Objective

You can configure MX Plan email addresses on email clients, if they are compatible. By doing so, you can use your email address through your preferred device. In this guide, we will detail the process of configuring an MX Plan email address in the Gmail application on Android devices.

Find out how to configure an MX Plan email address on Android, via the Gmail app.

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Requirements

• an MX Plan email address (included in the MX Plan solution, or in an OVHcloud web hosting plan).
• You need to have the Gmail app installed on your device. You can install it from the Google Play Store if it is not already present.
• the required credentials for the email address you would like to configure

Instructions

How to add your email account

On your device’s homepage, open the Gmail app.

Adding an account will be done differently if no account is set up, or if an account has already been set up. Select the tab corresponding to one of the two situations mentioned:

Follow the next steps in the configuration process by browsing the tabs below:

Once you have configured your email address, you can start using it! You can now send and receive messages from your Gmail application.

POP, IMAP and SMTP settings

When you choose your account type, we recommend using IMAP to receive emails. However, you can select POP. To understand how they work, please refer to our section "POP or IMAP, what is the difference?"

• For POP configuration

• For IMAP configuration

For sending emails, if you need to enter the SMTP settings manually in your account preferences, you will find the settings below:

• SMTP configuration

POP or IMAP, what's the difference?

When you set up your email address manually, your email client asks if you want to use POP (Post Office Protocol) or IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol). To understand this properly, you will need to configure your email address to include POP and IMAP protocols.

When you configure your mail client, you must enter the information from the incoming server to receive the emails, and the outgoing server to send the emails. To send emails, there is no choice, the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is used. For the reception, you will have the choice between POP or IMAP.

To understand the difference between POP and IMAP, we will break down the elements that make up the processing of your incoming emails:

1. Your device: a computer, smartphone or tablet. This is your consultation support.

2. Your email client: software or application dedicated to managing your emails. Your choice will determine the level of usability and functionality you will need to view your emails.

3. The receiving protocol: a choice that determines how you check emails on your device. This affects other devices that access the same email account.

   • IMAP: Your email client queries the email server and downloads the emails to your device. When you view an unread email, the server marks it as "read" by default. Other devices configured in IMAP will be able to check this status and view this email until it has been deleted on one of the devices.
   • POP: Your email client requests the email server and downloads the emails to your device. By default, once the email is downloaded to your device, the message is deleted from the server. As a result, other devices connected to this email address will not be able to view this email.

Go further

Configuring an Email Pro account on Android via the Gmail app

Configuring an Exchange account on Android via the Gmail app

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