Set up your Office 365 Email Account on your Android

Add your work email to your Android device to send and receive email conveniently. These instructions are general because there are so many different flavors of Android devices. If you run into issues setting up your account, please contact F8 for assistance.

1. Tap Menu then tap Settings.

2. Tap Add accounts.

3. Tap Corporate (depending on your version, you may see Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync instead)

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4. Enter your Office 365 email address and password then tap Sign in.

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Note: If this is your first time setting up an email account, you may be asked to accept the Privacy Policy and Allow email to make and manage phone calls.

If Microsoft cannot find your account, you will be asked to enter your details manually: 

  • Username = your Office 365 email address 
  • Password = your Office 365 email password
  • Server = outlook.office365.com
  • Domain\username = \[Office 365 email address] (example: \owner@coolexample.com)

5. Tap Apply to enable security settings.

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6. Tap Next to complete manual setup (you can come back and edit these settings at any point).

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7. Tap Activate to activate the Phone Admin app.

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8. Edit your Account name and tap Done.

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TEST IT OUT

If everything is working properly, you should see a message confirming that your Office 365 email account has been added. Test by sending yourself an email from your computer’s Outlook, and reply to it from your phone.