Configuring Hotmail for an iPhone

What is Hotmail:

Outlook.com is a personal information manager web app from Microsoft consisting of webmail, calendaring, contacts, and tasks services. Founded in 1996 by Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith as Hotmail, it was acquired by Microsoft in 1997 for an estimated $400 million and relaunched as MSN Hotmail, later rebranded to Windows Live Hotmail as part of the Windows Live suite of products. Microsoft phased out Hotmail in October 2011, relaunching the service as Outlook.com in 2012. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlook.com

Configuring Hotmail:

It is possible that Mail will find the e-mail settings itself then complete setting up your account. Follow the following steps in order to try:

1. Go to Settings > Mail then tap Accounts
2. Tap Add Account > Other and click Add Mail Account
3. Enter your name, email address, your password then a description for your account.
4. Click Next. The Mail app will try to find the email settings and finish setting your account. If the Mail app finds the e-mail parameter, tap Done to complete your setup.

In case the Mail app can't automatically set up your account, then you need to enter them yourself. We think you will need the information below:

Setup Needed for Receiving Mail with IMAP

Outgoing Mail Server Settings (using SMTP)

Tap Next, then follow these steps:

1. Select IMAP or POP for your new account. If you don't know which one to opt for, contact Hotmail
2. Type the information (You will take a look at the table above) for Incoming Mail Server and Outgoing Mail Server. Then tap Next.
3. If the mail configuration is correct, click Save to finish . If the email settings are incorrect, the Mail app will ask you to edit those settings
4. In case you still can't setup your account or store your settings, contact the provider.