Set up email on Android (Gmail app)

Gmail is the most common mail app on Android, and it can hold non-Gmail accounts too. This page covers adding your BasicMailer mailbox to the Gmail app over IMAP.

Have these ready:


Email address	`alex@yourcompany.com`
Password	The mailbox's password or an app password
Incoming server (IMAP)	`mx.basicmailer.com`, port `993`, SSL/TLS
Outgoing server (SMTP)	`mx.basicmailer.com`, port `587`, STARTTLS

Adding the account

Open the Gmail app.
Tap your profile picture at the top right and choose Add another account.
Choose Other.
Enter your email address and tap Manual setup.
Choose Personal (IMAP) and enter the mailbox's password.
Incoming server settings: username your full email address, server mx.basicmailer.com, port 993, security type SSL/TLS.
Outgoing server settings: sign-in required with the same username and password; server mx.basicmailer.com, port 587, security type STARTTLS.
Choose how often to sync and finish.

Note

Menu names can differ slightly depending on your Android version and phone maker. Whatever the wording, choose IMAP as the account type and enter the server details from the table.

If something goes wrong

If Gmail warns that security isn't guaranteed, don't set the security type to None; check the server name and port instead. BasicMailer always uses encrypted connections.
If the password is refused: Mail app keeps asking for password.