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Android O/S

The instructions below are a generic guide to setting up a live@UCL E-mail account with an Android based  O/S 2.1/2.2.  For Android phones below this O/S, please use the manual connection settings.

Full E-mail, Contacts & Calendar sync are available.  The HTC Desire mobile phone model was used to create this guide.

Step 1.  Find the E-mail Icon.

Step 2.  Choose Exchange Activesync as a mail provider.

Step 3.  Choose Manual Setup.

Step 4.  Populate the necessary fields


E-mail address - E.G joe.blogss@ucl.ac.uk

Server Address - pod51002.outlook.com  (OS 2.2 = m.pod51002.outlook.com)

Domain - Leave blank (OS 2.2 = live.ucl.ac.uk)

Username - Your Full live@UCL ID, E.G ccaaxxx@live.ucl.ac.uk

Password - Your live@UCL ID password


Step 5.  Click Next

Step 6.  Select the data you wish to Synchronise from the server with a choice of Mail, Contacts & Calendar.

Step 7.  Click Finish Setup

You have now configured your Live@UCL E-mail, Calendar, Contacts on your Android based Mobile phone.

Important Information

  • Private calendar entries when pushed to a mobile phone retain their privacy however once edited on a mobile phone will revert to a non private event.  Private Calendar entries cannot be created from this mobile phone (yet).
  • If you are running the latest version of Android OS - Ice Cream Sandwich (version 4.x) or Gingerbread (version 2.3x) and still cannot access emails (despite following the above instructions), you may need to try changing the server setting.