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How to set up K-9 Mail With Office 365

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I have a hell of a lot of mail accounts, K-9 Mail on Android helps me manage them all. Here’s how to set up K-9 Mail with Office 365.

You will first need to set up SMTP Auth on your Exchange Tenant. This is a simple process, but it does introduce security risks and will require you to have access to the Exchange Admin Centre. If you don’t have access to the EAC, you’ll need to ask your Exchange Admin to do this for you.

A guide is available here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/clients-and-mobile-in-exchange-online/authenticated-client-smtp-submission

IMAP (incoming)
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  • IMAP server: outlook.office365.com
  • Security: SSL/TLS
  • Port: 993
  • Username: your email
  • Authentication: OAuth2
    • Auto-detect IMAP namespace: checked
    • Use compression: checked

SMTP (outgoing)
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  • SMTP server: smtp.office365.com
  • Security: STARTTLS
  • Port: 587
  • Require sign-in: checked
  • Username: your email
  • Authentication: OAuth2

Notes
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  • If you have 2FA enabled on your account, you will need to generate an app password for K-9 Mail to use. This is a one-time password that you can generate in the Office 365 portal.
  • Auto-detect IMAP namespace is a new feature in K-9 Mail 5.800. It allows K-9 Mail to automatically detect the namespace of your IMAP server. This is useful if you have multiple mailboxes on the same server, as it allows you to select which mailbox you want to use.
  • auto-detect IMAP namespace is not available in K-9 Mail 5.600 and older. If you are using K-9 Mail 5.600, you will need to manually set the namespace to “INBOX.”.

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