Chapter 5. Configure Email Accounts

The process of setting up an email account in iOS 4.2 can range from trivially simple to highly confusing and aggravating. What’s most frustrating is that Apple has hidden some settings and options that can make a big difference in how an account works, and hasn’t gone out of its way to explain your options.

In the pages that follow, I walk you through the steps of adding email accounts in each of several ways. I also delve into all the settings you may want to adjust for each account. Once again, I call special attention to Gmail, which may require some fiddling in your Web browser (as well as on your device) to achieve optimal results.