Hotmail and Enhanced Email setup sIII iCloud and Charter settings

[dfran1]

10/2013
Hi all,
I am updating to include IMAP info for hotmail, the new hotmail app that Microsoft released is still not up to my standards at all, but it is a lot better, but I am now switching over to Aquamail, as I find the built in email apps are sluggish and updates on them only happen when you get some type of firmware update, that is sad. Aquamail is the only one so far to keep loading older messages, if you try it you will see, and there are many many options for just about anyone, and it works now with IMAP hotmail!!
go to bottom for hotmail IMAP info

2012
Hotmail
I found this here, I am just going to repost it
Samsung Galaxy S - How to: Setup Hotmail Account with folders guide

It works great from my tests so far, and has all my hotmail folders!
I got tired of clicking on more (or show more) in every single email, so I now use Enhanced email, and I tried lots of them and Enhanced Email as of now is the best.

The live way did not work properly or delete my emails also (from the phone when I deleted them on my computer)

here it is

Goodevening,

As I have been looking for ages since i got my Galaxy S HOW to setup Hotmail accordingly so that i have access to all my sub folders I thought lets share this!

Step by step guide how to setup Hotmail Account properly so that you will see your Subfolders too!

1. Applications
2. E-mail ( the standard Email)
3. Add new account (choose others)
4. Fill in Email Address + Password of your Hotmail account
5. Press Manual Setup
6. Chose Exchange Account
7. Domain/Username = \'Youremail'@hotmail.com
8. Password = Your Hotmail password ( Already filled in in previous steps)
9. Exchange Server = m.hotmail.com
10. Tick 'Use Secure Connection (SSL) '
11. Press Next
12 Check other sync options as your need (I left calendars unchecked as I dont use hotmail calendars)

Done

10/2013 I am now swithcing to AquaMail with IMAP for outlook.com now
Good Email app I have found and tried many others including the official hotmail app, edit: EE works great but as of late it has very lacking in the updating and falling way behind the others, I like features in it but many are now lacking, hopefully they change and start to catch up, but now I am changing to aquamail.

2012
Enhanced Email
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qs.enhancedemail&hl=en

Enhanced Email setup

Call the account whatever you like, I did hotmail for my hotmail, ect..

Hotmail
1. Open Enhanced Email
2. Either "add account" or hit the menu key and then "add account"
3. Email address: (it would look like this) "youremail@hotmail.com"
4. Password: "your password"
5. Press Manual Setup
6. Choose "Exchange"


This should be server settings or incoming settings
7. Domain\Username: (it would look like this) "\youremail@hotmail.com"
8. Password: "your password"
9. Server: "m.hotmail.com:443"
10. User Agent: I choose "Android"
11. Use secure connection (SSL) select {put a check in it}
(do not select "accept all certificates")
(do not select "Enforce pin-lock security policy")
12. Press "next"

this should be outgoing settings or outgoing server settings
13. SMTP server: "m.hotmail.com"
14. Port: "587"
15. Security type: "none"
16. Username: "full hotmail address" (like "youremail@hotmail.com")
17. Password: "your password"
18. Press "next"
Done

iCloud.com
1. Open Enhanced Email
2. Either "add account" or hit the menu key and then "add account"
3. Email address: (it would look like this) "youremail@me.com"
4. Password: "your password"
5. Press Manual Setup
6. Choose "IMAP"


This should be server settings or incoming settings
7. Username: (it would look like this) "youremail@me.com"
8. Password: "your password"
9. Server: "imap.mail.me.com"
10. Port: "993"
11. Security type: "SSL" (if it does not work then try TLS) {mine is SSL}
12. IMAP path prefix: leave this blank (optional)
13. Press "next"

this should be outgoing settings or outgoing server settings
14. SMTP server: "smtp.mail.me.com"
15. Port: "587"
16. Security type: "SSL" (if it does not work then try TLS) {mine is TLS}
17. "Require sign-in" select {put a check in it}
17. Username: (it would look like this) "youremail@me.com"
18. Password: "your password"
19. Press "next"
Done

charter.net
1. Open Enhanced Email
2. Either "add account" or hit the menu key and then "add account"
3. Email address: (it would look like this) "youremail@charter.net"
4. Password: "your password"
5. Press Manual Setup
6. Choose "IMAP"


This should be server settings or incoming settings
7. Username: (it would look like this) "youremail@charter.net"
8. Password: "your password"
9. Server: "mobile.charter.net"
10. Port: "993"
11. Security type: "SSL"
12. IMAP path prefix: leave this blank (optional)
13. Press "next"

this should be outgoing settings or outgoing server settings
14. SMTP server: "mobile.charter.net"
15. Port: "587"
16. Security type: "SSL"
17. "Require sign-in" select {put a check in it}
17. Username: (it would look like this) "youremail@charter.net"
18. Password: "your password"
19. Press "next"
Done

In settings then message settings put a check in "auto show images" to always show the images in emails, you don't have to click show anymore it just does it (like it should anyway, the way I like it)

In settings then global settings "max upload size" I pay for my hotmail $20 a year so I choose 10MB.

There are settings for just about everything, font size, color of each email account, ect... I dont think there is a setting left out.

Enhanced Email forum link
• Index page

iCloud settings link
iCloud: Mail server information

Charter.net settings link
Mobile Email Settings - Charter Communications

If you think any of this is useful, please hit the THANKS button so I know I did not wast my time or yours.
Thank You!

10/2013
Hotmail / outlook Imap info, This is what I did for Aquamail, but just follow for others, they should be kind of similar.

Hotmail
1. Open Aquamail (if first time just follow if not, choose add account)
2. Enter your name or whatever you call yourself.
3. Email address: (it would look like this) "youremail@hotmail.com"
4. Password: "your password"
5. Press Manual Setup


This should be server settings or incoming settings
6. Server Type choose "IMAP"
7. Server: "imap-mail.outlook.com"
8. Secure type "SSL (strict check)" this was default for me.
9. Server port: "993" this was default for me.
10. Login: (it would look like this) "youremail@hotmail.com"
11. Password: "your password"
12. Folder prefix "automatic" unchecked for me.

13. Press "next"

this should be outgoing settings or outgoing server settings
14. No outgoing server "Unchecked"
15. SMTP server: "smtp-mail.outlook.com"
16. Security type: "STARTTLS (strict check), default for me.
17. Port: "587", default for me.Md.,
18. Authorization "Choose automatically", default for me.
19. Username: "full hotmail address" (like "youremail@hotmail.com")
20. Password: "your password"
21. Press "next"
22. Override when on WiFi "Unchecked" For me.

23. Press "next"
24. Choose a name like "Hotmail"

You can put a check on configure options and folders after saving or do that latter
25. Press "Save"
Done

 

[cedjunior]

An alternate method of accessing your hotmail.

1. In the web browser go to your hotmail account and sign in, it will automatically sign into the mobile version.

2. At the top where it says "<<Hotmail folders > Inbox", click "Hotmail folders", your screen will then look like this (minus or plus any custom folders you have added)

3. Save this page as a bookmark.

4. Go to your bookmarks, long press and choose "Add Shortcut To Home" adding an icon to your home page.

5. Move the icon to whatever screen you want.

Benefits:
Always signed in unless you sign out
Access to Hotmail "Quick Views"
Open attachments
Access to other Windows Live options like the SkyDrive (Menu at the top right corner)
Email search (not sure if the email client on this phone has that)

Downsides:
Unable to attach files
Does not notify you of a new email

 

[dfran1]

For the life of me I cant believe there are no good hotmail apps or email apps.

I have gave up on the built in email app, having to go to the bottom of every email to hit that button was just time wasting!!!
Unless someone knows how to enable it all the time or move it to the top where it belongs.

Im using the hotmail app Microsoft + seven its the best I think so far, but my built in zoom email app just works fine on the zoom, what gives with the samsung one, why did they destroy it?

Am I missing something somewhere?

I need to send attachments and the app that im using now is just beating me to death.
PLEASE HELP

 

[naviwilliams]

I've tried to return to my 10 year old Hotmail email account. But, I simply can't, the junk mail sorting is terrible compared to Google's GMail.

As a test today, I setup my Hotmail as Exchange. It worked fine, bar the junk.

Thanks for posting the link...

 

[shellbell1471]

I use a good hotmail app, there are a few to choose from play store

 

[dfran1]

I use a good hotmail app, there are a few to choose from play store

Do you mind sharing
every time I think I have a good one it does not do something I need it to do or does it the long way.

I just don't get why Samsung butchers a good thing. My Motorola email app that comes with the zoom works perfect what gives?

 

[mikeb33]

I am using the built in Hotmail app and I am ok with it, except when I delete mail, it also deletes it on the server. I like to do that on my PC. I did not see a way to not have it that way?

 

[Hogan773]

The official Hot mail app works great for me...... I like to delete things once. Not twice.

 

[dfran1]

OK people here is the major problem with the official hotmail app (I pay the $20 a year hotmail and can send larger files)

add 3 or 4 pictures and send them to someone, and repeat while the first is sending, the Official hotmail app chugs (at the very least on 3g, dont remember if it worked on 4g) and does not send or sends one email but not the other and both are in the outbox leaving you not knowing what went thru

I use this all the time for work and need it to work reliably and the Microsoft app does not at all, I am back to the samsung app and just scrolling all the way to the bottom and clicking "load more details"
and all my folders show up right away I dont have to add them, I cant believe Microsoft screwed up their own app, thats what we get from them.

Something else is screwy with their app I forgot what. (might be something with zooming)
Also that one has to hit menu then hit delete , what we're they thinking

 

[donas]

I am using the built in Hotmail app and I am ok with it, except when I delete mail, it also deletes it on the server. I like to do that on my PC. I did not see a way to not have it that way?

If you set it up as an "other" email account and then select manual set up you can decide when it deletes from the server.

....for some reason I can't get the hotmail account to work, I set "unable to connect to servers". It's all good, the way I'm doing it now works perfect.

 

[mikeb33]

If you set it up as an "other" email account and then select manual set up you can decide when it deletes from the server.

That worked great! Thanks. I did have to delete the account and create a new one to do this, but it only took a minute.

 

[dfran1]

The problem with setting it up as a pop account is you get no folder access

You will get the option to not delete of the server (I never want that, and it still goes into the deleted/trash anyway)
And it does show html emails without clicking, but I need folders also so exchange server is the only way so far until imap support for me

 

[twin-k84]

HI! I've set up my email according to guide above but i still can't see my hotmail folders. Only inbox sent etc... does any one know why?

4.0.4

 

[dfran1]

HI! I've set up my email according to guide above but i still can't see my hotmail folders. Only inbox sent etc... does any one know why?

4.0.4

Hi ,
Is it my guide in the first post? Or what other one
Are you using??

I am using enhanced email now it works the best out of all others hands down
I have 3 emails set-up in it
Hotmail
Charter
Icloud
All Under enhanced email
It does cost $10
But it shows html without clicking show more, etc..
I will post all my setup guides for enhanced email soon , added to my first post
There is one little glitch with it at the moment that the developer is working on and it is you can not at the moment zoom out to fit the screen in portrait

 

[twin-k84]

Hi ,
Is it my guide in the first post? Or what other one
Are you using??

I am using enhanced email now it works the best out of all others hands down
I have 3 emails set-up in it
Hotmail
Charter
Icloud
All Under enhanced email
It does cost $10
But it shows html without clicking show more, etc..
I will post all my setup guides for enhanced email soon , added to my first post
There is one little glitch with it at the moment that the developer is working on and it is you can not at the moment zoom out to fit the screen in portrait

Yes it's the guide from your first post... I might try hotmails free app if there's no other options...

 

[dfran1]

Yes it's the guide from your first post... I might try hotmails free app if there's no other options...

When your in your inbox
press menu
Press folders
choose one of your hotmail folders and remember It only shows what you select for an option below.

while in your email (inbox, etc..)
menu
settings
choose your hotmail
scrool down to find and select "Period to sync emails"

you will only see whats in your folders from the time frame you select here including inbox.

Let me know it this fixes your problem.

You did choose exchange when you set it up?

 

[Hogan773]

Yes it's the guide from your first post... I might try hotmails free app if there's no other options...

It works well (hot mail app) as long as you don't want to add other accts

 

[twin-k84]

When your in your inbox
press menu
Press folders
choose one of your hotmail folders and remember It only shows what you select for an option below.

while in your email (inbox, etc..)
menu
settings
choose your hotmail
scrool down to find and select "Period to sync emails"

you will only see whats in your folders from the time frame you select here including inbox.

Let me know it this fixes your problem.

You did choose exchange when you set it up?

Yes I set it up as exchange but still no luck. I have ebay folder in my hotmail account but no emails from that folder appeared on my phone (some of them are not older then a week)

 

[dfran1]

Yes I set it up as exchange but still no luck. I have ebay folder in my hotmail account but no emails from that folder appeared on my phone (some of them are not older then a week)

hit menu and refresh a few times and the folder will populate, I tried it again this morning with the app you are using and it worked for me
Let me know.

The problem with the official outlook email app is...
when you send 4 or 5 pictures you took with the camera on the phone some emails go thru, some dont and the some that do go thru stay in the outbox and they went thru and others don't go thru and stay in your outbox (is normal) but you cant even resend them, and have no clue to the ones that did go thru, I had to recreate the emails using only 2 pictures to get them to work.

Again I need this to just work, not half work (I need it for my work), so that official hotmail app is junk....

but by all means use it if you want but this is the flaw I saw, and also going to delete emails you have to hit menu every time, what a pain...

enhanced email works great so far (with that one minor flaw that the developer is working on), the delete button is down the bottom where it belongs.
I should also point out the trial you can get of it does not work properly at all, but the final paid app does and I can sent 5 pictures fine in an email, with sending 3 of them at once (as soon as it takes time wise that is for the other 2 to make and send)

 

[dfran1]

updated for enhanced email settings and changed the title

 

[rapidsandroid]

Just use the regular Hotmail app you can download in the Market. It really is a solid functioning app & easy to set up.

 

[rapidsandroid]

It works well (hot mail app) as long as you don't want to add other accts

You can have more than one hotmail account on the hotmail app. Works very well.

 

[dfran1]

Just use the regular Hotmail app you can download in the Market. It really is a solid functioning app & easy to set up.

It does not work well at all.

OK people here is the major problem with the official hotmail app (I pay the $20 a year hotmail and can send larger files)

add 3 or 4 pictures and send them to someone, and repeat while the first is sending, the Official hotmail app chugs (at the very least on 3g, dont remember if it worked on 4g) and does not send or sends one email but not the other and both are in the outbox leaving you not knowing what went thru

I use this all the time for work and need it to work reliably and the Microsoft app does not at all, I am back to the samsung app and just scrolling all the way to the bottom and clicking "load more details"
and all my folders show up right away I dont have to add them, I cant believe Microsoft screwed up their own app, thats what we get from them.

Something else is screwy with their app I forgot what. (might be something with zooming)
Also that one has to hit menu then hit delete , what we're they thinking

 

[Hogan773]

You can have more than one hotmail account on the hotmail app. Works very well.

I meant other NON-HOTMAIL accounts ie GMAIL, Yahoo, etc. I don't think you can use the Hotmail app as your one-stop-shop for all emails like you can on the stock email client. I may be wrong.

 

[Hogan773]

It does not work well at all.

Look.....your situation is a pretty specific one. Not saying it's not very important to YOU but the ability to rapid fire 5 pictures at once and then another 5 pictures 2 seconds later and you're not sure what is being sent or not........that is a very specific complaint. Are the pictures actually NOT getting through at all, or is it just that you are impatient and don't want to or can't wait a minute to get the sync on the sent folder? Maybe I'm misunderstanding your major beef with the app.

I think the Hotmail app works much better than the stock ICS email app....the fonts on the overall screen aren't gigantic like the stock, there are nice little check boxes where you can click click click and then hit DELETE or MARK READ or MARK UNREAD all at once, it works for HMTL email viewing, and it syncs properly. Yes, I have successfully sent attached pictures from mine on multiple occasions. So to say "it does not work well at all" is mis-information to all the people on here that might be considering it as an option......