Apple iPhone 12

Apple iPhone 12

iOS 15.0
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Set up your Apple iPhone 12 iOS 15.0 for POP3 email

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You can set up your phone to send and receive email messages from your email accounts. Using POP3, your email messages are retrieved to your phone and at the same time they are deleted from the server. You're then not able to access your email messages from other devices. To set up your phone for POP3 email, you need to set up your phone for internet.

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1. Find "Accounts"

Press Settings.

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1. Find "Accounts"

Press Mail.

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1. Find "Accounts"

Press Accounts.

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2. Create new email account

Press Add Account.

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2. Create new email account

Press Other.

If the name of your email provider is on the list, press this instead.
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2. Create new email account

Press Add Mail Account.

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3. Enter sender name

Press Name and key in the required sender name.

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4. Enter email address

Press Email and key in your email address.

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5. Enter password

Press Password and key in the password for your email account.

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6. Enter email account name

Press Description and key in the required name.

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6. Enter email account name

Press Next.

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6. Enter email account name

If this screen is displayed, you email account has been recognised and set up automatically. Follow the instructions on the screen to key in more information and finish setting up your phone.

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7. Select server type

Press POP.

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8. Enter incoming server

Press Host Name and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

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9. Enter username

Press Username and key in the username for your email account.

smtp.vodafone.net.au
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10. Enter outgoing server

Press Host Name and key in the name or IP address of your email provider's outgoing server. Please note that if you can't send email messages when using your email provider's outgoing server, key in smtp.vodafone.net.au (Vodafone's outgoing server).

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11. Enter username

Press Username and key in the username for your email account. Please note that if you're using Vodafone's outgoing server, leave the username field empty.

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12. Enter password

Press Password and key in the password for your email account. Please note that if you're using Vodafone's outgoing server, leave the password field empty.

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12. Enter password

Press Save. Your email account has now been set up. To select more settings for incoming and outgoing server, proceed with the following steps.

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13. Select email account

Press the name of the email account you've just set up.

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14. Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press SMTP.

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14. Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press the field below "PRIMARY SERVER".

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14. Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press the indicator next to "Use SSL" to turn off the function.

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15. Turn off password encryption

Press Authentication.

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15. Turn off password encryption

Press Password.

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15. Turn off password encryption

Press arrow left.

25
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16. Enter outgoing port

Press Server Port and key in 25.

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16. Enter outgoing port

Press Done.

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16. Enter outgoing port

Press arrow left.

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17. Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press Advanced.

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17. Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press the indicator next to "Use SSL" to turn off the function.

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18. Turn off password encryption

Press Authentication.

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18. Turn off password encryption

Press Password.

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18. Turn off password encryption

Press arrow left.

110
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19. Enter incoming port

Press Server Port and key in 110.

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19. Enter incoming port

Press arrow left.

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19. Enter incoming port

Press Done.

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20. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press Fetch New Data.

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20. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the indicator next to "Push" to turn the function on or off.

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20. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

If you turn off the function, press the required setting.

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20. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press the required email account and follow the instructions on the screen to select settings for the specific account.

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21. Return to the home screen

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.

1. Find "Accounts"

Press Settings.
Press Mail.
Press Accounts.

2. Create new email account

Press Add Account.
Press Other.
If the name of your email provider is on the list, press this instead.
Press Add Mail Account.

3. Enter sender name

Press Name and key in the required sender name.

4. Enter email address

Press Email and key in your email address.

5. Enter password

Press Password and key in the password for your email account.

6. Enter email account name

Press Description and key in the required name.
Press Next.
If this screen is displayed, you email account has been recognised and set up automatically. Follow the instructions on the screen to key in more information and finish setting up your phone.

7. Select server type

Press POP.

8. Enter incoming server

Press Host Name and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

9. Enter username

Press Username and key in the username for your email account.

10. Enter outgoing server

Press Host Name and key in the name or IP address of your email provider's outgoing server. Please note that if you can't send email messages when using your email provider's outgoing server, key in smtp.vodafone.net.au (Vodafone's outgoing server).
smtp.vodafone.net.au

11. Enter username

Press Username and key in the username for your email account. Please note that if you're using Vodafone's outgoing server, leave the username field empty.

12. Enter password

Press Password and key in the password for your email account. Please note that if you're using Vodafone's outgoing server, leave the password field empty.
Press Save. Your email account has now been set up. To select more settings for incoming and outgoing server, proceed with the following steps.

13. Select email account

Press the name of the email account you've just set up.

14. Turn off encryption of outgoing email messages

Press SMTP.
Press the field below "PRIMARY SERVER".
Press the indicator next to "Use SSL" to turn off the function.

15. Turn off password encryption

Press Authentication.
Press Password.
Press arrow left.

16. Enter outgoing port

Press Server Port and key in 25.
25
Press Done.
Press arrow left.

17. Turn off encryption of incoming email messages

Press Advanced.
Press the indicator next to "Use SSL" to turn off the function.

18. Turn off password encryption

Press Authentication.
Press Password.
Press arrow left.

19. Enter incoming port

Press Server Port and key in 110.
110
Press arrow left.
Press Done.

20. Select setting for retrieval of new email messages

Press Fetch New Data.
Press the indicator next to "Push" to turn the function on or off.
If you turn off the function, press the required setting.
Press the required email account and follow the instructions on the screen to select settings for the specific account.

21. Return to the home screen

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.

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