Get Hotmail on your phone
Choose your phone below to set up easily
Android - Hotmail in 3 easy steps
Download the app
- Search for Hotmail in the Android Market
- Download the Hotmail app
Enter your details
- Tap to open the app, tap Windows Live ID box and type your Windows Live ID
- Enter your password, tap Next to continue
Personalise your account
- Enter your name and how many days of email you want to store on your phone.
- Tap Next and you can choose to sync your contacts and calendar. Tap Next to finish.
iOS5 - Hotmail in 3 easy steps
Add an account
- Tap Settings, then tap Mail, Contacts, Calendar
- Tap Add Account in the Accounts page.
- Tap Hotmail
Enter your details
- Enter your full Hotmail email address and password. In the Description field, enter a name so you can identify this account when you check your email (for example, 'Hotmail').
Personalise your account
- Select the fields that you want to sync (they should say ON if you want them to sync). Tap Save.
Windows Phone - Hotmail in 3 easy steps
Add an account
- On start, flick left to the App list, tap Settings, and then tap Email & accounts.
- Tap Add an account, and then tap Windows Live.
Windows Live
- If you didn't sign in with a Windows Live ID during setup, the Before you sign in screen appears. On this screen, tap Next.
- Tap the Windows Live ID box, and then type your Windows Live ID.
Sign in
- Tap the Password box, and then type your Windows Live password.
- Tap Sign in.
Blackberry - Hotmail in 3 easy steps
Add an account
- Tap Email setup or Email settings from your phone's home screen. Or, select Setup wizard, which will open email setup screen.
- Select Create or add an email address. You'll be prompted to accept the Microsoft Software License Terms.
Set up email
- On the Email setup screen, select Hotmail. (On some BlackBerry phones, you'll go directly to the Hotmail address and password fields.)
- Enter your full Hotmail address and password, and then tap Next.
Exit setup
- If the steps are successful, you'll get an account setup confirmation message.
- Click Close or OK to exit email setup.