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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ you are strongly advised to switch to another provider.
For security reasons, your account need to have a non empty password set.
## Account
## Account - to receive email
To add an account, tap on *Manage accounts* and tap on the orange *add* button at the bottom.
Select a provider from the list, enter the username, which is mostly your email address and enter your password.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Enter the domain name, for example *gmail.com* and tap *Get settings*.
If your provider supports [auto-discovery](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6186), FairEmail will fill in the host name and port number,
else check the setup instructions of your provider for the right IMAP host name and port number.
## Identity
## Identity - to send email
Similarly, to add an identity, tap on *Manage identity* and tap on the orange *add* button at the bottom.
Enter the name you want to appear in de from address of the emails you send and select a linked account.
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ Tap *Save* to add the identity.
See [this FAQ](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md#FAQ9) about using aliases.
## Permissions
## Permissions - to access contact information
If you want to lookup email addresses, have contact photos shown, etc, you'll need to grant read contacts permission to FairEmail.
Just tap *Grant permissions* and select *Allow*.
## Battery optimizations
## Battery optimizations - to continuously receive email
On recent Android versions, Android will put apps to sleep when the screen is off for some time to reduce battery usage.
If you want to receive new emails without delays, you should disable battery optimizations for FairEmail.
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ Tap *Disable battery optimizations* and follow the instructions.
## Questions
If you have a question or problem, please [see here](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md).
If you have a question or problem, please check [the FAQ](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/blob/master/FAQ.md).