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:
- 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. - Open K-9 and set up a new account.
- Enter your full Gmail address and password, then select Next.
- On the next screen, you can give the account a nickname and choose the name to display on your outgoing messages.
- 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:
- Sign in to your Outlook.com account.
- Click the Options icon Options icon, and then click More mail settings or Options.
- Under Managing your account, click Connect devices and apps with POP.
- Under POP, select Enable.
- 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