Mail on an older iPhone or iPad: setting up your email
For iOS and iPadOS 17 and older (Mail is directly in Settings). You need your email address and the password of your mailbox; everything else is below.
Open the accounts
Open Settings and tap Mail, then Accounts. On iOS 13 and older this is called Passwords & Accounts.
Add an account
Tap Add Account, then Other and Add Mail Account.
Enter name, address and password
Name: as recipients see it. Email: your full email address. Password: the one for your mailbox. Tap Next.
Enter the servers
Choose IMAP at the top. Incoming mail server: host name imap.migadu.com, username your full email address, your password. Outgoing mail server: host name smtp.migadu.com, again your full email address and your password, even though it says "optional". Tap Next.
Save
Leave Mail on and tap Save.
All details at a glance
| Server | Port | Security | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming (IMAP) | imap.migadu.com | 993 | SSL/TLS |
| Outgoing (SMTP) | smtp.migadu.com | 465 | SSL/TLS |
- Username: your full email address, for both incoming and outgoing.
- Password: the password of your mailbox. We don't know it; if you have lost it, we send you a link to choose a new one.
- Account type: IMAP. Then you see the same folders and messages on every device.
- Webmail: without setting anything up you can also read and send your email at webmail.modexsoftware.nl. Log in with your full email address and your password; leave the field for the verification code empty.
Buttons sometimes have slightly different names per version than here; the details you fill in are always the same. If it doesn't work, first check that your password is right by logging in to the webmail.
Another app or device? Back to all guides.
Stuck?
Then we'll help you further, you don't have to figure it out alone. You can always WhatsApp, call or email:
- Send a WhatsApp message to +31 6 49 14 60 60
- Call +31 6 49 14 60 60. If we don't answer, we call you back.
- Email info@modexsoftware.nl