{"id":272,"date":"2016-01-12T15:31:09","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T15:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp-p3d2tsa2xh.pairsite.com\/?p=272"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:39:38","slug":"setting-up-email-ios-mail-iphone","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/setting-up-email-ios-mail-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up Email: iOS Mail (iPhone)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finding Information About Your Account Settings<\/h3>\n

If you need help finding your username and other configuration settings, see our article: Setting Up an Email Reader<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t

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Setting Up Your Email for iPhone Mail Application (iOS 26)<\/div>\r\n \t\t\t
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  1. Go to your iPhone settings<\/li>\n
  2. Tap Apps<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Tap Mail<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Tap Mail Accounts<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Tap Add Account<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Under the field, tap the Choose from a list<\/strong> link<\/li>\n
  7. Tap Add Other Account<\/strong>...<\/li>\n
  8. Tap Mail Account<\/strong><\/li>\n
  9. Enter your account information:
    \n
    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Name<\/strong><\/th>\nThis is the name that your email will be associated with. This name will appear on emails that you send.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Email<\/strong><\/th>\nThis is the email address you are adding to your phone.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Password<\/strong><\/th>\nThis is the password to your email address. Note that this is not the same password as your Account Control Center (ACC) account.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Description<\/strong><\/th>\nThis description is used only on your device to identify this account.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n
  10. Tap Next<\/strong><\/li>\n
  11. Select IMAP or POP at the top of the screen. For more information see our IMAP or POP: Which One Should You Use? article<\/a><\/li>\n
  12. Fill out the information on the next screen:
    \n
    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Name<\/th>\nThis is the name that your email will be associated with. This name will appear on emails that you send. This should prepopulate from the form before.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Email<\/th>\nThis is the email address you are adding to your phone. This should prepopulate from the form before.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Description<\/th>\nThis description is used only on your device to identify this account. This should prepopulate from the form before.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host Name<\/th>\nThis is your mail server name.<\/p>\n

    For most accounts this will be something like: pairUsername.mail.pairserver.com.<\/i><\/p>\n

    For legacy accounts, this will look like: mailX.pair.com.<\/i><\/p>\n

    For more detailed instructions on how to find your host name, go to our How to Find Your Incoming and Outgoing Servers article<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    User Name<\/th>\nThis is your email address.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Password<\/th>\nThis is the password to your email address. Note that this may not be the same as your ACC password.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n

  13. Tap Next<\/strong><\/li>\n
  14. Choose features to carry over from this account (e.g. Mail, Notes, Contacts) and tap Save<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Setting Up Your Email for iPhone Mail Application (iOS 18)<\/div>\r\n \t\t\t
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    1. Go to your iPhone settings
      \n      \"settings<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Tap\u00a0Apps<\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. Tap <\/span>Mail<\/b><\/li>\n
    4. Tap Mail<\/strong> <\/span>Accounts<\/b><\/li>\n
    5. Tap <\/span>Add Account
      \n<\/b><\/li>\n
    6. Tap <\/span>Other<\/b>
      \n<\/b><\/li>\n
    7. Tap <\/span>Add Mail Account
      \n<\/b><\/li>\n
    8. Enter your account information:<\/span>
      \n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      Name<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the name that your email will be associated with. This name will appear on emails that you send.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Email<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the email address you are adding to your phone.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Password<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the password to your email address. Note that this is not the same password as your Account Control Center (ACC) account. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Description<\/b><\/td>\nThis description is used only on your device to identify this account.
      \n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

      \"account<\/a><\/li>\n

    9. Tap <\/span>Next<\/b><\/li>\n
    10. Select IMAP or POP at the top of the screen. For more information see our IMAP or POP: Which One Should You Use? article<\/a> \"imap-pop-image\"<\/a>
      \n<\/span><\/li>\n
    11. Fill out the information on the next screen:<\/span>
      \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      Name<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the name that your email will be associated with. This name will appear on emails that you send. This should prepopulate from the form before.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Email<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the email address you are adding to your phone. This should prepopulate from the form before.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Description<\/b><\/td>\nThis description is used only on your device to identify this account. This should prepopulate from the form before.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Host Name<\/b><\/td>\nThis is your mail server name. <\/span><\/p>\n

      For most accounts this will be something like: pairUsername.mail.pairserver.com.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

      For legacy accounts, this will look like: mailX.pair.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

      For more detailed instructions on how to find your host name, go to our How to Find Your Incoming and Outgoing Servers article<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

      Username<\/b><\/td>\nThis is your email address.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Password<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the password to your email address. Note that this may not be the same as your ACC password.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

      \"image\"<\/a><\/li>\n

    12. Click Next<\/b><\/li>\n
    13. Choose features to carry over from this account (e.g. Mail, Notes, Contacts) and tap <\/span>Save<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      <\/a><\/p>\n \t\t

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      Setting Up Your Email for iPhone Mail Application (iOS 14 - 17)<\/div>\r\n \t\t\t
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      1. Go to your iPhone settings
        \n        \"settings<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Tap <\/span>Mail\"mail<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
      3. Tap <\/span>Accounts\"accounts<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
      4. Tap <\/span>Add Account\"add<\/a>
        \n<\/a>
        \n<\/b><\/li>\n
      5. Tap <\/span>Other
        \n        \"other<\/a><\/b>
        \n<\/b><\/li>\n
      6. Tap <\/span>Add Mail Account
        \n<\/b>        \"add<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
      7. Enter your account information:<\/span>
        \n\n\n\n\n\n\n
        Name<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the name that your email will be associated with. This name will appear on emails that you send.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Email<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the email address you are adding to your phone.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Password<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the password to your email address. Note that this is not the same password as your Account Control Center (ACC) account. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Description<\/b><\/td>\nThis description is used only on your device to identify this account.
        \n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

        \"account<\/a><\/li>\n

      8. Tap <\/span>Next<\/b><\/li>\n
      9. Select IMAP or POP at the top of the screen. For more information see our IMAP or POP: Which One Should You Use? article<\/a> \"imap-pop-image\"<\/a>
        \n<\/span><\/li>\n
      10. Fill out the information on the next screen:<\/span>
        \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
        Name<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the name that your email will be associated with. This name will appear on emails that you send. This should prepopulate from the form before.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Email<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the email address you are adding to your phone. This should prepopulate from the form before.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Description<\/b><\/td>\nThis description is used only on your device to identify this account. This should prepopulate from the form before.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Host Name<\/b><\/td>\nThis is your mail server name. <\/span><\/p>\n

        For most accounts this will be something like: pairUsername.mail.pairserver.com.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

        For legacy accounts, this will look like: mailX.pair.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

        For more detailed instructions on how to find your host name, go to our How to Find Your Incoming and Outgoing Servers article<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

        Username<\/b><\/td>\nThis is your email address.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        Password<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the password to your email address. Note that this may not be the same as your ACC password.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

        \"image\"<\/a><\/li>\n

      11. Click Next<\/b><\/li>\n
      12. Choose features to carry over from this account (e.g. Mail, Notes, Contacts) and tap <\/span>Save<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        Setting Up Your Email for iPhone Mail Application (iOS 12 - 13)<\/div>\r\n \t\t\t
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          \n
        1. Go to your iPhone settings
          \n          \"settings<\/a>
          \n<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. Tap <\/span>Passwords & Accounts
          \n          \"password<\/a>
          \n<\/b><\/li>\n
        3. Tap <\/span>Add Account
          \n          \"add<\/a><\/b>
          \n<\/b><\/li>\n
        4. Tap <\/span>Other
          \n          \"other<\/a><\/b>
          \n<\/b><\/li>\n
        5. Tap <\/span>Add Mail Account
          \n<\/b>          \"add<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n
        6. Enter your account information:<\/span><\/span><\/span>
          \n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          Name<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the name that your email will be associated with. This name will appear on emails that you send.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Email<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the email address you are adding to your phone.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Password<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the password to your email address. Note that this is not the same password as your Account Control Center (ACC) account. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Description<\/b><\/td>\nThis description is used only on your device to identify this account.
          \n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

          \"account<\/a><\/li>\n

        7. Tap <\/span>Next<\/b><\/li>\n
        8. Select IMAP or POP at the top of the screen. For more information see our IMAP or POP: Which One Should You Use? article<\/a> \"imap-pop-image\"<\/a>
          \n<\/span><\/li>\n
        9. Fill out the information on the next screen:<\/span><\/span><\/span>
          \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          Name<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the name that your email will be associated with. This name will appear on emails that you send. This should prepopulate from the form before.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Email<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the email address you are adding to your phone. This should prepopulate from the form before.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Description<\/b><\/td>\nThis description is used only on your device to identify this account. This should prepopulate from the form before.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Host Name<\/b><\/td>\nThis is your mail server name. <\/span><\/p>\n

          For most accounts this will be something like: pairUsername.mail.pairserver.com.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

          For legacy accounts, this will look like: mailX.pair.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

          For more detailed instructions on how to find your host name, go to our How to Find Your Incoming and Outgoing Servers article<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

          Username<\/b><\/td>\nThis is your email address.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Password<\/b><\/td>\nThis is the password to your email address. Note that this may not be the same as your ACC password.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

          \"image\"<\/a><\/li>\n

        10. Click Next<\/b><\/li>\n
        11. Choose features to carry over from this account (e.g. Mail, Notes, Contacts) and tap <\/span>Save<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          Setting Up Your Email for iPhone Mail Application (iOS 11.2.5)<\/div>\r\n \t\t\t
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          1.\u00a0<\/strong>Go to your iPhone settings<\/p>\n

          \"settings<\/a><\/p>\n

          2.<\/strong>\u00a0Tap\u00a0Accounts & Passwords<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \"accounts<\/a><\/p>\n

          3.\u00a0<\/strong>Tap\u00a0Add Account<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \"Add<\/a><\/p>\n

          4.\u00a0<\/strong>Tap\u00a0Add Mail Account<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \"Add<\/a><\/p>\n

          5.<\/strong> Fill in the mailbox's information\"mailbox <\/p>\n

          \n
          \n
          Name:<\/div>\n
          \n
          \n\t \t\t\t\t\t\tEnter your name (or the name that should be associated with this account) here\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
          \n
          Email:<\/div>\n
          \n
          \n\t \t\t\t\t\t\tEnter the email address here\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
          \n
          Password:<\/div>\n
          \n
          \n\t \t\t\t\t\t\tEnter the password for this mailbox here. Note that this is not the same as your ACC password \t \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
          \n
          Description:<\/div>\n
          \n
          \n\t \t\t\t\t\t\tEnter a description of this mailbox here. This is for your personal use.Section Content\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

          \n \t\t<\/p>\n

          6.<\/strong> Tap\u00a0Next<\/strong> in the top right corner<\/p>\n

          7<\/strong>.<\/strong> Select\u00a0IMAP\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0POP. For more information see our IMAP or POP: Which One Should You Use? article<\/a> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

          \"imap<\/a><\/p>\n

          8.<\/strong> Fill out the information for your mailbox. Information from the previous field will be prepopulated<\/p>\n

          \"prepopulated<\/a><\/p>\n

          Incoming Mail Server<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \"incoming<\/p>\n

          \n
          \n
          Host Name:<\/div>\n
          \n
          \n\t \t\t\t\t\t\tEnter the hostname for your mailbox here. This will follow the format: username.mail.pairserver.com. Replace username with your ACC username.\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
          \n
          User Name:<\/div>\n
          \n
          \n\t \t\t\t\t\t\tEnter your mailbox username here. This will be the same as your full mailbox address, such as: example@domain.com.\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
          \n
          Password:<\/div>\n
          \n
          \n\t \t\t\t\t\t\tEnter the password for your mailbox. Note that this is not the same as your ACC password.\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

          <\/p>\n

          Outgoing Mail Server\"outgoing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n