How to Setup Office 365 Email on Mobile Devices?

  • June 30, 2017
  • By binaryit

This article will help you to setup Office 365 Email service on your mobile devices. Basically, one can configure the email account for Microsoft Office 365 using two ways. The ways are Exchange or IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) settings.

 

Difference between Exchange and IMAP

There are a number of advantages to set up the email service on your mobile devices using Exchange rather than IMAP. One advantage os that you only need your email address and password to set up email in Office 365. However, in IMAP you need to show additional server information. Also, the exchange has the direct access to the USC calendar which is the part of Office 365. Another key point is that you won’t be able to access the calendar function if you prefer IMAP as your setup.

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How to Setup Office 365 Email on Mobile Devices

 

On Android (Phone or Tablet)
Step 1: OPEN OUTLOOK FOR ANDROID

Open Outlook for android. Of not available, download Outlook from Play Store.

Setup Office 365 Email

Step 2: Tab “Add Email Account”

Go to Settings > Add Account > Select Exchange > Add Email Account

Add AccountAdd Email Account

Step 3: ENTER EMAIL ADDRESS

You type your full email address in the text field and Continue.

Note: If email provider is required you need to set up an IMAP or POP account.

Email Address

Step 4: ENTER PASSWORD

Enter your email account password and complete the Sign In.

Note: You may be asked to add a little description of yours and display name.

Sign in

Step 5: ALLOW PERMISSIONS

Accept/Allow the permission to Outlook to sync your cloud services, calendars, contacts, etc.

Allow Permissions

Step 6: EMAIL SETUP SUCCESSFUL

Congratulations you are ready to use your added account to Office 365 on android device.

Account Added

In some android devices,

Go to accounts and Sync > Add Account > Select Exchange > Enter email Address and Password.

Sometimes it may ask to enter the server address. If it does:

Type: outlook.office365.com

Some Generic or Chinese brand android phones asks exchange server, port, and security type. If it does,

Type: Exchange server: outlook.office365.comPort: 443

Security type: SSL/TSL

android Mail 365

 

On Apple devices (iPhone)

The configuration to setup Office 365 Email in Apple iPhone is little different. The setup goes this way,

Go to Mail,

Contact Calendar > Add Account > Exchange
Enter Email Address and Password
Note: It picks up all setting automatically in latest iPhone.

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