Quick answer: To set up your email in the Android mail app, add a new account using IMAP, and enter your full email address as the username, your mailbox password, and your provider's incoming (IMAP) and outgoing (SMTP) server names with the correct ports and SSL/TLS enabled. IMAP keeps mail synced across all your devices.
Open your mail app (the Gmail app or your device's Email app), go to Add account > Other, and enter your email address. Choose Personal (IMAP), enter your password, then set the incoming and outgoing servers and ports below with SSL/TLS enabled. Complete the wizard and send a test message.
Incoming (IMAP): mail.yourdomain.com port 993 SSL/TLS Outgoing (SMTP): mail.yourdomain.com port 465 SSL/TLS (or 587 STARTTLS) Username: your full email address (you@yourdomain.com) Password: your mailbox password Authentication: required for outgoing mail
Use the exact server names your host provides - the examples above are the common pattern.
The app keeps failing to verify settings.
Double-check the server names, that the port matches the encryption (993 for IMAP SSL, 465 or 587 for SMTP), and that you used your full email address as the username.
Can I add it to the Gmail app?
Yes - the Gmail app supports non-Gmail accounts via IMAP under Add account > Other.
Mailboxes on SoftSys managed VPS plans connect to Android using standard IMAP settings.
