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Setting up the e-mail (Gmail) in Android 12

The following instructions refer to the configuration of Técnico’s e-mail in the Android operating system. This tutorial is based in the Android 12 version and using the Gmail application as the client e-mail application.

  1. Open the “Settings” menu in your device. Click in the “Accounts” or similar tab. Click in “Add account”.
  2. Choose the “Pessoal (IMAP)” option or other similar e-mail account option.
  3. Insert your Técnico e-mail address. Next, in the account option, choose “Personal (IMAP)”. Insert the respective password corresponding to your Técnico ID.
  4. In the incoming server settings, fill the following fields:
    • Username – istxxxxx, where istxxxxx corresponds to your Técnico ID
    • Password – password corresponding to your Técnico ID
    • Server – mail.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
  5. In the outgoing server settings, fill the following fields:
    • Username – istxxxxx, where istxxxxx corresponds to your Técnico ID
    • Password – password corresponding to your Técnico ID
    • Servidor SMTP (SMTP Server) – mail.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
  6. Next, in account options, fill the following fields:
    • Account name [Optional] – insert your Técnico’s e-mail address
    • Your name – insert the name to show in the sent e-mail messages
  7. Your Técnico’s e-mail account in now configured. You can now open your client e-mail application (which is Gmail in this tutorial) and confirm that your account is configured.