BT Internet email settings for iPhone

BT Internet
On this page you find the BT Internet mail settings for iPhone. Follow the step-by-step iPhone guide or use the settings overview with the imap and pop3 server email settings for BT Internet.

Mail settings BT Internet

POP / IMAP imap
Incoming server mail.btinternet.com
Incoming port 993
SSl (security) incoming ssl
Outgoing server mail.btinternet.com
Outgoing port 587
Requires sign-in yes

iPhone guide to setup BT Internet mail

1 Open 'Settings', click on 'Passwords & accounts' and 'Add account'.

Click on your provider name if it's listed, otherwise click on 'Other'

2 Make sure 'Email' is checked and click 'Save'.

Your email account is now saved. In the next steps we check if all settings are correct.

3 Click on your newly created email address and choose 'Advanced'. Make sure that the following data is correct under 'Incoming server':

Use SSL: on
Identity check: password
Server port: 993

4 Go back to the previous screen and under 'Outgoing server' click on mail.btinternet.com. Make sure the following information is correct:

Use SSL: on
Identity check: password
Server port: 587

Question and Answer

Have a question regarding your iPhone email setup or think you can help other BT Internet users out? Please comment below!

  • BT Internet mail setup iPhone Set up iPhone BT Internet On this page you'll find the BT Internet mail settings for iPhone and iPad. Besides an overview with the imap and pop3 server mailsettings for BT Internet, we offer you a comprehensive guide for setting up your BT Internet email on your iPhone or iPad. The exact steps may vary by model, but all the settings can to be found here. If you don't succeed or you think something is not right, do not hesitate to ask your question at the bottom of the page! 1 Choose settings 2 Scroll down and choose Mail, Contacts and Calendars 3 Tap Add account and select Other 4 Tap Add Mail Account and enter the following information: Name: your name Email: your BT Internet email-address Password: your BT Internet email-password Description: enter "BT Internet" 5 Choose pop3 under incoming mail server and enter the following information: Hostname: mail.btinternet.com Username: email Password: your email-password 6 Scroll down and under outgoing mail server, enter the following information: Hostname: mail.btinternet.com Username: email Password: your email-password 7 Tap save and in select your emailadress in the next screen. 8 Scroll down and under outgoing mail server choose SMTP. 9 Under Main server select mail.btinternet.com and make sure the following information is displayed: SSL: none Serverport: 587 10 Tap done and go to the previous screen. Choose Advanced and make sure the following information is correct: SSL: none Serverport: mail.btinternet.com 11 Again, go back to the previous screen. Restart your iPhone to finish the setup!

    4 years ago
  • cannot send or recieve emails on iphone se

    4 years ago
  • trying to open new btinternet e mail account on my apple products. on my i phone keep getting the same error message "username or password for mail.btinternet.com is incorrect". I think I'm following all the instructions correctly and have never had any problems setting these up before. Any help would be appreciated.

    4 years ago
  • On my iPhone 5 and iPad version 2 I always read my emails through the yahoo mail icon when I recently updated my iPad to 6 generation and iPhone 7 I cannot now use the yahoo mail icon as yahoo no l9mger supports but internet mail. How can I see my emails now on my ipad

    4 years ago
  • Have followed all the instructions and keep getting " server error - please try again later"

    4 years ago
  • I keep getting the message.....unable to load emails . Server mail.btinternet not working. This started at 16.00 hours yesterday

    4 years ago
  • Have not been able to set up my BT email on my iPhone x - Message is Cannot Get Mail The username or password for 'mail.btinternet.com' is incorrect. I have checked many times and I am defo using the same as I log in daily with

    4 years ago
  • I have been able to reset my email connection to BT internet but dont have an option to pull my contacts across

    4 years ago
  • I can’t access, see or read my incoming BT emails on my iPhone. Please help

    4 years ago
  • since the Yahoo outage last week my iPhone can access this email address but is not downloading the messages to the mail app. The other 2 emails are working as normal. Please can you help?

    4 years ago