How to Sync a Hotmail Account on an iPhone: Complete Tutorial

Last Updated: February 3, 2023 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to add a Microsoft email account to an iPhone so that you can send and receive email and sync other data, such as contacts. Microsoft's web-based email platform is now called Outlook.com but still supports Hotmail accounts.

Steps

1
Open Settings. It's a gray app that contains gears (⚙️) and is typically located on your home screen.
2
Scroll down and tap Mail. It's in the section of the menu that lists other Apple apps like Notes and Contacts.

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3
Tap Accounts. It's at the top of the menu.
4
Tap Add Account. It's at the bottom of the list of accounts.
5
Tap Outlook.com. It's near the bottom of the menu.
6
Enter your Hotmail email address. Type it in the field provided.
7
Tap Next.
8
Enter your password. Type the password associated with your Hotmail account into the field on the screen.
- If you haven't used your Hotmail account in a while, or you've forgotten your password, log into the Outlook.com website from your computer for help reactivating your account or resetting your password.
9
Tap Sign In. It's the blue button on the right side of the screen.
10
Tap Yes. Doing so allows the Mail app to access your Hotmail account.
11
Select the data to sync. Slide the buttons next to the listed apps to the "On" (green) position to sync your Hotmail data to your iPhone. You can sync:
- Mail
- Contacts
- Calendars
- Reminders
- Notes

Community Q&A

Question

If my iPhone gets frozen, will I lose the calendar in my Hotmail account?

Community Answer

No, you won't. You would have to restart your iPhone to get back to your calendar, but it won't be deleted.
Question

My email address is showing differently on my iPhone. What should I do?

Community Answer

if you got a new iPhone, you need to transfer all your old info on to the new phone.
Question

What should I do if my messages are not downloading from the server?

Community Answer

Usually if you give it time it will just start working on it's own again. I'm not entirely sure what causes it (maybe servers being slow?) but it does usually work again after some time.