How to add an ATT.net email account on Android, iPhone, and Outlook?

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To access your email account easily, you can add it to an email client or a device. This is the best way to excuse the browser method. Moreover, you can add your ATT.net email account on any device that you want. So, here, you’ll know all the necessary instructions to add your account. 

Add ATT.net email to Android phone- 

Most people use Android phones. So, AT&T has made sure that its email account should be compatible with Android devices. That’s why you don’t need to hesitate if you want to add the email account to your device. Just ensure to follow the given steps- 

  • Open your Android Phone, now tap the “Mail” icon on your device.
  • Now, hit the Manual setup button.  
  • After that, click on the “IMAP.“
  • Now choose the Incoming server for your account as follows. 
  • IMAP Server: imap.mail.att.net
  • Security type: None
  • Port: 993 
  • Secure – Port: 993, Security Type: SSL/TLS (Accept all certificates)
  • Insecure – Port: 143, Security Type: None (Accept all certificates)
  • After you set up the ATT Incoming server settings, click on the Next button. 
  • Following this, select the Outgoing server settings for your email account. You can choose the Outgoing server (SMTP) settings as follows- 
  • SMTP Server: smtp.mail.att.net
  • Security type: None
  • Port: 465 
  • Outgoing (SMTP) Secure – Port: 465 or 587
  • Security Type: SSL/TLS (Accept all certificates)
  • Hit the Next button. 
  • Lastly, you can click on the Done button to finish the setup. 

Add your ATT email account on iPhone- 

ATT email account works excellent with iPhone because the iPhone offers tremendous security to your email account. So, if you want to add your account on your iPhone or iPad device, follow the given instructions- 

  • Firstly, press the Settings iconon your iPhone device. 
  • Now, select the “Mail, Contacts, Calendar” option. 
  • Hit on the “Add Account” button and then choose Others. 
  • After that, enter your AT&T email address and password. 
  • Lastly, just click on the Save button to finish adding your account.

These were the steps to add your email account to your iPhone device. But, if you want to add your account to Apple mail, instead of directly adding it to the iPhone, you can follow these steps- 

  • Open the Mail app on your iPhone device. 
  • Now go to the Mail option in the app and click on the Add Account button. 
  • After that, click on the Others option. 
  • Following this, enter your email address, and password then click on the IMAP option. 
  • Now, enter the incoming and outgoing server settings as follows- 

Incoming Server Settings- 

  1. IMAP Server: imap.mail.att.net
  2. Security type: None
  3. Port: 993 
  4. Secure – Port: 993, Security Type: SSL/TLS (Accept all certificates)
  5. Insecure – Port: 143, Security Type: None (Accept all certificates)

Outgoing Server Settings- 

  1. SMTP Server: smtp.mail.att.net
  2. Security type: None
  3. Port: 465 
  4. Outgoing (SMTP) Secure – Port: 465 or 587
  5. Security Type: SSL/TLS (Accept all certificates)
  • Once you have done both incoming and outgoing server settings, click on the Continue. 
  • After that, click on the Done option to finish setting up the account. 

Add your ATT email account to Outlook-

You can also add your ATT email account to Outlook irrespective of the fact whether you use Outlook on PC, Mac, or smartphone. Note that you can either use the automatic or manual method to add your account. You can follow these steps to add your account to Outlook with-

Automatic method- 

  • Firstly, open the Outlook application on your device. 
  • Then, hit the File tab in the upper right corner of your window.
  • Next, click on the Add Account option. 
  • Now the following window depends on the Outlook version you use. 
  • Outlook 2016 – Enter your email address and click on the Connect option. 
  • Outlook 2013 or Outlook 2010-  Enter your name, email address, and password. After that, click on the Next button. 
  • Now, enter your password again and then click on the OK button.
  • Lastly, just click on the Finish button to add your account.

You can simply add your account by following these settings. However, if you want to add your account manually to the Outlook application, you can follow these given instructions to add your account on the Outlook- 

Manual method-

Follow these steps to add your account-

  • Firstly, open your Outlook application and then click on the File option in the upper right corner of the window. 
  • Next, tap on the Advanced Option, check the “Let me set up my account manually” box, and select Connect.
  • Then, select the IMAP option to define the service type of your account. 
  • Next, click on the Account Settings and set up your account’s Incoming and Outgoing server settings.  

Incoming Server Settings to set up your account to Outlook- 

  1. IMAP Server: imap.mail.att.net
  2. Security type: None
  3. Port: 993 
  4. Secure – Port: 993, Security Type: SSL/TLS (Accept all certificates)
  5. Insecure – Port: 143, Security Type: None (Accept all certificates)

Outgoing Server Settings to add your account to Outlook- 

  1.  SMTP Server: smtp.mail.att.net
  2. Security type: None
  3. Port: 465 
  4. Outgoing (SMTP) Secure – Port: 465 or 587
  5. Security Type: SSL/TLS (Accept all certificates

Note- Incoming and outgoing server settings remain the same no matter which Outlook version you use. 

  •  Finally, just enter your password and click on the Connect button. 

Conclusion

So, here we have talked about how you can add your ATT email account on an Android, iPhone, and Outlook. We just hope that this guide will help you. However, if you need any further help, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with ATT.net email customer support.