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The Email app is the best way to work with email on Firefox OS. This article explains how to add your email account to the app.

The E-mail app lets you access multiple email accounts on your Firefox OS device. This article explains how to add your email account to the app. # Open the Email app {for not fxos1.4}[[Image:email 1.3]]{/for}{for =fxos1.4}[[Image:email 1.4]]{/for}{for fxos2.0}[[Image:email 2.0]]{/for} on your device. # You'll see the ''New Account'' screen the first time you open the E-mail application. Enter your name, email address and create a password. #;{for not fxos2.0}[[Image: email_setup]]{/for}{for fxos2.0}[[Image: email_setup 2.0]]{/for} #;{note}If you don't see the New Account screen, tap on the menu icon [[Image:Orange FxOS button]] on the top left corner of the screen, followed by the account settings gear [[Image:Gray FxOS settings gear]] in the bottom left and finally, tap {button Add Account}. #;{for fxos1.3}{note}'''POP3 accounts''': If you have a POP3 email account, tap on the '''Manual setup''' link. Under ''Account type,'' choose {menu POP3+SMTP} and fill in the account details given by your POP3 email provider.{/note}{/for} #Tap {button Next} to create your email account. You're all finished! For more information about working with email, see [[Composing and Sending Email on Firefox OS]]. {note}'''Notes:''' # Your phone must be [[Get connected - access Wi-fi and cellular networks|connected to the Internet over Wi-Fi or a cellular network]] in order to create your account. #The email app doesn't allow you to create a new email account. It only allows you to add an existing email account. If you need a new email account, please create a new account at your email provider's website before adding it to the email application. #Currently, the only webmail providers supported are Hotmail, Yahoo and Gmail. You can set up other types of email accounts by tapping {menu '''Manual setup'''} on the New Account screen. {/note}