How to configure Android Mail?

Note: Android is a system that undergoes considerable modifications by different smartphone manufacturers. Therefore, the default email client installed on your smartphone may differ from the following screenshots.

The data required to configure your mailbox is the same for all models.

  • Launch your email client and choose “Add a new account”.

Email account configuration in Thunderbird step 1

  • Choose the desired mailbox type. IMAP is recommended for easy synchronization of your smartphone with other email clients.

Email account configuration in Thunderbird step 2

  • In the “Email address” field, enter the email address of the account to be configured.
  • In the “Username” field, also enter the email address of the account to be configured.
  • In the “Password” field, enter the password of the email account to be retrieved.

Email account configuration in Thunderbird step 3

  • As the receiving server, enter mail.routing.net.
  • As the sending server, enter mail.routing.net.
  • SSL or TLS encryption for receiving and sending is optional, but strongly recommended.

Email account configuration in Thunderbird step 4

Depending on how you use your mailbox (IMAP or POP3) and the desired encryption, here are the ports to configure in your email program:

ProtocolEncryptionPort
IMAPSSL/TLS (recommended)993
IMAPSTARTTLS143
IMAPnone (not recommended)143
POP3SSL/TLS (recommended)995
POP3STARTTLS110
POP3none (not recommended)110
SMTPSTARTTLS (recommended)587
SMTPSSL/TLS465
SMTPnone (not recommended)25
  • Then click “Connect”.
  • Android Mail will now start configuring your mailbox and will give you feedback if the configuration is successful.

Email account configuration in Thunderbird step 5

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