How to Set Up Your Cox Email Account on Android or iOS Devices?

Apart from accessing your Cox email account via the web interface, you can also access it through your Android or iOS devices. To know how to set up your Cox email account on Android or iOS devices, follow the step-by-step instructions provided below.

Steps to Set Up Your Cox Email Account on Android or iOS Devices

FOR ANDROID

AUTO-CONFIGURATION STEPS

1.) On your Android device, tap on the Application icon and then on the Email option.

2.) On the next screen, you will need to enter your complete Cox Email Address and Password in the provided field if you are setting up email on your phone for the first time.

NOTE: In case you have added an email account earlier, you will need to tap on the Menu button > Add Account to get to the screen mentioned above. Then, enter your Cox email address and password.

3.) After entering email address and password, tap on the Next button.

4.) After that, enter the account name and your name in the provided field, and then tap on the Done button.

Following these steps will configure your Cox email account automatically. If you are unable to get your Cox email account configured automatically, you can set it up manually by following the information provided below.

MANUAL CONFIGURATION STEPS

1.) On your Android device, tap on the Application button and then on the Email icon.

2.) On the next screen, enter your complete Cox email address and password in the provided field if you are setting up an email for the first time.

NOTE: In case you have added an email account previously, tap on the Menu button and then on the Add Account option to get to the screen mentioned above. Then, enter your Cox email address and password.

3.) After entering email address and password, tap on the Next button.

4.) Then, on the next screen, you will need to provide the following Incoming Mail Server information in the fields provided below.

Your Name: Enter your Name
Email Address: enter [email protected]
User Name: The first part of your Cox email address, without @cox.net.

Note: Your user name and password are the same as the one you use to get access to your email account at myemail.cox.net.

Password: Email account password

Account Type: IMAP

Incoming Mail Settings

Server name: imap.cox.net
Port number: 993 with SSL enabled and the authentication box checked, if available

Outgoing Mail Settings

Server name: smtp.cox.net

587 with TLS enabled
465 with SSL enabled and the authentication box checked, if available
Use SSL / TLS: Yes (Cox user name and password required)

5.) After that, tap on the Next button and then on the Finish button to complete the configuration process.

FOR iPhone or iPad

AUTO-CONFIGURATION STEPS

1.) On your iPhone or iPad home screen, tap on the Settings app icon.

2.) On the Settings screen, tap on the Accounts & Passwords option and then on the Add Account option.

3.) On the Add Account screen, tap on the Other option and then on the Add Mail Account option.

4.) Then, on the New Account screen, you will need to enter the following information:

Name
Cox Email Address
Password
Description

5.) After that, tap in the Next button and then on the Save button to complete the auto-configuration process.

MANUAL CONFIGURATION STEPS

1.) Tap on the Settings app icon on your iPhone or iPad home screen.

2.) On the Settings screen, you will need to tap on the Accounts & Passwords option.

3.) Next, you will need to tap on the Add Account option to get to the next screen.

4.) On the next screen, you will need to tap on the Other option.

5.) Then, tap on the Add Mail Account option. You will be directed to the New Account screen where you will need to provide the following information:

Name
Cox Email Address
Password
Description

6.) Then, tap on the Next button and then on the Save button. Your device will verify the account and will automatically set up the IMAP server settings.

7.) After the auto-configuration process, your Cox email Accounts & Password will display on the screen.

8.) In the Account screen, go to the Incoming Mail Server section and update the following information as required.