How to setup the Email app on Xiaomi Redmi ?

You can use the Email app to send, read and manage emails of different types of accounts from your Redmi phone. Here’s how :

i. Setting up an Exchange ActiveSync account

Follow these steps to setup your Exchange ActiveSync mailbox in Redmi’s Email app:

1. On your phone, find and launch the Email app. If this is your first time launching this app or there isn’t an account already setup, skip to Step 4.
2. Tap the Menu button, and select Settings.
3. Tap Add account .
4. On the Add an account screen, select the Exchange option.
   
5. Enter the information in the fields below, then hit Next
   
6. Your phone will now try to locate the Exchange Server. If necessary, you will need to enter your front-end Exchange Server’s complete address in the Server field, then hit Next.
   
7. Customize the Inbox checking frequency and the rest of the options, then hit Done
   

ii. Setting up a Gmail account

Follow these steps to configure your Gmail account automatically:

1. On your phone, find and launch the Email app. If this is your first time launching this app or there isn’t an account already setup, skip to Step 4.
2. Tap the Menu button, and select Settings.
3. Tap Add account .
4. On the Add an account screen, select the Gmail option.
   
5. Fill in the information for your Gmail account, then hit Next.
   
6. The Email app will configure the incoming and outgoing server settings for you automatically.
7. Customize the Inbox checking frequency and the rest of the options, then hit Done.
   

Note: For Gmail users that have 2-step authentication turned on, you have to generate an application-specific password for the password field in Step 5.

iii. Setting up an Yahoo mail

Follow these steps to configure your Yahoo! Mail account automatically:

1. On your phone, find and launch the Email app. If this is your first time launching this app or there isn’t an account already setup, skip to Step 4.
2. Tap the Menu button, and select Settings.
3. Tap Add account .
4. On the Add an account screen, select the Yahoo option.
5. Fill in the information for your Yahoo account, then hit Next.
6. The Email app will automatically configure the incoming and outgoing server settings.
7. Customize the Inbox checking frequency and the rest of the options, then hit Done.

Note: For Yahoo mail users that have 2-step authentication turned on, you’re required to generate a separate “App Password” for the password field in Step 5.

iii. Setting up an Outlook or Live account

Follow these steps to configure your Outlook/Live account automatically:

1. On your phone, find and launch the Email app. If this is your first time launching this app or there isn’t an account already setup, skip to Step 4.
2. Tap the Menu button, and select Settings.
3. Tap Add account .
4. On the Add an account screen, select the Outlook option.
5. Fill in the information for your Outlook/Live account, then hit Next.
6. The Email app will automatically configure the incoming and outgoing server settings.
7. Customize the Inbox checking frequency and the rest of the options, then hit Done.

Note: For Outlook/Live users that have 2-step authentication turned on, you’re required to generate a separate “App Password” for the password field in Step 5.

iv. Settings up a corporate POP3/IMAP account

If your corporate email account is using Exchange ActiveSync, kindly refer to Step i for configuration.

The following steps show you how to configure a POP3/IMAP email account in Redmi’s Email app:

1. On your phone, find and launch the Email app. If this is your first time launching this app or there isn’t an account already setup, skip to Step 4.
2. Tap the Menu button, and select Settings.
3. Tap Add account .
4. On the Add an account screen, select the Other option.
5. Fill in the email address, password and the rest of the fields, then hit Manual setup
   
6. Based on your own requirement, you can select either POP3 or IMAP. For tutorial, I choose IMAP.
   
7. Fill in the incoming server settings and tap Next. If you don’t know them, please contact your email provider and have them provide the necessary information.
   
8. Fill in the outgoing server settings and tap Next. If you don’t know them, please contact your email provider and have them provide the necessary information.
   
9. Customize the Inbox checking frequency and the rest of the fields, then hit Done.
   

Note: The steps here were written for Android 4.2.2 on a Redmi (HM1W). If you’re having a different model of Redmi or other version of Android, there’s a possibility that the steps and screenshots will be different.

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