iPhone and iPod touch email settings for common Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Germany

This page offers information on how to set up your iPhone and iPod touch to access email from common Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Germany. As ISPs provide Apple links to these settings, the table below will be updated. If your ISP is not listed, please refer to their website or contact them directly for information regarding your email settings.

Important: Please locate POP and SMTP server information from the links in the table below to enter into your iPhone or iPod touch. Please note, some links may not contain steps specific to iPhone or iPod touch. For iPhone customers only: To ensure your settings can be used on any mobile phone network, you will want to first turn Wi-Fi "OFF", by choosing Settings > Wi-Fi and sliding it to "OFF", after the account has been set up you should turn Wi-Fi back "ON."

Internet Service Provider (ISP)	Other information
T-ONLINE	There are various ways to send and receive mails. This depends on your location and your preferred setup option. Click here for information.
GMX	"Password" needs to be selected for Authentication^{1, 2} Click here for setup details.
WEB.DE	"Password" needs to be selected for Authentication^{1, 3} Incoming uses SSL needs to be "ON" Outgoing uses SSL needs to be "ON" Some web.de accounts might have a restriction for checking mails to a minimum of 15 minutes. Click here for setup details.
FREENET	"Password" needs to be selected for Authentication^{1, 2} Note: SMTP server port should be set to: 587)) Click here for setup details.
ARCOR	"Password" needs to be selected for Authentication^{1, 3} Click here for setup details.
Notes In the Mail account settings screen, choose Advanced > Authentication and then select the appropriate setting. Username is your email address. Username is your email account name that appears before the @ (accountname@example.de).

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