Set up IMAP on iPhone

Introduction

If you want to use your domain email on an iPhone and keep it synchronized with webmail, Outlook and other devices, IMAP is the recommended choice.

Details you need

Item	Typical value
Email	user@yourdomain.com
Username	Your full email address
Password	Mailbox password
IMAP server	mail.yourdomain.com
IMAP port	993
IMAP security	SSL/TLS
SMTP server	mail.yourdomain.com
SMTP port	465 with SSL/TLS or 587 with STARTTLS

Setup steps

1. Open Settings.
2. Go to Mail.
3. Tap Accounts.
4. Choose Add Account.
5. Select Other.
6. Tap Add Mail Account.
7. Enter your name, full email address, password and description.
8. Tap Next.
9. Choose IMAP.
10. Enter mail.yourdomain.com for both incoming and outgoing server.
11. Use your full email address as the username.
12. Save the account.

Conclusion

Setting up IMAP on iPhone is straightforward if you use the correct server, your full email address as the username and secure ports. Once saved, your messages stay synchronized across devices.