Note: Since there is often no pre-installed e-mail client on Android we created this guide using the app Thunderbird. You can use any other safe application of course – the menu prompts should be identical in most cases.
Please be aware that some technical terms on this site are directly translated from German, the actual wording of the software might be slightly different.
Download: Thunderbird
Click on "Add new E-Mail Account now".
Enter the e-mail address you want to set up.
After entering your email address in the last step, Thunderbird will inform you that no configuration could be found. This is intentional and completely normal; simply click "Next" again.
Make the following settings for the incoming mail server:
Make the following settings for the outgoing mail server:
Select the individual folders for your mailbox. The university default mailbox uses the following configuration:
For the display options in Thunderbird, enter the following, for example:
Here too, you can adjust the options according to your preferences.
In this step, you can allow Thunderbird access to your contacts and notifications. If you do not want these options or only want some of them, you can also skip this step.
