Verizon email (in AOL Mail) works in any mail app that speaks IMAP. Incoming mail (IMAP): imap.aol.com, port 993 (SSL/TLS). Outgoing mail (SMTP): smtp.verizon.net, port 465 (SSL/TLS). The user name is your full address, including @verizon.net, and the password is an AOL app password, not your account password. In LocalInbox, choose Other IMAP account and type these in under Server settings.
Verizon retired its own email service: verizon.net mailboxes moved to AOL Mail, and a few to Yahoo. These are AOL's settings for verizon.net addresses in AOL Mail.
Server settings
| Server | Host name | Port | Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming (IMAP) | imap.aol.com | 993 | SSL/TLS |
| Outgoing (SMTP) | smtp.verizon.net | 465 | SSL/TLS |
| Incoming (POP3) | pop.verizon.net | 995 | SSL/TLS |
Incoming mail comes from AOL's server, outgoing goes through Verizon's: that's how AOL sets up verizon.net addresses.
What the ports and security mean: IMAP ports and SMTP ports.
POP3 is for apps that use it. LocalInbox uses IMAP, so read, moved and deleted mail stays the same on every device: POP3 and IMAP compared.
Steps
- Sign in to your AOL Account Security page, click Generate app password, enter LocalInbox and click Generate password. Copy it: AOL shows it once.
- In LocalInbox, open Settings › Accounts and click Add Account (or use the welcome screen the first time).
- Choose Other IMAP account. Enter your verizon.net address, and an AOL app password, not your account password as the password.
- Open Server settings. Under Incoming mail (IMAP), enter imap.aol.com and port 993, and choose TLS.
- Under Outgoing mail (SMTP), enter smtp.verizon.net and port 465, and choose TLS.
- Under User name, enter your full address, including @verizon.net.
- Click Connect. LocalInbox signs in and starts syncing your mail.
Troubleshooting
LocalInbox says the password is wrong
LocalInbox needs an AOL app password, not your account password. Copy it again, without spaces before or after.
LocalInbox says it can't connect
The message says what to fix: nothing answering at the port, the wrong kind of TLS for the port, an untrusted certificate, an unknown server name, or a timeout. Check what you typed under Server settings against the table at the top of this page.
Sources
Verizon email (in AOL Mail)'s settings were checked against its own help pages in November 2026 and can change. The steps in LocalInbox come from the app.
Questions
What are the Verizon email (in AOL Mail) IMAP and SMTP settings?
Incoming (IMAP): imap.aol.com, port 993, SSL/TLS. Outgoing (SMTP): smtp.verizon.net, port 465, SSL/TLS. Incoming mail comes from AOL's server, outgoing goes through Verizon's: that's how AOL sets up verizon.net addresses.
Can I use the AOL guide instead?
For the app password, yes: it's made the same way (https://localinbox.app/guides/aol). The servers differ, though: verizon.net addresses send through smtp.verizon.net, so use Other IMAP account and the settings on this page.
AOL won't let me make an app password
AOL asks you to use a browser you've signed in to AOL Mail with for several days in a row, not a private window, and says customer care can't skip this.
Where does LocalInbox keep the password?
In the macOS Keychain on your Mac. It's never written to a file or sent anywhere except your mail server.
What are the Verizon email (in AOL Mail) POP3 settings?
Incoming (POP3): pop.verizon.net, port 995, SSL/TLS, for apps that use POP3; outgoing mail goes through the same SMTP server as with IMAP. LocalInbox uses IMAP instead, which keeps read, moved and deleted mail the same in webmail, on your phone and on your Mac. POP3 downloads mail to one device.
Can I add Verizon email (in AOL Mail) on iPhone or iPad?
Yes, the same way, in LocalInbox for iPhone and iPad: Settings › Accounts › Add Account, then Other IMAP account. Type in the same server settings and password. Already added it on your Mac? Add Account › From your Mac copies it with a QR code, password included. https://localinbox.app/iphone