How to Access Email from Old Accounts on iPhone

Open Settings., Scroll down and tap Mail., Tap Accounts., Tap Add Account., Tap an account type., Enter your email address., Tap NEXT., Enter your password., Tap NEXT., Slide "Mail" to the "On" position., Tap Save.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open Settings.

    It's a gray app that contains gears (⚙️) and is typically located on your home screen.
  2. Step 2: Scroll down and tap Mail.

    It's in a section with other Apple apps, like Calendar and Notes. , It's the first section of the menu. , It's at the bottom of the "ACCOUNTS" section. , Options include: iCloud Microsoft Exchange (typically corporate email accounts) Google (Gmail) Yahoo! Aol.

    Outlook.com (use this for Hotmail) Other (choose this one for email addresses from custom domains) , Do so in the labeled field. , Depending on the account type, this button may be in the upper-right corner or located elsewhere on the screen. , Do so in the labeled field. , Depending on the account type, this button may be in the upper-right corner or located elsewhere on the screen. , It will turn green.

    Select other data you want to sync with your iPhone, like Contacts or Calendars, by sliding the data you want to see on your iPhone to the "On" (green) position. , It's in the upper-right corner of the screen.

    You'll now see messages from your old email account in the native iPhone Mail app.
  3. Step 3: Tap Accounts.

  4. Step 4: Tap Add Account.

  5. Step 5: Tap an account type.

  6. Step 6: Enter your email address.

  7. Step 7: Tap NEXT.

  8. Step 8: Enter your password.

  9. Step 9: Tap NEXT.

  10. Step 10: Slide "Mail" to the "On" position.

  11. Step 11: Tap Save.

Detailed Guide

It's a gray app that contains gears (⚙️) and is typically located on your home screen.

It's in a section with other Apple apps, like Calendar and Notes. , It's the first section of the menu. , It's at the bottom of the "ACCOUNTS" section. , Options include: iCloud Microsoft Exchange (typically corporate email accounts) Google (Gmail) Yahoo! Aol.

Outlook.com (use this for Hotmail) Other (choose this one for email addresses from custom domains) , Do so in the labeled field. , Depending on the account type, this button may be in the upper-right corner or located elsewhere on the screen. , Do so in the labeled field. , Depending on the account type, this button may be in the upper-right corner or located elsewhere on the screen. , It will turn green.

Select other data you want to sync with your iPhone, like Contacts or Calendars, by sliding the data you want to see on your iPhone to the "On" (green) position. , It's in the upper-right corner of the screen.

You'll now see messages from your old email account in the native iPhone Mail app.

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