Set up email on an Android with Office 365

Access your email, calendar, and contacts using your work or school account on your Android phone or tablet.

• To use the Outlook for Android app available from the Google Play Store, see Set up email using Outlook for Android
• To use the built-in mail app on your Android device, see Set up email using the Android mail app

Set up email for your work or school account using Outlook for Android

NOTE Outlook for Android requires a device running Android 4.1 or higher. If the app is incompatible with your device, you can add your work or school account by using the mail app that comes with your device. See, Set up email using the Android mail app.

1. If you don’t have Outlook for Android installed, download it from the Google Play Store.
2. Swipe through the introductions, and then tap Get Started.
3. Select the mail account you want to add.
4. Enter your email address, password and optional description, and then tap Sign in.

Set up email for your work or school account using the Android mail app

Set up an Office 365 for business Exchange-based email account on an Android

1. Tap Settings > Accounts > Add account > Email.
2. Type your full email address, for example [email protected], and your password, and then select Next.
3. Select Exchange.
4. If prompted, accept the defaults on the Exchange server settings page, and select Next. If your device can’t connect, enter the following account information, and then select Next.
   • Domain\Username Type your full email address in this box, for example, [email protected]. If Domain and Username are separate text boxes in your version of Android, leave the Domain box empty and type your full email address in the Username box.
   • Password Use the password that you use to access your account.
   • Exchange Server Use the address of your Exchange server. The server for Office 365 is outlook.office365.com.
5. As soon as your phone verifies the server settings, the Account Options page displays. Select the options for how you want to receive your mail, and then select Next.
6. If you see an Activate device administrator? page, select Activate.
7. Type a name for this account and the name you want displayed when you send e-mail to others.
8. Select Done to complete the email setup and start using your account.

NOTE: You may need to wait ten-to-fifteen minutes after you set up your account before you can send or receive e-mail.

Set up a POP or IMAP email account on an Android

1. NOTE: If you are setting up a POP account, only your email will sync to your device. All your calendar and contacts remain stored on your local computer.From the Applications menu, select Email. This application may be named Mail on some versions of Android.
2. Type your full email address, for example [email protected], and your password, and then select Next.
3. If prompted, select IMAP or POP, and then type your password.
   If you need to add or verify settings to connect an Office 365 for business email account, they are listed in the table below. Select Next.

   Type of server

   Server name

   Port

   Encryption method

   POP3 (incoming server)

   outlook.office365.com

   995

   SSL

   IMAP4 (incoming server)

   outlook.office365.com

   443

   SSL

   SMTP (outgoing server)

   smtp.office365.com

   587

   SSL
4. In Account name type a name for this account and the name you want displayed when you send e-mail to others.
5. Select Done.

NOTE: You may need to wait ten-to-fifteen minutes after you set up your account before you can send or receive email.