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Hotmail email settings for iPhone

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On this page you find the Hotmail 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 Hotmail.

Mail settings Hotmail

POP / IMAP imap
Incoming server outlook.office365.com
Incoming port 993
SSl (security) incoming ssl
Outgoing server smtp.office365.com
Outgoing port 587
Requires sign-in yes

iPhone guide to setup Hotmail mail

5 Choose 'Add mail account', and enter the following information:

Name: your own name
Email: your Hotmail email address
Password: your Hotmail email password
Description: a personal description

6 Choose imap and enter the following details under 'Incoming mail server':

Hostname: outlook.office365.com
Username: your Hotmail email address
Password: your Hotmail email password

7 Under 'Outgoing mail server' enter the details below and choose 'next':

Hostname: smtp.office365.com
Username: your Hotmail email address
Password: your Hotmail email password

8 Choose 'Done' at the top right and restart the iPhone to activate the settings.

Congratulations, your account is now set up. Open the mail app to use your account.

Question and Answer

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

  • How would you like to get your security code? Text ******16 There's a temporary problem with the service. Please try again. If you continue to get this message, tryand the code does not come to my phone number, please solve this problem

    3 years ago

  • please make a choice for me to open my hotmail I do not receive the code via phone number +38349886616

    3 years ago

  • Can you help me my Hotmail I can’t send or receive any email can you help me please?

    3 years ago

  • Can you help me my Hotmail I can’t send or receive any email

    3 years ago

  • Please if anyone can help find the IMAP option on my settings on my iPhone 6s, as I am not getting or receiving emails, I must be very stupid, but I have tried , and followed all instructions but some how I can’t locate imap , so I can change the settings. Please help

    3 years ago

  • Can’t get emails on iPhone got it on iPad

    3 years ago

  • I forgot my email password

    3 years ago

  • I have pressed in all the details above but when i try to save it it says "Username or password for "hotmail" is incorrect

    4 years ago

  • i followed all the steps and email works perfectly but i can't see calendar and contacts !

    4 years ago

  • I have an iPhone XS Max running the latest iOS and I Have a second hotmail account setup in a Third party email app, “typeapp”. Recently I lost access to the account. I have searched the web and have tried many different tips. It seems that the IMAP settings are accepted because it Sends me to the SMTP settings. That is where I get the error message, “cannot connect to server.” Please help me?

    4 years ago