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Manually configure Apple Mail (iOS app) in IMAP (email)
This guide explains how to connect the Apple Mail mobile app (for iOS smartphones or tablets) to an email address hosted by Infomaniak.
Preamble
- Instead of the manual configuration below, it is recommended to use the .mobileconfig configuration profiles offered by Apple or the Infomaniak Mail app (iOS) to benefit from a Push type update method.
- The various services offered by Infomaniak are all compatible with the corresponding standard protocols (IMAP/SMTP for email, for example), therefore if you encounter a problem with third-party software, contact its publisher or a Partner and consult the support policy as well as section 11.9 of the Infomaniak Terms of Service.
Manually add the email address to the application
Prerequisites
- Create the email address in my kSuite or a Mail Service / kSuite.
- Create a password for the email address for the device you are going to configure.
Important: Since the latest versions of iOS, it is no longer possible to add an account directly from the Apple Mail application. The configuration of a new account must now be done via Settings > Apps > Mail > Mail Accounts > Add an account.
To configure the messaging application:
- Open the application.
- Click on Other account:
- Enter the information such as the email address to be linked and its password.
- Click on Next:
- The application mentions certain fields as being optional but this is not the case at all:
- Check and complete the missing information.
- Click on Next:
- There you go, your email address is now configured in the application:
Recommended settings
- Incoming IMAP server =
mail.infomaniak.com - IMAP port =
993(with SSL) - Outgoing SMTP server =
mail.infomaniak.com - SMTP port & encryption protocol and command/method to activate this protocol:
587+ STARTTLS - Username = full & complete email address ( ? )
- Password = the one generated for the email address you want to access
- Authentication required to send emails:
- It is activated in the SMTP settings of your application.
- Check "use the same parameters as the incoming server" or, depending on the software/email clients, enter a username (= full & complete email address) and the generated password.
Refer to this other guide if you are looking for information about other compatible messaging ports and protocols (SSL / TLS for example).
In case of a problem
Check that the Mail Service is configured optimally.
There is no need to contact Infomaniak Support if your email address works well outside the application. The most common error concerns the use of an incorrect password. The troubleshooting guides help you resolve any potential issues:
- Refer to the solutions given in this other guide regarding email in general.
- Delete any Apple configuration profiles linked to your Infomaniak email before reconfiguring.
And if your Apple Mail no longer works at the sending level (disconnected or missing SMTP server, for example) or after a change of email password, refer to this other guide.