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This guide will show you how to setup push email with Hotmail on the HTC Desire, Google Nexus One and any other Android 2.2 or 2.3 device you can get the default email application to work on.
Why should i setup push email?
Setting up push email will allow your email, calendar and contacts in your Hotmail account to pushed automatically to your phone and kept in sync.
For example if i was to receive an email it would be pushed to my phone so I can read it on the go. If I was to delete the email on my phone it would also be deleted from my Hotmail Inbox.
Likewise if I was to add a new contact on my Hotmail account the contact will also be automatically synced to my phone's address book.
Push email with Hotmail accounts is not officially supported on Android phones such as the HTC Desire, however that doesn't mean you can't get it working.
Downloading the default Android Mail Client:
Google Nexus One users can skip to the setting up push email section of this guide.
For what ever reason the HTC Mail application doesn't function correctly when trying to setup push email with your Hotmail account. However the default Android mail application works fine.
You can download the default Android Mail application to your phone by visiting the following URL in your phones web browser:
Or you can download a zipped version of it here.
Setting up push email:
First load the Email application up, not the Mail application.
Enter your Hotmail / Windows Live email address and password, then click manual setup.
When asked what type of email account it is select exchange
For domain / username enter a forward slash followed by your email address, for example: \email@hotmail.com
The server is m.hotmail.com
Tick the box that says "Use secure connection (SSL)" and click next
For email checking frequency select: Automatic (Push)
Its up to you what you select for the other options, I would recommend the settings in the screenshot below
Now give your email account a name that means something to you.
Thats it, push email is setup.
You will be notified of any new email's in the phones notification area
Why should i setup push email?
Setting up push email will allow your email, calendar and contacts in your Hotmail account to pushed automatically to your phone and kept in sync.
For example if i was to receive an email it would be pushed to my phone so I can read it on the go. If I was to delete the email on my phone it would also be deleted from my Hotmail Inbox.
Likewise if I was to add a new contact on my Hotmail account the contact will also be automatically synced to my phone's address book.
Push email with Hotmail accounts is not officially supported on Android phones such as the HTC Desire, however that doesn't mean you can't get it working.
Downloading the default Android Mail Client:
Google Nexus One users can skip to the setting up push email section of this guide.
For what ever reason the HTC Mail application doesn't function correctly when trying to setup push email with your Hotmail account. However the default Android mail application works fine.
You can download the default Android Mail application to your phone by visiting the following URL in your phones web browser:
Code:
https://download.digiex.net/static/users/insanenutter/guides/hotmail-push-android/EmailGoogle.apkOr you can download a zipped version of it here.
Setting up push email:
First load the Email application up, not the Mail application.
Enter your Hotmail / Windows Live email address and password, then click manual setup.
When asked what type of email account it is select exchange
For domain / username enter a forward slash followed by your email address, for example: \email@hotmail.com
The server is m.hotmail.com
Tick the box that says "Use secure connection (SSL)" and click next
For email checking frequency select: Automatic (Push)
Its up to you what you select for the other options, I would recommend the settings in the screenshot below
Now give your email account a name that means something to you.
Thats it, push email is setup.
You will be notified of any new email's in the phones notification area
