Steps for Setting up Mail on iPhone (iOS 15/16/17)

Setting up an email account on an iPhone is a challenge. Especially, there are streamlined features of iOS 15,16 and 17. MilesWeb is here to help you out with the proper setup guide. Whether it is a personal email address or professional email bundled with a web hosting service, the Mail app of iPhone gives convenience in communication. We will walk you through the robust steps of setting up the mail on iPhone. 

Step 1 – Go to Settings > Mail

Open the iPhone Settings app and tap on Mail.

Step 2 – Tap Accounts

Scroll down and tap on Accounts.

Step 3 – Tap Add Account

Set you your email account by choosing “Add Account” option.

Step 4 – Tap Other

Choose Other as the type of account from the list of account options.

Step 5 – Tap Add Mail Account

Proceed further by adding the “Mail Account” at the screen top.

Step 6 – Enter Your Account Details

Enter the following details of email account you are adding: 

Name: The user name that your recipients will see. 

Email: The email address you wish to add.

Password: The password associated with your Webmail account.

Description: A name for this account as it appears on your device.

Tap Next to continue.

Step 7 – Select IMAP

Select IMAP as your account type.

Step 8 – Enter Your Server Settings

Input the following server settings:

• Incoming Mail Server:
• Host Name:………..
• Username: Your email address
• Password: The password you use for Webmail
• Outgoing Mail Server:……………..

Host Name: 

• Username: Your email address
• Password: The password you use for Webmail

Tap Next to proceed.

Note: Even if the Outgoing Mail Server username and password fields are marked optional, they must be filled in for proper functionality.

Step 9 – Save the Account

Disable all Notes syncing. To check, slider should be grey. Click Save to complete the setup.

Step 10 – Tap the Account You Added

Find and select the email account you are just adding, identifiable by its description.

Step 11 – Open Account Settings

Tap the email account again to access its settings.

Step 12 – Tap Advanced

Scroll down at the bottom of the screen and tap on Advanced option.

Step 13 – Check Mailbox Behaviours

Check all the following Mailbix behaviors are configured correctly: 

Drafts Mailbox: Drafts

Sent Mailbox: Sent

Deleted Mailbox: Trash

Archive Mailbox: Archive

To set the correct folder, tap on each mailbox and select the corresponding folder on the server. If a folder is missing, log in to Webmail, place an email in the unavailable folder, and try again.

Note: If the folder does not appear, log in to Webmail, place an email in the unavailable folder, and then try again.

Step 14 – Enter IMAP Path Prefix

Scroll down to the bottom of the Advanced settings and type INBOX (all capitals) as the IMAP Path Prefix.

Step 15 – Save Settings

Tap Account in the upper-left corner, then tap Done to save your settings.

Step 16 – All Set!

Kudos! Your email account is now successfully setup on your iPhone. Use it for your communication.