Adding a new domain email to your Android phone.
Before continuing, it's necessary to clarify a point about the protocols available during configuration.
POP3 (Post Office Protocol) allows you to download emails from the server to your mobile device. It is useful when your mailbox plan is limited, you receive emails with heavy attachments, or you have limited internet access on the device. Keep in mind that you should only use POP3 if you use only 1 device. If you use multiple devices you should ALWAYS USE IMAP
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is a messaging protocol accessed via the internet. In this case it queries the mail server, making it easy to access information from any connection and from multiple devices.
With that clarified, let's move on to adding the domain email.
- From your phone or tablet, open the GMAIL app.
- Tap the hamburger menu icon in Gmail (top left corner).
Scroll all the way down then tap Settings (name may vary by translation).
- In Settings, you'll see a list of previously registered emails and at the bottom the option Add account — tap it.
- The new screen will show a list of different email services Gmail supports. Since we want to add a domain email like those offered by Bacan, tap Other.
- Enter your address and press Next. The app may ask you to enter a PIN, Pattern or Fingerprint to continue.
- Now select the protocol you want to use. The decision depends on what I mentioned earlier. For this example I'll select IMAP.
- Once the information is validated, the app will ask you to enter a password. Fill in the field and press continue.
Incoming and outgoing server configuration
Once the email address details are entered, you need to configure the server/protocol parameters.
Incoming mail server.
The username and password will be the same as what you registered in the previous step. The server in this example is Bacan.com, but you should enter your domain name.
Outgoing mail server.
If the data was entered correctly, now configure the outgoing server.
Again, the username and password will be those associated with the email we're setting up.
The SMTP Server is where emails will be sent from. For us, the SMTP server is Bacan, so the field is filled with Bacan.com. You should enter your domain name in this step.
After entering the information, press next.
Account options
If everything went well, the last step is to configure some final details about notifications and email sync frequency.
The Sync frequency (POP3 accounts only) is the period with which the device checks for new emails on the server. Keep in mind that the shorter this time, the greater the battery usage.
You can choose whether you want to receive notifications when new emails arrive. The most recommended is to keep Notify me when email arrives checked.
Finally, with the Sync email from this account option, you authorize automatic mailbox checking.
After pressing next, Gmail will let you choose an Account name and a Sender name with which your sent messages will be identified.
If you've made it this far, then email creation and configuration was successful.