Choose the correct email service provider when you add an account to Mail
When setting up an email account on your Apple device, you’ll be asked to choose from a list of email service providers, but your email address may not include the provider’s name. Find out which of these providers is the correct choice for your email address.
Some email service providers don’t use their name in the email addresses they offer, or they delegate email authentication to another service provider. Use the information in this article to choose the correct email provider for your email address. You’ll need this information when you add an email account on your device and you’re asked to choose from a list of email service providers, as pictured above.
Find out more about adding or removing email accounts on iPhone, on iPad, on Mac or on Apple Vision Pro.
Email address | Choose this email provider when setting up the account |
|---|---|
@aim.com | Aol. |
@aol.com | Aol. |
@citlink.com @citlink.net | Yahoo! |
@ctaz.com @ctaz.net | Yahoo! |
@cox.net | Yahoo! |
@epix.net | Yahoo! |
@evansinet.com | Yahoo! |
@globalvalleynetworks.com | Yahoo! |
@gmail.com | |
@gvni.com | Yahoo! |
@frontier.com | Yahoo! |
@frontiernet.net | Yahoo! |
@hotmail.com | Outlook.com (on iPhone, iPad or Apple Vision Pro) Microsoft Exchange (on Mac) |
@icloud.com | iCloud |
@live.com | Outlook.com (on iPhone, iPad or Apple Vision Pro) Microsoft Exchange (on Mac) |
@mac.com | iCloud |
@me.com | iCloud |
@msn.com | Outlook.com (on iPhone, iPad or Apple Vision Pro) Microsoft Exchange (on Mac) |
@myfrontiermail.com | Yahoo! |
@newnorth.net | Yahoo! |
@onmicrosoft.com | Microsoft Exchange |
@outlook.com | Outlook.com (on iPhone, iPad or Apple Vision Pro) Microsoft Exchange (on Mac) |
@rogers.com | Yahoo! |
@verizon.net | Aol. |
@yahoo.com | Yahoo! |
Any other email address | If the email address is for a Microsoft Exchange-based email account, choose Microsoft Exchange. For all other email addresses, choose Other (or Other Mail Account) and follow the onscreen setup steps to set up your account manually. You may need information – such as email server addresses – that you can get from your email service provider. |
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