Common Provider Settings

This page provides common settings usable in K-9 for the major e-mail providers:

AOL Mail

AOL Mail supports both IMAP and POP. K-9 can use either (IMAP is recommended)

IMAP

  • IMAP Username: YourUsername@aol.com (or @love.com, @games.com, etc.)
  • Incoming Mail Server: imap.aol.com (Use port 143 for standard or 993 for SSL connections)
  • SMTP Outgoing Server Address: smtp.aol.com Set the port to 587
  • SMTP Username: YourUsername@aol.com (or @love.com, @games.com, etc.)
  • SMTP Password: password you use to login to Mail

For a secure connection, check the SSL option for IMAP/POP and TLS for SMTP in your mail program.

POP

  • POP Username: YourUsername@aol.com (or @love.com, @games.com, etc.)
  • Incoming Mail Server: pop.aol.com (Use port 110 for standard or 995 for SSL connections) Remember to check the option to Leave messages on the server
  • SMTP Outgoing Server Address: smtp.aol.com Set the port to 587
  • SMTP Username: YourUsername@aol.com (or @love.com, @games.com, etc.)
  • SMTP Password: password you use to login to Mail

Gmail (Google Mail)

Gmail supports IMAP. Note that Google also prefers a more secure authentication protocol called XOAuth 2.0 which is currently not supported by K-9.

To configure access to Gmail in K-9, just follow the steps below:

  1. Enable IMAP in your Gmail settings.
    If you have 2FA enabled for your Google account, visit https://myaccount.google.com/security#signin.
    Click on "App Passwords" and generate a new password. This is the password you will use for IMAP in lieu of your Gmail password.
  2. Open K-9 and set up a new account.
  3. Enter your full Gmail address and password, then select Next.
  4. On the next screen, you can give the account a nickname and choose the name to display on your outgoing messages.
  5. Tap Done.

Hotmail / MSN / Outlook Live

Hotmail supports IMAP, POP3 and Exchange ActiveSync.

IMAP

  • Server address: imap-mail.outlook.com
  • Port: 993
  • Encrypted Connection: SSL
  • User name: Your email address
  • Password: Your password

POP3

To use POP3 first enable it in your e-mail settings:

  1. Sign in to your Outlook.com account.
  2. Click the Options icon Options icon, and then click More mail settings or Options.
  3. Under Managing your account, click Connect devices and apps with POP.
  4. Under POP, select Enable.
  5. Click Save.

Use these server settings with K-9 Mail:

  • Server address: pop-mail.outlook.com
  • Port: 995
  • Encrypted Connection: SSL
  • User name: Your email address
  • Password: Your password

SMTP

  • Server address: smtp-mail.outlook.com
  • Port: 25 (or 587 if 25 is blocked)
  • Authentication: Yes
  • Encrypted Connection: TLS
  • User name: Your email address
  • Password: Your password

Web.DE

Web.DE supports both IMAP and POP3.

IMAP

  • Server: imap.web.de
  • Port: 993
  • Verschlüsselung: SSL-Verschlüsselung

POP3

  • Server: pop3.web.de
  • Port: 995
  • Verschlüsselung: SSL-Verschlüsselung

SMTP

  • Server: smtp.web.de
  • Port: 587
  • Verschlüsselung: STARTTLS

Yahoo

Yahoo supports IMAP only for fetching e-mail:

IMAP

  • IMAP Server: imap.mail.yahoo.com
  • Port: 993
  • Requires SSL: Yes
  • Email address: Your full email address (name@domain.com)
  • Password: Your account's password

SMTP

  • Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
  • Port: 465 or 587
  • Requires SSL: Yes
  • Requires authentication: Yes
  • Same password as incoming: Yes