Outlook.com tips to try


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Mobile Outlook.com

Access Outlook.com on your Windows Phone, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or Android.

Windows Phone

  • On Start, flick left to the App list, tap Settings, and then tap Email & accounts.

  • Tap add an account.

  • If you have a Windows Phone 8, tap Outlook.
    – or –
    If you have a Windows Phone 7, tap Windows Live.

  • Enter your Outlook.com address.

  • Tap the Password box, and then enter your Outlook.com password.

  • Tap Sign in.

iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch

  • Tap Settings, and then tap Mail, Contacts, Calendar.

  • Tap Add Account in the Accounts page.

  • Select Hotmail.

  • Enter your Outlook.com address and password.

  • Select the fields that you want to sync. Tap Save.

Android

You can access Outlook.com on Android phones and tablets by using the Outlook.com Android app.

Download the app

Or

Android app QR code

Alternatively, you can always access Outlook.com through your phone’s Internet browser at http://m.mail.live.com.

Other phones

If you have another phone that has a web browser, you can always access Outlook.com at http://m.mail.live.com.

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