How do I set a default e-mail account?

How do I set the default account for sending email using the Android Email App so that I don't have to select the one that I want each time I create a new email? I currently have five email accounts. My Gmail account is listed first in the Email App settings menu and is selected as the sending account each time I create a new email. I then have to manually select the appropriate account - if I remember to do it. I would like the app to automatically select a specific account other than the Gmail/first account in the list.

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Ann154

First off, you should have the Gmail accounts in the Gmail application instead of the Email application. The first account you setup is usually the account that the application thinks is the "default" account.

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bearone21

every account you setup as an email account will ask if you want to designate it the default app.

as ann154 mentioned, i have gmail in the gmail app & 2 cox imap accounts(1 is designated default) & yahoo mail thru the yahoo app.

AyaniB_VZW

Let's look in to your email setting concerns. The previous community members provided great suggestions. However, I have an additional question. Which 5 email accounts are you referring to? To download the appropriate email application visit:Google Play .

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