➤ How to receive emails on your mobile 🎮

Your job requires you to travel often and, for this reason, you don't have the opportunity to be in front of a computer to view the emails you continuously receive. You are aware of the possibility of configuring e-mail on smartphones but, making a few attempts, you have not succeeded. How do you say? Things are exactly like this and would you like a hand to get to grips with the situation? You don't have to worry at all, because I'm here to help you out.

In today's guide, I will walk you through How to receive emails on mobile so as to keep track of e-mails and be able to reply to messages comfortably via smartphone. I will therefore show you some applications that can help you in this goal whether you have a mobile phone with an Android operating system or an iPhone.

Tell me: are you eager to try the apps I have selected for you? If that's the case, we should start immediately! Courage: sit down comfortably and pick up your smartphone to install and configure the applications that I will recommend. I bet you won't struggle to find the solution that best suits your needs. All I have to do is wish you a good read and, above all, a good job!

Preliminary information

Before starting to tell you about the apps that you can use on your smartphone or tablet to read your e-mail, I want to give you some information about it. You must know, in fact, that the mail you usually receive on your computer by reading it from Webmail can be managed on mobile devices after configuration via protocols IMAP / POP (for receiving mail) e SMTP (for the outgoing one).

The difference between protocol IMAP e POP lies in the fact that the first — more modern and therefore recommended — is designed for the use of mail on multiple devices at the same time and synchronizes messages on all devices; the POP one, on the other hand, is more dated and provides (except for backup functions offered by some providers) the download of mail on a single device with consequent deletion of messages from the server (therefore making it impossible to synchronize them on multiple devices simultaneously). If you want to learn more about this topic, I recommend reading this tutorial of mine.

As things stand now, luckily for you, all this talk can fail, as an e-mail provider, like gmail e Outlook, they allow to synchronize emails on mobile phone easily with modern clients using username and password without having to enter any configuration data. Basically, therefore, the mailboxes are configured automatically in IMAP.

Having said that, let's see which email clients you can download to your Android or iPhone/iPad smartphone or tablet to read your emails.

Gmail (Android/iOS/iPadOS)

Among the best email clients available for smartphones, I definitely recommend you gmail. This application, developed by Google, is distributed completely free on Android and iOS/iPadOS. If you weren't aware of it, it allows you not only to read emails from mail accounts gmail, but also to configure those of third-party providers, such as Outlook, Yahoo and any email service via the IMAP/SMTP parameters, which I told you about in the previous chapter.

It should be noted that on iPhone and iPad, the official Gmail app is the only one that allows you to get push notifications (therefore in real time) for messages received securely, as the app Email default does not support this function (it only allows you to receive notifications based on periodic checks of the mailbox at pre-set time intervals, which consume a lot of battery) and third-party clients to allow push notifications make all communications travel on their servers, which represents a potential privacy risk (so it is not advisable to use it).

That said, to use the Gmail app on Android, go to the Play Store and press the button Install (the Gmail app may already be installed "standard" and you can find its icon on the home screen). On iPhoneinstead, via the App Store, press the button Get and unblock the download and installation via Face ID, touch ID o Password iCloud account.

Once this is done, start the app gmail and press pulsating Log in to set up an email account. If you have already registered Google accounts on your smartphone, select one from the list and that's it. If not, press on the wording Add another account to configure one.

You can always add a new email account in the Gmail app at any time by tapping on miniature at the top right and pressing the button Add another account. If you want to learn more about this topic, you can refer to my guide on how to configure Gmail on iOS or the one on how to add a Google account on Android.

What you have to do is follow the instructions on the screen: choose a provider from those listed, which will require you to enter theemail address and Password associated with it. If, among the services in the list, you have chosen voice Other, you will also need to enter the parameters IMAP e SMTP for correct communication with the e-mail server, which I told you about in this tutorial.

Once you've set up your email account, you'll be able to access the app's main screen gmail. If you should receive on-screen messages about consent to access smartphone features, such as the notifications, you agree.

You will be able to read all e-mail messages received in the folder main. To access all other folders, such as the one containing i messages sent, drafts or the spam, press the menu icon at the top left. To write a new email, instead, press the button Write che trovi in basso.

Outlook (Android/iOS/iPadOS)

Among the other apps useful for managing emails on smartphones (and also on tablets), I recommend you Outlook, downloadable for free on Android and iPhone/iPad. This app was developed by Microsoft to manage email accounts Hotmail, Outlook e Live. However, it is also possible to configure the accounts of other services, such as gmail, Yahoo e account in IMAP e POP3.

To download the app Outlook su Android, go to the Play Store and tap the button Install (it is also available on alternative stores); on iOS / iPadOSinstead, go to the App Store, press the button Get and unblock the download and installation via Face ID, touch ID o Password iCloud account.

At this point, launch the app Outlook and press pulsating Add account. You will be prompted to select a Microsoft account (if previously configured on the device) or to add a new one. In the latter case, press the button Ignore this account and log in with your username and password, following the on-screen instructions.

If the address you entered is not among the preconfigured services, you will be asked to enter the data relating to the parameters IMAP / POP e SMTP. If you want to set up a Gmail account on the Outlook app instead, press the button Add Google account and follow the on-screen instructions to log in with your Gmail address and the password associated with it.

You can also configure other email addresses later by starting the app Outlookby tapping on miniature at the top left and press the icon with the symbol of a gear. In the new screen, press on the entry Add email accounts to add a new one, following the on-screen instructions.

After adding an account, you will be taken to the main Outlook screen. Press on the buttons Ignore, in case you need to view the tutorials on how the app works. After synchronizing your email, which will take a while, you'll find your received messages in the folder Incoming mail, reachable by pressing the miniature top left.

If, on the other hand, you want to compose a new e-mail message, press the pencil icon at the bottom right. If you want to learn more about downloading and configuring the app Outlook, I advise you to read my guide on how to download Outlook.

Spark Mail (Android/iOS/iPadOS)

One of the best email clients for smartphones and tablets is spark mail. This free app allows you to send and receive emails, with an attractive and intuitive user interface. It should be emphasized that, as mentioned above, since it is a third-party clients, even if its software house (Readdle) is very reliable, to provide push notifications and take advantage of other cloud-based functions, it expects all messages to travel through its servers, which could represent a privacy risk.

That said, you can download the app at Android via the Play Store (or alternative stores) or on iOS / iPadOS. After starting it, skip the initial tutorial and type theemail address of the e-mail account you want to configure, following the instructions on the screen which, in the case of an unrecognized provider, you will be asked to configure it manually with the parameters IMAP e SMTP. If you have a Google account, you can also press the key Log in with Google.

Once this is done, press the button Get started with Spark to reach the main screen of the mail app. To reach the other folders of the account, press on themenu icon top left. To configure other mail accounts instead, press the item Settings and then select the one named Account.

Once this is done, press on the keys Add account, to set up a new email account, or tap the button Log in with Google, to add a Gmail account. In the first case, in the box below, select the item Private account and choose one of the providers available on the screen, following the instructions on the screen to log in.

Mail (iOS/iPadOS)

If you have a iPhone (or even a iPad), you can use the default app Emailto receive e-mail. The latter allows you to automatically configure your accounts iCloud and those of major email services, such as Google, Outlook, Yahoo and email services in IMAP e POP3.

If you don't have the app Email, because you removed it by mistake, you can download it fromApp Store of iOS/iPadOS using this link. After opening the store page, tap the button with the symbol of a speech bubble and, at the end of the installation, press on apri to launch the app in question.

After starting Email, select one of the email services and follow the on-screen instructions. You will then need to type theemail address and Password associated with it. In case your email is not among the services listed, press on the wording Other, which will require, in addition to the login data, also the insertion of the server configuration data IMAP e SMTP.

If you want to enter other email addresses later, log in to the app Settings i went his Settings> Mail o Settings> Contacts, awarded his Add account and follow the instructions that appear on the screen.

After logging in, on the screen that appears, make sure that at least the lever next to the wording is active Email and then press the button Save up. Wait a few seconds for your email account to sync successfully. All new mail received will be available within the folder Entrance o Incoming mail.

By selecting the item Boxes at the top, you can browse the other folders in your mailbox. Pressing onpencil icon at the bottom right, you can instead compose a new mail message. If you want to know more about using Email and how to best configure this app, I suggest you read my guide on how to set up Mail.

Other apps to receive emails

In the previous chapters, I have shown you some of the famous apps that are used by millions of users every day for receiving e-mail via smartphone. However, there are many other apps used for this purpose and, in the next few lines, I want to recommend some of them.