HTC Desire Tips, Tricks and Tweaks
HOW TO: Setup Hotmail Emails On Your HTC Desire
Hotmail offer a free POP3 service which allows you to receive all your emails on your HTC Desire. If you have a @hotmail.com address then it’s really easy. You just enter your email and password in the Mail application and it does the rest of the setup for you.
If You Have A @live.com or @hotmail.co.uk Account:
- If you have a @hotmail.com email address then stop here. Read the first paragraph of this article, because that’s all you need
- Open the Mail app on your Desire
- If you already have another email account setup then press Menu > More > New account
- Select Other (POP3/IMAP).
- Select Manual setup at the bottom
- Enter the following settings:
Protocol: POP
Email address: your email address
Username: your email address again (full)
Password: your account password
POP Server: pop3.live.com
Security Type: SSL
Server Port: 995 - Press Next and the Outgoing server settings screen will appear
If you get an error message at this point double-check all the settings above. Make sure your username is the same as your email address. - For the Outgoing Server Settings use the following options (bear in mind quite a few of the boxes will already be filled in for you):
Login required: Make sure it’s checked/ticked
Username: Your full email address
Password: Your Hotmail password
SMTP Server: smtp.live.com
Security Type: TLS
Server Port: 25 - Press Next
- Give it a meaningful Account name (this just comes up on your Accounts list – it’s not displayed on outgoing emails)
In Your name enter your actual name – this is what will appear as the “From” value on outgoing emails - Press Finish Setup
- Your account is now setup. You can press Menu > More > Settings to configure options such as:
- Disable the “Sent from my HTC” signature
- Change how frequently your Hotmail account is checked
- Change how you’re notified of new email
- Loads more, just have a look yourself!
FAQ
- I get “Cannot connect to the mail server to verify your account information. Your server is not responding” message when I press Next on the Outgoing Server Settings screen
A: Try server port 587 instead of 25
Final Word
This article is a response to many people who’ve asked me how to do this on their Desire. I’ve always pointed them to webpages with the Hotmail POP3 settings but thought it’s about time I wrote it up as a step-by-step.
If you have any questions, notice any errors, or have extra information regarding this guide then please post in the comments or send me an email. Thanks!
This entry was posted by MrBrightside on May 18, 2010 at 6:06 pm, and is filed under Tutorials. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0.You can leave a response or trackback from your own site.
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#3 written by htc desire 3 years ago
i have set up hotmail on my phone, but i have multiple folders on my originial account which do not show on my phone as it only has standard folders like inbox, trash, sent, so msgs which automatically get filtered to these folders go unread…
is there anything i can do….?
thanks
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#4 written by adam 3 years ago
iv done this too. dont worry about it too much though because end of the summer hotmail id being updated with windows live mail wave 4 (thus all the tv ads). this will mean activesync support, push email and a much easier to set up and nicer interface for your hotmail on your android device
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#8 written by Jane 2 years ago
This was the first site I visited to set up my Hotmail but I’ve tried all the settings possible on my Desire from this and other sites and forums.
I can recieve emails but can’t send them. I’ve tried connected and disconnected to the WiFi and computer and purely thru the GPRS/WAP again , in but not out. Google mail (unsurprisingly) works perfectly.
I’ve tried port 25 and 587 with and without security and still nothing. Any ideas? I’ve also started again several times and turned it on and off …. hmmmLike or Dislike:
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#10 written by endorfin 2 years ago
My hotmail emails send & receive fine but disappear from my inbox on the phone after 1 day which is very annoying when I want to reply to an email I received the previous day its no longer there? I have to go to the hotmail site to sign in and reply via there.
Maybe I’m being dense & missing some simple setting to stop this happening but I can’t seem to work it out.Like or Dislike:
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#12 written by Yellowox 2 years ago
I have setup using these settings fine and coinfirmed accepted. However, i can send email but nothing ever appears in my inbox, checked all settings and increased max size etc but still no joy! Is this Orange putting a block through their software?
ps. tried gprs and wifi to setup.Like or Dislike:
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#19 written by frendok 2 years ago
Hi,
I have tried to set up my hotmail using the method above but I get ‘cannot connect to the mail server to verify your account information. your server is not responding’
I have manually added the details several times to check I have made no mistakes but I get the same message every time!
Help Please!!!
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Hi; I have the HTC Desire for 2 days. I spent ages trying to setup my tiscali email account. I can receive mail but not able to send. It is driving me mad I have tried all settings spent 30 minutes with o2 support. I like the phone but I will have to return it soon as sending email is important for me. Any help would me much appreciated?
ThanksLike or Dislike:
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If in case you follow the above instructions and still cant login, check your password. Windows Live has a limitation on passwords having more than 16 characters. As we are using pop3.live.com it will not accept our passwords which are more than 16 characters long. Change your password via hotmail.com in your computer and you would be able to configure hotmail.com accounts in your HTC desire.
Worked for me
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frendok:
Hi,
I have tried to set up my hotmail using the method above but I get ‘cannot connect to the mail server to verify your account information. your server is not responding’
I have manually added the details several times to check I have made no mistakes but I get the same message every time!
Help Please!!!And me
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I am using hotmail and can receive the emails fine, however if I delete emails from my phone, they don’t show straight after I delete them but next time I go to my mail (again on the phone) all the emails are back.. it is sooo anyong and wastes my time. It kind of has a mind of its own and works randomly. Is there anything I have to modify in the settings? Will it better to use the gmail account? Can I use both? I have just created a gmail account and are more familiar with my hotmail one and in fact haven’t given the gmail one to anyone, it would be a bit of a pain to have to inform people to change my contact email. Help please
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frendok:Hi,I have tried to set up my hotmail using the method above but I get ‘cannot connect to the mail server to verify your account information. your server is not responding’I have manually added the details several times to check I have made no mistakes but I get the same message every time!Help Please!!!
And me
me too… can someone help?
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Hi,
I have tried to set up my hotmail using the method above but I get ‘cannot connect to the mail server to verify your account information. your server is not responding’
I have manually added the details several times to check I have made no mistakes but I get the same message every time!
Help Pleasei had the same problem until i shortened my password to 16 characters or less and then worked fine!
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I have just set up the mail account on my HTC Desire with your settings and I can logon to the mail server OK.
It seems to be checking for new mail but If I send an email to my live address it wont go to the phone – only to my live account on my pc.
Does anyone have any ideas?Thanks
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#3 written by htc desire 3 years ago
i have set up hotmail on my phone, but i have multiple folders on my originial account which do not show on my phone as it only has standard folders like inbox, trash, sent, so msgs which automatically get filtered to these folders go unread…
is there anything i can do….?
thanks
Like or Dislike:
0 0 -
#4 written by adam 3 years ago
iv done this too. dont worry about it too much though because end of the summer hotmail id being updated with windows live mail wave 4 (thus all the tv ads). this will mean activesync support, push email and a much easier to set up and nicer interface for your hotmail on your android device
Like or Dislike:
0 0 -
#8 written by Jane 2 years ago
This was the first site I visited to set up my Hotmail but I’ve tried all the settings possible on my Desire from this and other sites and forums.
I can recieve emails but can’t send them. I’ve tried connected and disconnected to the WiFi and computer and purely thru the GPRS/WAP again , in but not out. Google mail (unsurprisingly) works perfectly.
I’ve tried port 25 and 587 with and without security and still nothing. Any ideas? I’ve also started again several times and turned it on and off …. hmmmLike or Dislike:
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#10 written by endorfin 2 years ago
My hotmail emails send & receive fine but disappear from my inbox on the phone after 1 day which is very annoying when I want to reply to an email I received the previous day its no longer there? I have to go to the hotmail site to sign in and reply via there.
Maybe I’m being dense & missing some simple setting to stop this happening but I can’t seem to work it out.Like or Dislike:
0 0 -
#12 written by Yellowox 2 years ago
I have setup using these settings fine and coinfirmed accepted. However, i can send email but nothing ever appears in my inbox, checked all settings and increased max size etc but still no joy! Is this Orange putting a block through their software?
ps. tried gprs and wifi to setup.Like or Dislike:
0 0 -
#19 written by frendok 2 years ago
Hi,
I have tried to set up my hotmail using the method above but I get ‘cannot connect to the mail server to verify your account information. your server is not responding’
I have manually added the details several times to check I have made no mistakes but I get the same message every time!
Help Please!!!
Like or Dislike:
0 0 -
Hi; I have the HTC Desire for 2 days. I spent ages trying to setup my tiscali email account. I can receive mail but not able to send. It is driving me mad I have tried all settings spent 30 minutes with o2 support. I like the phone but I will have to return it soon as sending email is important for me. Any help would me much appreciated?
ThanksLike or Dislike:
0 0 -
If in case you follow the above instructions and still cant login, check your password. Windows Live has a limitation on passwords having more than 16 characters. As we are using pop3.live.com it will not accept our passwords which are more than 16 characters long. Change your password via hotmail.com in your computer and you would be able to configure hotmail.com accounts in your HTC desire.
Worked for me
Like or Dislike:
0 0 -
frendok:
Hi,
I have tried to set up my hotmail using the method above but I get ‘cannot connect to the mail server to verify your account information. your server is not responding’
I have manually added the details several times to check I have made no mistakes but I get the same message every time!
Help Please!!!And me
Like or Dislike:
0 0 -
I am using hotmail and can receive the emails fine, however if I delete emails from my phone, they don’t show straight after I delete them but next time I go to my mail (again on the phone) all the emails are back.. it is sooo anyong and wastes my time. It kind of has a mind of its own and works randomly. Is there anything I have to modify in the settings? Will it better to use the gmail account? Can I use both? I have just created a gmail account and are more familiar with my hotmail one and in fact haven’t given the gmail one to anyone, it would be a bit of a pain to have to inform people to change my contact email. Help please
Like or Dislike:
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frendok:Hi,I have tried to set up my hotmail using the method above but I get ‘cannot connect to the mail server to verify your account information. your server is not responding’I have manually added the details several times to check I have made no mistakes but I get the same message every time!Help Please!!!
And me
me too… can someone help?
Like or Dislike:
0 0 -
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Hi,
I have tried to set up my hotmail using the method above but I get ‘cannot connect to the mail server to verify your account information. your server is not responding’
I have manually added the details several times to check I have made no mistakes but I get the same message every time!
Help Pleasei had the same problem until i shortened my password to 16 characters or less and then worked fine!
Like or Dislike:
0 0 -
I have just set up the mail account on my HTC Desire with your settings and I can logon to the mail server OK.
It seems to be checking for new mail but If I send an email to my live address it wont go to the phone – only to my live account on my pc.
Does anyone have any ideas?Thanks
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Is it possible to set this up as IMAP instead so you can avoid having everything in either phone or home pc etc?
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