iOS Mail App: Setting up Exchange Online Account

Concerns: Setup the Exchange Online account in the iOS mail app
Duration: 5 minutes

Note: If you are freshly migated to Office 365, please remove your existing mailaccount from your phone before you follow this guide.

Add account:

  1. Open Settings -> Mail -> Accounts
      


  2. Choose Add Account  -> Microsoft Exchange:
     


  3. Put your mail address and give a description (ex. "Work") and click next:



  4. In the popup please select Logon and enter your office 365 credentials:



  5. Click on Accept to add your Microsoft Office 365 account:
    Ignore the checkbox accept in name of your organisation.



  6. If your inputs are correct, you can now choose which data (mail, contacts, calendars, etc.) should be synchronised with your mobile phone:
    (green slider = data will be synchronized. / grey slider = Data will not synchronize.)



  7. If you are ready, click save.



  8. The Setup of your Account is now done. Please note, that the first synchronisation can take some time to finish.