This tutorial will take you each step of the way through the process of adding a Comcast email address to your iPhone or iPad.
It’s worth noting up front that Comcast is also known as “Xfinity” – they’re the same company and this guide could just as easily be called “How to Add Xfinity Email to an iPhone or iPad”, the steps are identical.
Before you even start to set up Comcast email on your device you’ll need to make sure your account allows for 3rd party email apps – like Mail on your iPhone or iPad. To do so, head over to the Xfinity home page (link opens in a new window/tab) and click the email “envelope” icon found towards the upper-right corner of the site. Once you’ve signed into your email click the “gear” icon, which is also found in the upper-right corner of the site and select Settings from that menu. Choose Security from the list of options in the column on the left side of the screen and make sure the box next to Third Party Access Security does have a check-mark. This is what allows you to access your Comcast email using programs like Outlook and Mail for iOS.
With that out of the way, let’s add Comcast email to your iOS device.
- Start out by tapping the Settings button on your iPhone or iPad.
- From the Settings menu, select Mail
- Select Accounts
- Tap Add Account
- Select Other at the bottom of the list of email providers.
- Tap Add Mail Account
- Enter in all of your Comcast.net email account settings – your Name as you would like it to appear on your outgoing messages, your full Comcast.net Email address and your Comcast.net email Password. The Mail app will automatically add a Description – you can change that if you wish. Once all of that information has been added, tap the Next button in the upper-right corner of the window.
- Once the verification has been confirmed, make sure the Mail switch is toggled ON and the Notes switch is toggled OFF. Tap Save when you’re done.
- Confirm that your newly added Comcast account has been added to the list of ACCOUNTS
- You can close out of the Settings now and open the Mail app. After a moment all of your Comcast.net emails will download to your Inbox. Select it to view those messages.
- Ta-da! You can now send and receive your Comcast.net emails from your iPhone.
If these steps didn’t work, (unfortunately) you’ll need to contact Comcast Support, as it’s likely an issue with your password and they’ll need to reset it.
Please note: we also have step by step guides if you’d like to setup your Comcast email on a Mac or Windows PC.
