Setup Push Hotmail on your iPhone [Guide]

Posted by shady_jd15 on Aug 31, 2010 in Apple, Apple, Guides, News, iPhone | 5 comments

Microsoft has finally announced that starting today Hotmail will support push email, calendar and contacts with Exchange ActiveSync (EAS).

Hotmail users will be able to sync their email, calendar, and contacts to their iPhone using Exchange ActiveSync. So any changes made on the iPhone will be reflected on the web interface, and vice versa.

Dick Craddock from Windows Live Blog explained this briefly :

Hotmail is making it easier for you to stay up-to-date and be productive on your phone. Starting today, you can get your email, calendar, and contacts pushed automatically to your phone using Exchange ActiveSync (EAS). EAS keeps everything in sync between your phone and Hotmail, so whatever you do on your phone, like delete an email, add an appointment, or update one of your contacts with a new number, will also be reflected on the web, and vice-versa. If you use an email client on your PC that already syncs with Hotmail, like Outlook with the Outlook Connector or Windows Live Mail, what you do on your phone will show up there as well, delivering a seamless experience for managing your stuff between your PC email client, your browser, and your phone.

These are instructions on how to setup push Hotmail using ActiveSync on your iPhone or iPod touch. After doing this you will automatically be notified when a new email arrives rather then waiting for a scheduled check.

Step one :

Tap to open Settings from your iPhone springboard.

Step two :

Tap to select Mail,Contacts,Calendars from the Settings menu.

Step three :

Tap Add Account.

Step four :

Select Microsoft Exchange from the list of account types.

Step five :

Enter your full hotmail email address for the Email and Username fields then fill in your password. Tap the Next button at the top right of the screen to continue.

Step six :

Input m.hotmail.com as the server address and tap the Next button.

Step seven :

Use the switches to select which items you would like to sync and tap the Save button.

That’s it, you’re all set for push email, calendar and contacts for your Hotmail account. As always, do let us know how it goes in the comments section below.

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