POP3 is disabled by default in Hotmail, so it’s easier to go with IMAP access, but if you still wish to use POP3, it must be turned on via / web interface. SMTP Server Requires Authentication? Yes (Use same settings as my incoming mail server)Ĭlick Save, and you‘re done.
The good news is that at least I can send from my hotmail address.Email to my hotmail address - not received.Step 1 - send an email from my hotmail account to my hotmail address and to a 3rd party address: The other settings show that it should be syncing contacts and calendar. Then the messages disappeared leaving me looking at the follwing exchange server settings:Įmail address: settings: /Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync.It said "Retrieving account information." for a while.I signed in, clicked the YES button to let the email app have access to my profile, sync emails/contacts/calendar/tasks, send emails, access my info etc. I've deleted the hotmail account several times to start again from scratch. I've tried setting up manually, using all the different server settings I can find anywhere. I click accept, but they don't get added to my calendar. and my calendar doesn't sync properly, so no new appointments show when I log into hotmail in a web browser, or when look at my calendar in MS Outlook on my computer.nor can I invite people to calendar appointments (the invitations appear to send from the calendar, but the actual appointment emails fail to send and then I've found some sitting in my outbox, saying there are no recipients, but when you open the emails you can see the recipients),.But I can't send emails (they just sit in my outbox),.The email account seems to be partially set up so that I can receive emails. I click on DONE and get the following message: "Unable to set up account. I have used various settings, the most recent being:Įmail address: settings - exchange server:. Having loads of problems setting up my hotmail account on my new samsung galaxy s7, in the native email app.