Set up Mail, Contacts, and Calendars on an Android Device

This Feature May Not Be Enabled Based on Your Organization's Access Policy.
Organizations That Wish to Access This Feature Can Contact Their Customer Success Manager or Workplace Provider.

Set up Your Account in Outlook for Android

  1. Download Outlook for Android in the Google Play Store or install Outlook as a LocalZone™ application.
  2. Open Outlook for Android.
  3. Outlook may detect your Google accounts.  Tap Skip.
  4. Enter your Workplace E-mail address and tap Add Account.
    • To add an additional account: Open the Menu > tap Settings > Add Account.
  5. If prompted, tap Exchange.
  6. Enter your Workplace password and click Sign in.
    You may be required to verify the sign-in by completing the multi-factor authentication on your mobile device.
    • If Outlook is unable to automatically set up your account, you maybe be asked to enter the ServerUsername, and Domain for your account. Contact support if you don't have this information. 
  7. Accept any prompts for permission you may receive.
  8. Verify content is syncing.

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Set up Your Account in the Gmail Application

Android 10 Users - We Recommend Using Outlook for Android as the Native Application May Not Complete the Setup Correctly. Native Android applications are not supported in LocalZone™. We recommend using Outlook for LocalZone™ users. 

Note: The steps below are setup flow on stock android and may vary depending on your device.

  1. Open the Gmail application.
  2. Tap Add an email address.
  3. Tap Exchange and Office 365.
  4. Enter your Workplace E-mail address and tap Next.
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  5. Enter your Workplace password and tap Next.
    You may be required to verify the sign-in by completing the multi-factor authentication on your mobile device.
    • If Gmail is unable to automatically set up your account, you maybe be asked to enter the ServerUsername, and Domain for your account. Contact support if you don't have this information. 
  6. Tap Done.
  7. Open the Gmail app and verify content is syncing. 

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Set up Your Account in a Third-Party Application

Third-Party Applications MUST support Microsoft Exchange as an account type. Third-Party Applications are not supported in LocalZone™. We recommend using Outlook for LocalZone™ users. 

Note: The steps below are setup flow on stock android and may vary depending on your device.

  1. Launch the application and navigate to account settings
  2. Begin the Add Account setup.
  3. Select Exchange for the account type.
  4. Enter your Workplace E-mail address.
  5. Enter your Workplace password.
  6. The application should attempt to automatically set up your settings. 
    • If the application is unable to automatically set up your account, you maybe be asked to enter the ServerUsername, and Domain for your account. Contact support if you don't have this information. 

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