Setting up your mailbox on your Android device should take just a few minutes.

This guide shows you how to connect to your mailbox using POP or IMAP.

You can connect to your mailbox using either the POP3 or IMAP protocols. We generally advise that you use IMAP, especially if the mailbox is accessed by more than one person or if the mailbox is accessed on multiple devices.

If you connect using POP3 then emails are downloaded to the single device and deleted from the server. This may be preferable for privacy but this limits accessibility and leaves you with only a single copy of all mail unless you perform backups.

Each version of Google Android may vary slightly, but this guide will show you a generic process for setting up a mailbox.

Step 1

Click the Settings icon on your device.

Step 2

Scroll down and select Accounts.

Step 3

Click Add account and select Personal (IMAP) (Recommended) or Personal (POP3).

Step 4

Enter your email address in the box provided and select Manual Setup.

Step 5

Select Personal (IMAP) (Recommended) or Personal (POP3) as the account type and click Next.

Step 6

Enter your mailbox Password and click Next.

Step 7

For the Incoming settings, make sure that the following details are in the text boxes provided:

Username: Enter your mailbox username, this will be the same as your Email address.

Password: Enter your mailbox password.

Server: Enter imap.hosts.co.uk for IMAP or pop3.hosts.co.uk for POP.

If your phone requires a Port and Security Type, set Port to 993 for IMAP or 995 for POP and Security Type to SSL/TLS.

Once you have filled out all the details, click Next.

Step 8

For the Outgoing settings, enter the following details in the text boxes provided:

Require sign-in: Make sure this is checked.

Username: Enter your e-mail address.

Password: Enter your password.

SMTP server: Enter smtp.hosts.co.uk

If your phone requires a Port and Security Type, set Port to 465 and Security Type to SSL/TLS.

Once you have filled out all the details, click Next.

Step 9

You will be given options to select some custom settings.

Once you have chosen your custom settings, click Next.

Step 10

Enter an account name in the Set account name box and enter a display name in the Your name box.

The account name will allow you to distinguish this account from any other Email accounts you have set up on your Phone. The display name will be shown on all outgoing messages.

Click Next.

Your mailbox will now be ready to use.