How to Sync a Hotmail Account on an iPhone: Complete Tutorial

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This wikiHow teaches you how to add a Microsoft email account to an iPhone so that you can send and receive email and sync other data, such as contacts. Microsoft's web-based email platform is now called Outlook.com but still supports Hotmail accounts.

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    It's a gray app that contains gears (⚙️) and is typically located on your home screen.
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    It's in the section of the menu that lists other Apple apps like Notes and Contacts.
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    It's at the top of the menu.
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    It's at the bottom of the list of accounts.
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    It's near the bottom of the menu.
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    Enter your Hotmail email address. Type it in the field provided.
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    Tap Next .
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    Enter your password. Type the password associated with your Hotmail account into the field on the screen.
    • If you haven't used your Hotmail account in a while, or you've forgotten your password, log into the Outlook.com website from your computer for help reactivating your account or resetting your password .
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    Tap Sign In . It's the blue button on the right side of the screen.
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    Doing so allows the Mail app to access your Hotmail account.
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    Slide the buttons next to the listed apps to the "On" (green) position to sync your Hotmail data to your iPhone. You can sync:
    • Mail
    • Contacts
    • Calendars
    • Reminders
    • Notes
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    If my iPhone gets frozen, will I lose the calendar in my Hotmail account?
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    No, you won't. You would have to restart your iPhone to get back to your calendar, but it won't be deleted.
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    My email address is showing differently on my iPhone. What should I do?
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    if you got a new iPhone, you need to transfer all your old info on to the new phone.
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    What should I do if my messages are not downloading from the server?
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    Usually if you give it time it will just start working on it's own again. I'm not entirely sure what causes it (maybe servers being slow?) but it does usually work again after some time.
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