How to Set Up At&T Email On iPhone?

 You can use the email account provided with the AT&T service you purchase like any other email account you use to carry out your personal and professional email-related tasks. Being a part of the world’s largest telecommunications company, you can rely on AT&T email for security and uninterrupted service. Not only can you access your AT&T email through a web portal and desktop email programs but also using your mobile device like iPhone. If you are looking to set up your AT&T email account on your iPhone, you can do so easily by following the information provided below.

Guide to Set Up AT&T Email on iPhone

In order to configure your AT&T email account on your iPhone, you will need to have the right email server settings of AT&T. Below you can find the correct POP3 and IMAP server settings of AT&T which you will need to use during the configuration process.

Email Protocol	IMAP	POP3
Inbound Server	imap.mail.att.net	inbound.att.net
Inbound Port	993	995
SSL	Yes	Yes
Outbound Server	smtp.mail.att.net	outbound.att.net
Outbound Port	465 or 587	465

 

Now as you have information on the AT&T email server settings, you can follow the below-mentioned steps to set up your AT&T email account on iPhone.

1.       On your iPhone, go to the applications’ menu and tap on the Settings app icon. You will be directed to the Settings section of your iPhone.

2.       In the Settings section, you will need to tap on the “Passwords & accounts” option.

3.       Under the “Passwords & accounts” section, you will need to tap on the “Add account” option. You will be taken to the next screen.

4.       On the next screen, you will need to select the Add mail account option and then enter the following information in the relevant fields on your screen:

·         Name: Enter your own name

·         Email: Enter your complete AT&T email address.

·         Password: Enter your AT&T email account password.

·         Description: Enter a personal description.

5.       Next, you will need to select the IMAP option and enter the following information in the provided field under “Incoming mail server” section on your screen:

·         Hostname: smtp.mail.att.net

·         Username: Enter your complete AT&T email address

·         Password: Enter your AT&T email password

6.       After entering the information as suggested, you will need to make sure that the Email option is checked. Then, you can tap on the Save button. The information entered by you will be saved.

7.       Now, you will need to check if all the settings are correct or not. For this, you will need to tap on your newly configured AT&T email address on your iPhone.

8.       Then, you will need to select the “Advanced” option and make sure that the following information under the “Incoming server” section on your screen is correct:

·         Use SSL: ON

·         Identity check: Password

·         Server port: 993

9.       After that, you will need to get back to the previous screen and go to the Outgoing server. In the Outgoing server, tap smtp.mail.att.net and make sure that the following information on your screen is correct:

Use SSL: ON

Identity Check: Password

Server Port: 465

10.   After that, you will need to select the Done option located at the upper-right corner and restart your phone to make settings effective. Your AT&T email account will be configured on your iPhone.

NOTE: In case you have recently upgraded to the AT&T powered Yahoo! homepage and you already had configured your AT&T email account on your device before you upgraded, you will need to follow the below-mentioned steps to re-configure the account with the new settings. Once you are done setting up the new account, you will need to verify whether the new account is working or not. After the successful verification only, you can delete the old one.

1.       Open the Settings section on your iPhone by tapping on the Settings app icon.

2.       Next, you will need to select the Mail option.

3.       Under Mail, you will need to go to the Accounts and then Add Account option.

4.       On the next screen, you will need to select the Yahoo! option from the given options.

5.       Then, you will need to enter your email address in the provided field and tap on the Next button. Similarly, enter your password in the prompted field and tap on the Next button.

6.       After that, you will need to select as which information to download to your phone and which not by tapping on the sliders next to the options like Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Notes. Once you are done making the desired configurations for these options, you can tap on the Save option.

Once you are done saving the configuration, you can again access your AT&T email account on your iPhone. You can also dial ATT Yahoo customer service number for any professional help.