on setting up your smartphone, we recommend reaching out to your service or phone developer's support resources

**Pro Tip Since there are so many different types of phones, tablets, computers, **smartphone **versions, and networks involved, this article will cover only the basic settings you will need. It's always recommended to reach out to someone who understands your device from a professional standpoint should you experience issues setting up email on a third-party mail client. This article, by no means, should serve as a comprehensive guide covering computer/phone specifics

== Getting Started: ==
You will need your incoming mail server, outgoing mail server, full email address, and your email password. The default settings are listed below

- Open the Mail app on your phone

- Tap the
Otheroption

- Enter the
Email Addressyou wish to configure and its Password

- Tap on the
Manual Setupbutton

- Choose
POPor IMAP. IMAP synchronizes the email on your computer with the contents of your account on the server, while POP simply downloads to the device's inbox

- Enter the following
Incomingserver settings: POP
- Username - Your full email address
- Password - Your email address password
- Security Type - None
- Server - pop

DOMAIN IMAP
- Username - Your full email address
- Password - Your email address password
- Security Type - None
- Server - imap

DOMAIN
- Enter the following
Outgoingserver settings:
- Username - Your full email address
- Authentication - Your email password
- Security Type - None
- SMTP server - smtp

DOMAIN
- Click the
NEXTbutton

- Choose your desired settings and click
Done

- Fill in the following two options:
- Give this account a name (Optional) – You may leave this as your email address

- Your name (Displayed on outgoing messages) – You can change this to your actual name if you like

- Tap the
Donebutton to complete the email setup.