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Never miss an email again! Here's how to set notifications and sync preferences on your Firefox OS phone.

{for not fxos1.2}{note}This article only applies to Firefox OS 1.2 and higher.{/note}{/for} You can set up your Firefox OS email account to check for new messages at regular intervals. You can also set up notifications so you're aware of incoming emails. Don't have an email account yet? [[Add an email account to the Mail app in Firefox OS | Set up a new account]] before following the steps below. =Set up email notifications= #Launch the Email app and tap on the menu button on the upper left corner of the screen. #;[[Image:email menu fxos]] #Tap on the gear icon [[Image:Gray FxOS settings gear]] on the bottom left corner of the screen to open the ''Mail Settings''. #Tap on the email account that you want to set your preferences for. #To set up email notifications, tap the button next to ''Display notifications for new messages'' to toggle it on. #;[[Image:Email Notifications]] #Tap the arrow on the top left of the screen to finish. Your preferences will save automatically. #;[[Image:return email fxos]] =Set up Firefox OS to automatically check for new emails= To set up how often you want Firefox OS to check for new email messages, follow these steps: #Launch the Email app and tap on the menu button on the upper left corner of the screen. #;[[Image:email menu fxos]] #Tap on the gear icon [[Image:Gray FxOS settings gear]] at the bottom left corner of the screen to open the ''Mail Settings''. #Tap on the email account for which you want to set your preferences. #Tap on the drop down under ''Check for new messages'', and choose your preferred intervals, then tap {button OK}. #;[[Image:mail sync fxos]] {note}If you don't want Firefox OS to check your emails automatically (for example, if you don't want to use too much data or battery power), set this to '''Manual''' instead.{/note} =Check emails manually= In a hurry to check your emails? You can force Firefox OS to check for emails any time you want: #On the ''Inbox'' screen, tap on the sync icon at the bottom of the screen to immediately check for new emails. #;[[Image:sync manual]] [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/1kpHF6G]]