How to configure a mailbox on Apple iOS on my iPhone?

  • Go to your iPhone settings. (For mailbox configuration on MAC OS Mail, please refer to the corresponding guide.)
  • Select the “Mail” option.

Email account configuration on Apple iOS Step 1

  • Select “Add Account”.

Email account configuration on Apple iOS Step 2

  • Select “Other”.

Email account configuration on Apple iOS Step 3

  • Select “Add Mail Account”.

Email account configuration on Apple iOS Step 4

  • Choose the desired mailbox type. IMAP is recommended for easy synchronization of your iPhone with other email clients.
  • In the “Name” field, enter the desired sender name.
  • In the “Email” field, enter the email address of the email account to be configured.
  • In the “Password” field, enter the password of the email account to be retrieved.

Email account configuration on Apple iOS Step 5

  • Now enter the email servers to use. For IMAP/POP3 as well as SMTP, use the same server name, which is mail.routing.net.
  • Please note that Apple iOS by default in the “Outgoing Mail Server” sub-option has the username and password set as “Optional”. If you want to send emails via your hosting.fr mailbox, the username and password are obviously not optional and must be filled in for server identification as follows:
    • In the “Username” field, enter the email address of the email account to be configured.
    • In the “Password” field, enter the password of the email account to be retrieved.

Email account configuration on Apple iOS Step 6

  • Here is an overview of the necessary information:

Email account configuration on Apple iOS Step 7

  • Confirm the settings by clicking “Next”. Apple iOS Mail will then perform a connection test and then confirm successful configuration.

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Apple iOS iPhone E-mail Mailbox Configuration