I have a pop3 mail account and use outlook/windows 10 on my pc. There is no option to add a pop account to sync my contacts with iphone?

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I have a pop3 mail account and use outlook/windows 10 on my pc. There is no option to add a pop account to sync my contacts with iphone?

wish to sync calendar & contacts between iPhone 6s and windows 10 pc using Outlook. Have a Pop3 mail account. Pop3 is not an option the iPhone gives when trying to connect my iPhone to my e-mail account. I previously used icloud to sync pc & iPhone, but kept getting duplicate contacts & appointments. Can this really be done, so do I run the risk on contaminating my data again if I try to get them to sync

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Dec 15, 2020 4:31 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 16, 2020 6:40 AM in response to AcademyVillage

You can still add the POP account to your phone, but it would be better to convert it to IMAP so it will sync across all devices. You can create it as an IMAP account on your phone and see what syncs. If it looks OK you can then convert any other devices to IMAP. However, if the only place your messages are saved is on your computer there is no way to sync them to your phone.

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Answer 2

Dec 16, 2020 7:05 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

I don't know. I'm warming up to the idea of getting a more "workable" address to remove today's problems and avoid them in the future. If not, I'll go with the IMAP conversion. Thanks so much!

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Answer 3

Dec 15, 2020 4:33 PM in response to AcademyVillage

See this user tip ➡️ Forcing creation of a POP or IMAP email a… - Apple Community

Are you sure you want a POP3 account, however? POP3 does not sync with multiple devices; each device is treated independently.

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Answer 4

Dec 16, 2020 4:48 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

It's been my primary e-mail for decades. So much tied to it. I do have two secondary accounts for specific purposes (gmail and icloud). I truthfully had not considered moving to a different primary e-mail. Ouch.

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I have a pop3 mail account and use outlook/windows 10 on my pc. There is no option to add a pop account to sync my contacts with iphone?

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