ActiveSync on the iPhone with Gmail and Hotmail

In case you've not come across this yet, Microsoft has finally EAS (Exchange ActiveSync) enabled their Hotmail service, catching up with Google's Gmail that had this functionality enabled back in Feb 2009.

To configure these services on your iPhone, follow these steps:

Gmail	Hotmail
Go to Settings/Mail, Contacts, Calendars	Go to Settings/Mail, Contacts, Calendars
Choose the "Microsoft Exchange" option	Choose the "Microsoft Exchange" option
Enter your Gmail account details	Enter your Hotmail account details
When you press "Next" another option appears. Fill in the "Server" as follows:	When you press "Next" another option appears. Fill in the "Server" as follows:
Choose the features you wish to sync. You can only sync your primary calendar.	Choose the features you wish to sync. You can only sync your primary calendar.
Once the account has been configured, click the account in Mail, Contacts, Calendars then click "Account Info" to confirm SSL is on	Once the account has been configured, click the account in Mail, Contacts, Calendars then click "Account Info" to confirm SSL is on
You can now choose the number of mail days you wish to sync and also which Mail Folders to push to your iPhone	You can now choose the number of mail days you wish to sync and also which Mail Folders to push to your iPhone

And there you go - push email from your Gmail and Hotmail accounts on your iPhone!  :)

(Remember that push email will use more data than manually downloading email when you choose, so please take this into account before configuring this on *any* account.)

Regards,

The Outspoken Wookie