How to Add Free Push Windows Live Hotmail to iPhone Mail

Hotmail accounts use the Outlook.com settings

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Heinz Tschabitscher
Heinz Tschabitscher
Heinz Tschabitscher
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  • University of Vienna
A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997.
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Updated on March 5, 2021

What to Know

  • In Mail app: Settings > Accounts & Passwords > Add Account. Tap Outlook logo and enter email address and password > Sign In.
  • Tap Yes to allow syncing. Turn on the features to sync, then tap left-arrow to return to Accounts & Passwords.
  • Next, select Fetch New Data > make sure Push is on > tap Outlook > select Push on the screen that opens.

Microsoft transitioned Hotmail users to Outlook.com in 2013. Plenty of people still have and use Hotmail email addresses, but they access them through the Outlook.com website.

Add Free Push Hotmail to iPhone Mail

To add your Hotmail email to the Mail app on your iPhone Mail:

  • Open Settings > Accounts & Passwords.
  • Tap Add Account in the Accounts section then tap the Outlook.com logo that appears on the screen that opens.
  • Enter your full Hotmail address ("example@hotmail.com," for example) in the field provided and tap Next.
  • Enter your Hotmail password in the field provided and tap Sign In.
  • In the screen that opens, Outlook.com requests permission to sync your mail, contacts, calendar, and tasks and to sign you into your account and send email. If you agree, tap Yes.
  • In the screen that opens, turn on the features that you want to sync with the iPhone by clicking the button located to the right of each item until it shows green, indicating it is turned on. The features include Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, and Notes. Only Mail is required to be turned on to access your Hotmail from the iPhone.
  • Click the left-facing arrow at the top of the screen to return to the Accounts & Passwords screen.
  • Tap Fetch New Data at the bottom of the screen.
  • Make sure the switch next to Push at the top of the screen is turned on.
  • Click Outlook and select Push in the screen that opens.

Now your Hotmail emails will be pushed directly to your iPhone, where you can access them anywhere you are.

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