Why is this such a great thing. IMAP makes it so that when you read an email on your phone then it will show up as read when you login to your hotmail account from a computer, and vice versa.
It is very simple to setup.
- Go to Settings – Mail, Contact, Calendars
- Click on Add Account…
- Choose Microsoft Exchange
- Fill in the fields shown (Leave domain blank and your login should be your email address)
- Click next and it will ask for server. Use m.hotmail.com
- Choose if you want your email, contacts or calendar synced.
Update for Android users:
1. Open the Mail app.
2. Hit the menu button > Add account
3. Enter your hotmail e-mail address and password.
4. Press Manual setup (don’t press Next!)
5. For account, select Exchange.
6. On the Server settings page, clear out the DomainUsername field and enter your hotmail address.
7. Change the Server to m.hotmail.com (without the quotes).
8. Keep the checkboxes the way they are (Use secure connection enabled, but don’t accept all SSL certificates)
9. Press Next.
10. Once the server settings are confirmed, you’ll be asked for how far back you’d like to sync your e-mail, contacts and calendars.
Worked on Samsung Galaxy S running android 2.2 . Thank you Sir Slur!!!!
It keeps saying my password is wrong even though I know for sure I’m putting the right one. Can any one help?
I had that problem, till I realized I wasn’t using “@hotmail.com” in my username….even though it says username, it really needs the whole email address..
I get the same message as Michelle.
Is there some other trick to this?
Works for me! This is great. Just follow the instructions.
uhh… IMAP is different from Exhange ActiveSync supported email. Live and Hotmail supports Exchange ActiveSync and POP3, not IMAP.
can be done. it just tried on iphone 4 worked.
Yes it does work, but it works as ActiveSync, not as IMAP, so other IMAP clients that don’t support ActiveSync such as Thunderbird will not work.
That worked for me. On iPhone 3GS and in the UK.
Thanks!
Cheers. Worked for my galaxy tab.
Worked first time for me. Thank you!
(UK, iPhone 3GS)
Worked on my iPad 2!
Superb. Been looking to get IMAP style access to my Hotmail account for ages. Just set this up on my iPad2 without issue. Will shortly be doing the same with my Android phone and laptop.
Thanks!
I’m able to access the Inbox. Just not the other folders. It seems them but no messages show up.
thanks heaps, i’ve been trying to work this out for ages. this will save so much time for me
Hmm, this worked fine on my iPad2, but not so well on my Android handset. On this it won’t allow me to delete messages. If I try to delete one/multiple messages, it re-syncs, putting all messages back in the folder and marking them all as unread.
Any ideas how to remedy this? I can’t find an appropriate option to change.
The handset I’m currently using is the HTC Desire S.
Hi Russ, have exactly same problem. To you, or anybody else, solved this problem now?
Thanks
Worked on my Galaxy S with android.
How did you get it to work on your galaxy s?
Can i get this working on a blackberry?
Thank you! This works on iPhone 4!
Thanx, it worked for me the first time
Absolutely pure genius! I can now see ALL of my Hotmail folders including the Junk Mail, not just the Inbox. Worked 1st time on my iPhone 4 running iOS 4.3.3
Since I bought the iPhone a year ago and I was looking for this wonderful process ، and i I found it her
Thank you very much
Make sure your password is LESS THAN 16 characters long, when using iphone at least.
1000 internets to you sir!!
Like everyone has said, NOT IMAP/IMAP4
but MSExchange which has very similar features.
To anyone not getting messages show up in their folders, GIVE IT TIME – it has to download all your emails depending on how far back you sync.
Thank You!!
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Thank you! It worked like a charm on my iPhone!
Thanks! It took a few pages to find one that didn’t want me to use a 3rd party website, but the m server is working like a charm!
Glad to help.
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Works great on iPhone 4. Thanks!
Thank you! it’s working for iphone/ipod touch! ^^
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it’s not imap!! it’s push mail!! it is different.
Outstanding and worked across all my devices. Please go and put the long suffering people on the Apple website out of their misery.
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Worked for me (13-10-2011) on Iphone 4. THanx
Worked like a CHAMP iPhone4 IOS5. Thanks!
Thanks a lot mate… Worked on iPhone 4
Works like a charm on my iPhone 4.
It’s great.
Thanks!
i followed the steps but still not getting the phone and mac emails to work in sync
any ideas?
what are you using on the mac?
Worked like a champ!!!!!! Thank you very much. With iPhone 4, iOS5.