How to: Configure Hover email on your Android device (Updated Aug, 2015)

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Erik Kingissepp
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This tutorial will show you how to set up your Hover email on your Android smartphone.

With the release of Android 5.0 Lollipop, the native email app was removed from Android. All email accounts can now be setup in the Gmail app.

Steps for Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat follow afterwards.

Android 8.0 Oreo Setup Instructions
Android 5.0 Lollipop Setup Instructions
Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat Setup Instructions

 

Android 8.0 Oreo Instructions

Screenshots were taken on an LG G6 running Android 8.0 Oreo.

 

1. Select Settings from your home screen, then select the General tab and finally choose the Add Account option.

 

2. On the Accounts page, select the option for Personal Email (IMAP4).

3. You will be presented the option to enter your email address. Do so and then select the option for Manual Setup.

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4. The next page will ask you to choose the type of account you would like to add. We recommend selecting Personal (IMAP).

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5. The next page will prompt for the password to this account. Enter that then select Next.

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6. The next page is going to ask for the Incoming Server Settings. Please use the following details:

  • Username: The full email address of the account you are adding
  • Password: Will be auto-filled from the previous screen
  • Server: mail.hover.com

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7. The next page will ask you for the Outgoing Server Settings. Please fill out these details as follows:

  • Require sign-in: Turn ON
  • Username: Your full email address
  • Password: Your password for this email address
  • Sever: mail.hover.com

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8. After selecting Next you will be presented with the Account options page. Here you can set your sync frequency (how often Gmail will check for new emails), whether it should notify you when emails arrive, whether to keep emails synced at all, and whether or not to automatically download attachments for emails when connected to WiFi. All of these settings are your preference.

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9. Finally you will be able to enter the name displayed to recipients when sending emails from this account.

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10. Select Next and you're all done! The Gmail app will begin to download any existing emails immediately.

 

Android 5.0 Lollipop Instructions

Screenshots were taken on an LG G4 running Android 5.0 Lollipop.

 

1. Select Gmail from your home screen.

2. Select Add an email address.

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3. Select Personal (IMAP/POP), and then OK.

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4. Enter your email address, and then select the option for Manual Setup.

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5. Select the Account type, we recommend using Personal (IMAP), especially if you connect to this account from multiple devices.

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6. The next page will ask you to sign in, enter your email password and then select next to continue.

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7. This is the account setup page for the incoming server settings. Please complete the details as follows:

  • Username: Your full email address
  • Authentication: Password, your email password
  • Server: mail.hover.com
  • Port: 993 (if you selected IMAP), 995 (if you selected POP)
  • Security Type: SSL/TLS (Accept all certificates)

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8. Select NEXT.

9. Now we'll need to fill out the details for the outgoing server settings:

  • SMTP Server: mail.hover.com
  • Port: 465
  • Security Type: SSL/TLS (Accept all certificates)
  • Require Signin: Turn ON
  • Username: Your full email address
  • Password: Your email password

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10. Select Next.

11. You will be presented with the Account options page. Here you can set your sync frequency (how often Gmail will check for new emails), whether it should notify you when emails arrive, whether to keep emails synced at all, and whether or not to automatically download attachments for emails when connected to WiFi. All of these settings are your preference.

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12. The final page of your account setup! Here you can setup an account name, this is specific to your device to differentiate it from other accounts you may already have setup on this device. You can also provide your name as you would prefer it to be displayed on outgoing messages.

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13. Click NEXT. The account is setup and will start to download your messages.

 

 

Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat Instructions

These screenshots were taken on a Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone, running Android 4.4.2 Kitkat.  If you are using a different model of phone powered by the Android OS, there may be slight differences in what you see on your phone.



1. Select Email from your home screen.



2. Enter your full Email Address and Email Password.

Tap Next.



3. Select IMAP account.



4. Enter the following Incoming Server settings

  • Email address:  your full Email Address
  • Username:  your full Email Address
  • Password:  your Email Password
  • IMAP server:  mail.hover.com
  • Security type:  SSL (accept all certificates)
  • Port: 993

Tap Next.



5. Enter the following Outgoing Server Settings:

  • SMTP server:  mail.hover.com
  • Security type:  SSL (Accept all certificates)
  • Port:  465
  • Check the box:  Require sign-in
  • Username:  your full Email Address
  • Password:  your Email Password

Tap Next.



6. By default, your phone will check for new email every 15 minutes.  You can tap the mailbox options below for account specific settings.

Tap Next.



7. Type a name for your email account and your name as you want it to appear on outgoing messages.

Tap Done.



Your device will load your messages.  You can now send and receive your Hover email on your phone!

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63 Comments

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    Joel Pais

    Hi Khalil,

    We'd be happy to help! I need a few more details from you, so I will be reaching out to you by email. Sit tight!

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    Chuck Lantz

    Updated or not, you saved me hours trying to configure my Hover email account on my new Nexus 7 32g. I was going nuts trying to do it using the typically mysterious Google instructions. But your Android advice got through it in five minutes! Thanks!

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    Gordon Bowser

    Hi, I have set up my Android GMail App on 2 devices, and both have the same problem..

    My hover email address is gordon@bowser.net. I've set up the GMail with  Account Name = "Gordon Bowser" and  Your Name = "Gordon Bowser"

    But all email is received by recipients with the name of the sender as  gordon@bowser.net.  Not my actual name.  What do I need to do to rectify that?

     

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    Joel Pais

    Hey Allison,

    Of course we can assist. An email will be sent to you shortly, please feel free to reply if you have any questions at all.

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    Tara Zoltek

    so easy to set up.  thanks for the picture play-by-play!

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    Brian Cabral

    Hi John, I've sent you an email for some assistance with getting the email configured on your android device. Just let me know where you're getting caught up in a reply and we can get it resolved :)

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    Susan Berger

    Hi, thanks for providing this. But it looks like you need another update or another version for ICS?

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    Kenneth McClary

    Im having the same problem with my Note 3 as above "Authentication failed" everytime i try to set it up, please email me with a solution 

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    PL PeterLomhoff

    I was struggling with how to get outgoing email working from my Verizon Android Razor.  This explained it clearly and it worked on the first try.  Thank you!

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    Brian Cabral

    Hi Kim,

    I've sent you an email to assist you with getting the email configured on your phone. We are also available for email support at help@hover.com if you need further assistance :)

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    Andrew Costen

    Roger, I've seen that issue with my own phone at various public hotspots as well. My suspicion is that they're blocking whatever port number you're using for sending. Try setting it to port 465 if it isn't already, otherwise try 587. Make sure you're using Authentication with both the username and password on your phone for sending as well.

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    Tony Bolden

    Please disregard my earlier message....I got the POP3 working fine now...user error :-)

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    Sam Coulombe

    Hey there Vincent, I can't track down your request. I will send out a new email and we can look into troubleshooting this together. 

    -Sam

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    Foeke Tulner

    I am using a Samsung Galaxy Note 4, followed your set-up (IMAP) but getting an "Unable to connect to email server to verify your account information. . . " alert after clicking Next on the Incoming server settings screen. Same for Outgoing server settings. I am able to receive and send through my PC's webmail account. Would appreciate your assistance.

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    Guy Lavoie

    I have reinstalled everything on my Android phone (Galaxy Nexus, 4.2.1) but cannot get the email configured now. I enter my hover user name and password the same way as I had done the first time (and as I have on my home PC) but when I click on "next" it tells me that my user name or password is incorrect. I have had this user name and password for years, since the netidentity days. What is wrong?

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    Foeke Tulner

    Please disregard my earlier message. Got it all working. User error ;-) Wrong IMAP server and SMTP server entries, should be my own domain entries not hover as per your examples.

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    Henry Abey

    Hi Guy, the username will be your Hover e-mail address that you are setting up. The password is the e-mail password. If you're still having trouble, you can also send us an e-mail to help@hover.com or let me know.

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    John Isaksen

    Hi,

    Could I get an email regarding how to set up my Hover mail account on my Samsung Galaxy 3 as well ... ?

    Thanks

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    Adrian Laramee

    Great job.  It worked for me and will save lots of time when i am using my tablet to send links to sites i visit to friends.

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    Blair M

    Hi Kenneth, 

    The message "authentication failed" means the mail program was unable to connect to our server with your email address and password.  To ensure this is correct, are you able to log in here: https://mail.hover.com

    If you can, then it could be something else causing the authentication to fail. Let me know and I can send you an email to get more details from you.

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    Belinda Carr

    I am trying to set up my samsung s7 but I keep getting user/password invalid.  I am putting my email address and show password to confirm I'm typing it correct.  Please help.

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    Bud Beaty

    Outstanding instructions.  I have an Android 4.2 tablet and your guidance was spot on.  Thanks

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    James Dawe

    I was pleasantly surprised - this worked exactly as written and perfectly the first time. Mind you, I have an older phone - actually and original Google Nexus. So the Android O,S. version is about 2.6x, but it's still nice to have something just work right the first time.

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    Demitrio Frazier

    This was super easy to follow, thanks for the step-by-step on this Hover Team!

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    Kim Griggs

    I'm getting the 'authentication failed' message on a new Galaxy Grand Neo. I can log in to  https://mail.hover.com. Could you please email me the solution? Ta muchly!

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    Belinda Carr

    I am trying to set up my samsung s7 but I keep getting user/password invalid.  I am putting my email address and show password to confirm I'm typing it correct.  Please help.

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    Stacy Leotta

    Do I set up a Windows phone the same way?

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    Tony Bolden

    I too am having trouble setting up POP 3 mail on my Galaxy Note 4 (IMAP works fine but I'd prefer POP3). Can you email additional instructions to me as well?

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    Vincent Sylvester

    I can not get any outgoing mail to work on any of my mobile devices!  I have contacted support and they have no idea what to do.  Has anyone else had this issue?

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    Anthony DeVincenzo

    I have a Samsung Galaxy 3 and I am having the same problem, the error is 'unable to connect to the server'. Can you please assist me. tried over and over. very important for my business. thank you

     

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