🔐 How to Update Your Email Password in Apple Mail (iOS – All Versions)
📌 Before You Begin
This guide does not reset your email password — it only updates the saved password on your device after you’ve changed it elsewhere, such as through Webmail or your provider’s portal.
✅ Step-by-Step Instructions
🧭 Step 1: Open Mail Account Settings
Because iOS layout varies by version:
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Option A (Newer iOS Versions – iOS 15 and later):
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Open Settings.
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At the top of the screen, pull down to reveal the Search bar.
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Type Mail and tap on the Mail app settings when it appears.
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Tap Accounts.
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Option B (Older iOS Versions):
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Open Settings.
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Scroll down and tap Mail.
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Tap Accounts.
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✏️ Step 2: Update Incoming Password
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Tap on the email account you’d like to update (e.g.,
you@yourdomain.com
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Tap the email address again under the IMAP or POP label.
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Under Incoming Mail Server, tap the Password field.
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Delete the old password and enter your new one.
📤 Step 3: Update Outgoing Password
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Scroll down to the Outgoing Mail Server section.
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Tap SMTP.
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Tap the Primary Server (usually
mail.usgo.net
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Update the Password field with your new password.
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Tap Done to save your changes.
📬 Final Step: Test Your Mail
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Open the Mail app.
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Try sending and receiving an email to confirm your password is working correctly.