Windows Live email

[jsl]

Hi everyone - I recently got my moto droid phone. Anyone know how to get windows live email updates and notifications? I tried adding the pop and smtp addresses listed in this website elsewhere but to no avail. Any help is greatly appreciated.
thx.

 

[bugger]

I set mine up and have had no problems what so ever. I entered my name and password and that's all that i was required to do.

 

[anthgav]

These settings work fine for me, my SMTP server port works on 587 not 25 but try both and see which works for you

• POP (incoming) server: pop3.live.com
• POP port: 995
• POP SSL required: yes
• POP user name: your complete Windows Live Hotmail address (including "@hotmail.com", "@live.com", etc.)
• POP password: your Windows Live Hotmail password

• SMTP (outgoing) server: smtp.live.com
• SMTP port: 25
  • If you run into problems sending mail, try "587" for the SMTP port instead.
• SMTP SSL required: yes
• SMTP authentication: yes
• SMTP user name: your full Windows Live Hotmail email address
• SMTP password: your Windows Live Hotmail password

 

[StuPoole]

The first part worked great, but i couldn't get the sending to work on either port, Btw im running swedish spring on the ZTE blade,

ps. there isnt a box for smtp authentication,,, which i believe ther needs to be ?

 

[takeshi]

Yes, you do need to be able to enable SMTP authentication.

However, you can also set up your account with ActiveSync.

 

[Rpatray]

2013 update! Download Mail droid and set up your email account like you set up windows live mail. Works great!

 

[robinch]

2013 update! Download Mail droid and set up your email account like you set up windows live mail. Works great!

I agree! MailDroid is a really good and easy to use app! I have tried many, but couldn't find one that worked correctly. I love MailDroid. Use it for my two hotmail accounts on my Samsung Galaxy Prevail.

 

[robinch]

My only problem now is finding a way to sync my Hotmail calendar events. I really need this, because I use Windows Live Mail and prefer the Hotmail calendars.

I'd like to have a separate calendar app to do this, but so far the ones I've downloaded are not enabling Hotmail calendar. When I went to check my settings, for some reason my Samsung Galaxy Prevail is only allowing google accounts to be added (in the "Settings" > "Accounts & Sync" )

Anybody have an idea how to get my Hotmail calendar events to my Droid?

 

[doc1964]

I have posted the following response in reply to a couple of similar queries on different threads. Hope that if it helps then anyone searching for similar query will find it,
I use Gemini calendar on my S3. When I go into settings on it, there is an option to set which calendar you use, this includes Hotmail. I don't use the Hotmail calendar myself so cant confirm if it syncs everything for you, but may be worth a try. Good luck.

OK, got the chance to test it and it seems to work OK. I went into Gemini calendar and then in preferences when asked for what calendar to use, I deselected my google calendar and chose Hotmail. Went into Hotmail calendar on my pc. added an entry and a few minutes later it appeared on the calendar on my S3 homescreen. It did take a few minutes whereas google entries appear a lot quicker, but it worked. One thing to add though and I noticed this difference when updating my wifes galaxy note the other day. When I went into her account settings on the note, it showed Hotmail as account. When I go into accounts on my S3 it shows as Microsoft exchange active sync, so this might have something to do with it. The link here How do I Set Up Microsoft