Apart from using your web browser on a computer or mobile phone to access your Comcast email account, you can also access and manage your account by setting it upon your Android device. When you set up your Comcast email account on your Android device, you can have easy access to your account whenever and wherever you want. However, to set up your Comcast email account on Android, you will need to have Comcast email settings. To know the Comcast email settings for the Android and configuration process, go through the information provided below.
Comcast Email Settings
POP/IMAP
Incoming Server
Incoming Port
SSL (Security) Incoming
Outgoing Server
Outgoing Port
Requires Sign-in
POP3
mail.comcast.net
993
SSL
smtp.comcast.net
587
Yes
Now as you have the Comcast email settings, you can easily set up your email account by following these steps.
NOTE: The steps provided below to configure your Comcast email account on Android may vary depending on the OS version you are using. Follow the below-mentioned instructions accordingly.
Automatic Setup
1. On your Android phone, you will first need to tap on the Email app.
2. Next, you will need to tap on the Other option to configure your Comcast Xfinity account.
3. On the Account setup screen, you will need to enter your email address and password in the provided field and tap on the Sign-in option.
4. As you will tap on the Sign-in option, your login credentials will be verified. If the credentials get verified successfully, your Comcast emails will get loaded on the screen.
5. Congratulations! Your Comcast email account has been configured successfully to send and receive emails from your account.
In case you are unable to configure your Comcast email account using the above-mentioned steps automatically, you can follow the manual steps provided below.
Manual Configuration
1. On your Android device, open your Email application from the menu and select the add a new account option.
2. Next, you will need to select the “Other' option.
3. In case you don’t have an account yet, you can set up one at this time. If you already have a Comcast email account, you will need to open 'Settings' in the email app and select the 'Add account' option.
4. On the next screen, you will need to enter your account details and click on the 'Login' option.
· Email: Enter your Comcast email address
· Password: Enter your Comcast email account password
5. Then, you will need to enter the following details under 'Server incoming mail' on your screen:
· Pop3 server: mail.comcast.net
· Security type: SSL
· Port: 993
6. Similarly, in the 'Outgoing mail server' you will need to enter the details as suggested below on your screen and select the 'Login' option:
· SMTP server: smtp.comcast.net
· Security type: SSL
· Port: 587
· Verification for sending email: yes
· Username: email
· Password: your Comcast email password
7. After entering the details, your Comcast email account will be ready to use.
In case you also wish to set up your Comcast email account on iPhone, you can follow the instructions provided below.
1. Tap on the Mail client app on your iPhone.
2. In the Mail client app, you will need to tap on the Other option on the Welcome to Mail screen.
3. On the next screen, you will need to enter the credentials of your Comcast Email account in the provided field. You will need to provide your Name, Email, Password, and Description in the provided field. Once you are done entering the required information, you will need to tap on the Next button located on the upper-right corner of the screen.
4. Then, you will need to wait until the information gets verified. If all the information would have been entered correctly by you, you will see a “Right Tick” mark next to the option. This will notify you that your Comcast.net email account will be set up on your iPhone Mail client.
5.) After the successful verification, your Comcast email will be configured as IMAP by default.
6.) Now, you will need to tap on the Save button after making the desired changes in the Mail and Notes option on the prompted screen. As you will tap on the Save button, the Mail client will try to add your Comcast email account.
7. Once the account addition process gets completed, your account will be configured to send and receive emails.
8.Now, tapping on any folder, for example, Inbox, will display all the emails you have received in your Comcast email account.
So, these are the steps that you will need to follow to configure your Comcast email account on Android using Comcast email settings.