The only thing you can do is go into Gmail on delete the email and reenter it I have had to do that three times today because it says the server cannot be used and can I get you now so that's the best suggestion I have right now until Gmail fixes something or somebody fixes something so good luck because that's what I've been doing for the last week in a half
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 9, 2015, at 11:39 AM, Cristóbal <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've recently in the past few days have gotten an error message first thing > in the morning when checking a Gmail account of mine via the native mail app > to the affect of the iMap server could not checkk mail and to check my > password in settings. > I tried a whole bunch of stuff, but what I found works and seems to get rid > of the error message and permits me to download messages again is to go into > the particular mail account via settings, mail, calendar, contacts and turn > off and back on mail for that account. Weird because even though I have a > couple of Gmail accounts configured on my phone with the native mail app, > it's only one account that is giving me this issue. Anyway, it seems to work, > so I'm not terribly worried about it. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Alex Hall > Sent: Friday, October 09, 2015 7:53 AM > To: 'Eleanor Roberts' via VIPhone > Subject: Re: My iPhone keeps losing my Gmail password. > > Okay then, you don't use two-factor authentication, probably. Have you tried > deleting the Gmail account from the phone and adding it back in, starting it > over from scratch? >> On Oct 9, 2015, at 09:21, [email protected] wrote: >> >> I don't think so. I remember I had to change some security settings in Gmail >> to get Outlook to play nice with things and actually grab my email. Do you >> think that was related to 2-factor authentication? I use the same password >> to access my Gmail on whatever computers I use—when using the web interface. >> I don't have to put in any kind of second password there. >> >> Thanks, >> Ari >> >>> On Oct 9, 2015, at 6:11 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Do you use two-factor authentication on Gmail, and thus an app-specific >>> password for iOS Mail? If so, that might be why. In fact, my Mac kept doing >>> that, and that was one reason I finally gave in and went to iCloud Mail, a >>> decision I haven't once regretted. >>> >>> I think iOS9 includes support for two-factor authentication for Gmail and a >>> few other services, but I might be wrong. Still, it's worth a web search if >>> you do, in fact, use 2FA for Gmail. >>>> On Oct 9, 2015, at 08:42, [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm running iOS 8.4 on an iPhone 4S. Every once-in-a-while, the mail app >>>> will flip out and say that I need to reenter my password. Closing the mail >>>> app and restarting it does nothing. Does anyone have any ideas as to why >>>> this might be happening? >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Ari >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. >>>> >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>> >>>> Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> The archives for this list can be searched at >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "VIPhone" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex Hall >>> [email protected] >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >>> [email protected] >>> >>> The archives for this list can be searched at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > [email protected] > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. 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