I'd be shocked if POP3 doesn't work at all or even doesn't work very
well on an IOS device. POP3 was the default for Gmail on IOS devices not
too long ago. POP3 is a very established and stable protocol that Apple
has supported for a very long time. I suspect you're running into some
opinions that think IMAP is the only way to go and feel there's no
reason to ever use POP3.
I'd assume that POP3 and IMAP are equally well supported on IOS, so I
think you're asking about the difference between POP3 and IMAP in
general. A Google search will turn up a lot of information. Here's a
good site which explains the difference and even gives some reasons why
someone might want to still use POP3 over IMAP
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2838189/two-good-reasons-to-stick-with-pop3-email-
over-imap.html
The big advantage to IMAP is that all of your email is always stored on
a central server. This way all of your email looks the same no matter
what device you use. If you delete a message or move it into a folder
then you're doing this on the server and all of your clients will be
synced to this server. IMAP is good if you're accessing your email from
multiple devices or multiple clients.
POP3 either leaves all of your email on the server and just downloads
copies for you to work with or downloads your email to a client and
removes it from the server. POP3 can be faster than IMAP. It's also good
if you don't trust cloud services or trust your email provider with your
email on their servers. POP3 is good if you have a central system where
you're downloading and keeping all of your email and your just checking
and reading your new email from other clients.
On 06/02/2015 06:44 PM, Arnold Schmidt wrote:
I have heard that pop 3 either does not work at all, or not very well on
an IOS device, being that Apple allegedly considers it old technology.
If it will work at all, what does it not do as well as IMAP?
Thanks in advance for any information.
Arnold Schmidt
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