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You can set up and sync Apple, Google, Microsoft, and many other accounts right to your iPhone or iPad!

Whether you use Apple's iCloud, Google's Gmail, Microsoft's Outlook or Exchange, or something else, it's easy to set up all your mail, contacts, and calendar accounts to sync to your iPhone or iPad. You can enable iCloud when you first set up your new iPhone or iPad, or enable any service at any time in Settings. Here's how!

• How to set up iCloud mail, contacts, and calendars on your iPhone or iPad
• How to set up Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts on your iPhone or iPad
• How to set up Google Sync on iPhone and iPad
• How to add Outlook mail, calendar, contacts on your iPhone or iPad
• How to set up Exchange mail, calendar, and contacts on your iPhone or iPad
• How to set up IMAP/POP, CalDAV, CardDAV on your iPhone or iPad

How to set up iCloud mail, contacts, and calendars on your iPhone or iPad

1. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap iCloud.
3. Enter your iCloud email and password and tap Sign In.
4. Tap Merge if you'd like all of your data to merge with your iCloud storage. Otherwise, tap Don't Merge.
5. Tap the switches next to the services and apps you want to sync with your iPhone or iPad. By default, most, if not all, of iCloud's services are turned on.
   

How to set up Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts on your iPhone or iPad

If you want to add your Google account to your iPhone or iPad's system apps, you'll want to go to Settings > Mail or Calendar or Contacts.
Under the hood, Apple is using the open standard IMAP, CalDAV, and CardDAV services to handle syncing Google services; unfortunately, Gmail retro-fitted support for IMAP, and it can be quirky at times—especially if you like Gmail's labeling system.
If you want to use the built-in iOS Mail app and its unified inbox, however, and you don't have a paid account, it's your only option.

1. Launch the Settings app from your Home screen.
2. Tap on Mail, Contacts, or Calendar.
3. Tap Accounts.
4. Tap on Add Account.
   
5. Tap on Google.
6. Enter your login information for your Google account and tap Next after each step.
7. Tap the switch next to each Google service you'd like to sync. If you have existing local mail, calendars, contacts, or notes, you'll have to either tap Keep on My Phone or Delete each time you enable a service.
8. Tap Save in the top right corner of your screen.
   

After you save your account, you can access your settings at any time by tapping the Gmail entry under the Accounts header. If you'd like to change the description from "Gmail" to something more apt, tap the Account button, then tap the Description field.

You can also choose to run Google's services in Google's own iOS apps.

• Gmail - Download now
• Google Calendar - Download now
• Other Google apps - Download now

How to set up Google Sync on your iPhone or iPad

The Google Sync setup is nearly identical to Exchange: You just need to have a paid Google account and enter the following settings.

1. Launch the Settings app from your Home screen.
2. Tap Calendar.
3. Tap Accounts.
4. Tap Add Account.
   
5. Tap Exchange.
6. Enter your Gmail or Google Account email and password (the description field will automatically update as your email address).
7. Tap on Next.
   
8. Enter m.google.com as the Server.
9. Leave the Domain field blank.
10. Enter your full Gmail or Google Account email address as the Username. (Yup, just like above.)
11. Tap on Next.
    
12. Tap the switches next to each service's account that you'd like to sync with your phone. If you have existing calendars, contacts, or mail on your iPhone, you'll be asked to either keep them on your phone or delete them. Tap the option you want.
13. Tap on Save.
    

Success! Your Gmail calendar will now sync with your Calendar app on your iPhone, so any existing or new events made in your Google account or on your iPhone will be visible and updated in both.