On an iPhone you can have multiple email accounts so you can send and receive emails from two or more email addresses and manage them together on the phone.
In this guide we see how to add, configure and remove Email accounts and email addresses on iPhone and iPad using the default Mail app included in iOS, without installing other applications.
Adding an email account on an iPhone can be simple and automatic if it is the GMail, Yahoo Mail Outlook addresses that are the most used in the world or manually if it is an account for less popular email services.
To manually set up an email account on iPhone or iPad it may be necessary, in fact, not only to know the username (generally the full email address) and the login id password, but also the addresses of the incoming mail server and outgoing mail server which should always be provided by the account provider.
In many cases, regarding the incoming mail server, you also have to choose whether to indicate the IMAP or POP server .
The differences between POP and IMAP, already explained in another article, concern the way in which messages are downloaded.
In practice, if an email address is used by multiple devices, computers, phones, tablets, etc., you must choose IMAP, because the emails are always available on the server and only displayed on the various computers.
If, on the other hand, you access the mail account from a single computer, then you can choose POP, useful for downloading messages and attachments on the device to have them available even if you are not connected to the internet.
In the POP options you can choose to keep the messages on the mail server so that you can download and receive them also on your smartphone and tablet.
The problem with the POP server is that it does not keep the folders set up on the mailbox for organizing emails.
When adding a new mail account on a smartphone or tablet it is always recommended to use IMAP.
Another important issue to consider is two-factor authentication, if used.
Two-factor authentication is one of the most popular web account protection methods, which functions as a second level of security in addition to password.
The additional variable code can be generated by an app or received as an SMS on the phone.
However, when adding an email address, it may be necessary to perform two-factor authentication using an additional password for the application.
If the account is protected with two-factor authentication, then you need to check the account's security settings in order to have the additional password.
To add a mail account on iPhone and iPad, you don't have to open the Mail app, but you have to go to Settings> Mail and then tap on Accounts and add account .
You can then choose whether to add a Google, Yahoo, AOL, Outlook.com, Exchange or iCloud account which are automatic or whether to add other accounts.
If we have a Libero or Virgilio address, we will have to select Other and then tap on Add Email account to be able to configure it manually.
If we need to add a Gmail or Yahoo account, just write the login address and password, while for accounts added with the " Other " option it may be necessary to check and write the addresses of the mail servers.
Account description is required, but it is a free field where you can write anything.
During the wizard you are asked which data to synchronize between the Email, the address book, the notes and the calendars.
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NOTE: With this procedure, if you are adding a Google account on iPhone, it allows you to recover the address book and contacts if you were previously using an Android smartphone.
NOTE2: The addition of a Google and Gmail account allows you to make a backup of the iPhone contacts in order to restore the address book in case you switch to an Android smartphone.
The added email addresses can now be viewed on the Mail application of the iPhone and iPad .
The account configuration options, however, are always in Setup> Mail> Accounts, where added accounts appear and can be changed or set differently.
In this section of the settings there is an important option to check, that of " download new push data ".
The terms Fetch (download) and Push represent different ways used by the server to communicate with the iPhone or iPad.
With the Fetch method, the device automatically checks the email server for new emails and downloads them.
With Push, the e-mail server notifies the e-mail client when new messages are downloaded and the client then downloads the received e-mails.
With Push, email recovery is started from the email server in real time, faster.
The problem is that the Push method is not supported by all email providers, while Fetch is supported by all.
In Settings> Mail> Accounts> Download new data, you can check that Push is active and select the method in which data is downloaded from the various accounts.
For example, for secondary mail accounts, the manual method may be better, that is, to download data only when you open the Mail application, without receiving notifications of new incoming messages and also save battery life.
Those who already use the Gmail app, could leave the manual Fetch on the Gmail account in the iPhone settings, leaving the Gmail app to download the messages automatically.
If you want to remove and delete an email account on iPhone or iPad just go to Settings> Mail> Accounts, touch that you want to remove, then touch the red writing to delete it and confirm.
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In this guide we see how to add, configure and remove Email accounts and email addresses on iPhone and iPad using the default Mail app included in iOS, without installing other applications.
Adding an email account on an iPhone can be simple and automatic if it is the GMail, Yahoo Mail Outlook addresses that are the most used in the world or manually if it is an account for less popular email services.
To manually set up an email account on iPhone or iPad it may be necessary, in fact, not only to know the username (generally the full email address) and the login id password, but also the addresses of the incoming mail server and outgoing mail server which should always be provided by the account provider.
In many cases, regarding the incoming mail server, you also have to choose whether to indicate the IMAP or POP server .
The differences between POP and IMAP, already explained in another article, concern the way in which messages are downloaded.
In practice, if an email address is used by multiple devices, computers, phones, tablets, etc., you must choose IMAP, because the emails are always available on the server and only displayed on the various computers.
If, on the other hand, you access the mail account from a single computer, then you can choose POP, useful for downloading messages and attachments on the device to have them available even if you are not connected to the internet.
In the POP options you can choose to keep the messages on the mail server so that you can download and receive them also on your smartphone and tablet.
The problem with the POP server is that it does not keep the folders set up on the mailbox for organizing emails.
When adding a new mail account on a smartphone or tablet it is always recommended to use IMAP.
Another important issue to consider is two-factor authentication, if used.
Two-factor authentication is one of the most popular web account protection methods, which functions as a second level of security in addition to password.
The additional variable code can be generated by an app or received as an SMS on the phone.
However, when adding an email address, it may be necessary to perform two-factor authentication using an additional password for the application.
If the account is protected with two-factor authentication, then you need to check the account's security settings in order to have the additional password.
To add a mail account on iPhone and iPad, you don't have to open the Mail app, but you have to go to Settings> Mail and then tap on Accounts and add account .
You can then choose whether to add a Google, Yahoo, AOL, Outlook.com, Exchange or iCloud account which are automatic or whether to add other accounts.
If we have a Libero or Virgilio address, we will have to select Other and then tap on Add Email account to be able to configure it manually.
If we need to add a Gmail or Yahoo account, just write the login address and password, while for accounts added with the " Other " option it may be necessary to check and write the addresses of the mail servers.
Account description is required, but it is a free field where you can write anything.
During the wizard you are asked which data to synchronize between the Email, the address book, the notes and the calendars.
READ ALSO: Best E-Mail Apps for iPhone and iPad alternative for Mail
NOTE: With this procedure, if you are adding a Google account on iPhone, it allows you to recover the address book and contacts if you were previously using an Android smartphone.
NOTE2: The addition of a Google and Gmail account allows you to make a backup of the iPhone contacts in order to restore the address book in case you switch to an Android smartphone.
The added email addresses can now be viewed on the Mail application of the iPhone and iPad .
The account configuration options, however, are always in Setup> Mail> Accounts, where added accounts appear and can be changed or set differently.
In this section of the settings there is an important option to check, that of " download new push data ".
The terms Fetch (download) and Push represent different ways used by the server to communicate with the iPhone or iPad.
With the Fetch method, the device automatically checks the email server for new emails and downloads them.
With Push, the e-mail server notifies the e-mail client when new messages are downloaded and the client then downloads the received e-mails.
With Push, email recovery is started from the email server in real time, faster.
The problem is that the Push method is not supported by all email providers, while Fetch is supported by all.
In Settings> Mail> Accounts> Download new data, you can check that Push is active and select the method in which data is downloaded from the various accounts.
For example, for secondary mail accounts, the manual method may be better, that is, to download data only when you open the Mail application, without receiving notifications of new incoming messages and also save battery life.
Those who already use the Gmail app, could leave the manual Fetch on the Gmail account in the iPhone settings, leaving the Gmail app to download the messages automatically.
If you want to remove and delete an email account on iPhone or iPad just go to Settings> Mail> Accounts, touch that you want to remove, then touch the red writing to delete it and confirm.
READ ALSO: Read Email Alice, Libero and others on Android, iPhone and mobile phones
