Mail.app pops up saying "Cannot get mail" but the emails are downloaded normally....
mail.app pops up saying "Cannot get mail: The user name or password for "iCloud" is incorrect", that is not true because i can log in on iCloud.com with the same credentials setted in mail.app. But the strange thing is that i can get the email! Let me explain: mail.app download the emails normally but when it check for incoming mail and there are no one, the alert pops up.
This is not a critical issues, i can get the emails anyway, but that alert is really annoying.
I've alredy changed the password of my appleID to a new one, but nothing changed.
Has anyone had the same problem and managed to solve it?
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I keep getting an error pop-up when I try to access my email. The pop-up says Cannot Get Mail The connection to the server failed. I get this pop-up on both my iPhone 5 and my iPad. I can still access my email, but the pop-up is real annoying. Can someone please help me with this? -Stu
Hi StuNYC,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you're seeing an alert message when opening Mail on your iOS devices. Do you have multiple email accounts setup on the devices? Take a look at the article below, it provides suggestions that will resolve most issues that cause an alert like that to appear in when starting the Mail app.
iOS: Troubleshooting Mail
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3899
I hope this helps.
-Jason -
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Why does my mail keep saying "Cannot get mail"
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I logged in to my account on my laptop and everything seemed to fix itself and everything was fine when I get on my computer but I am still not able to get new mail through my phone. It still keeps giving me the "Cannot Get Mail" message on my phone.
Any thoughts?Hello Perry0130,
It sounds like you are getting a message that your password is incorrect after you changed the password for your email account. I would try these 3 troubleshooting steps from the following article to help troubleshoot the AOL account connection:
iOS: Troubleshooting Mail
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3899
Log in to your email provider's website to ensure that the account is active and the password is correct.
Restart your iOS device.
Delete the affected email account from your device.
Tap Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
Choose the affected email account, then tap Delete Account.
Add your account again.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Take care,
Sterling -
My iPad is bringing up a message saying "cannot get mail"the connection to server failed. It won't bring up my yahoo mail but does bring up my other mail...how do I fix?
Other users have been reporting Yahoo mail problems that are not iPad problems. Might be something to try on these links.
iOS: Unable to send or receive email
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3899
Can’t Send Emails on iPad – Troubleshooting Steps
http://ipadhelp.com/ipad-help/ipad-cant-send-emails-troubleshooting-steps/
iPad Mail
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/mail/
Try a Reset - iPad How-Tos http://ipod.about.com/lr/ipad_how-tos/903396/1/
Or this - Delete the account in Mail and then set it up again.
Cheers, Tom -
I am unable to send or receive mail. I am getting an error message that says, cannot get mail, the connection to the server failed
Hotmail IS having problems:
http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2013/08/15/hotmail-outage-hotmail-is-down-for-user s-still-photos/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/14/outlook-outage/
http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/microsofts-skydrive-outlookcom-are-down- some-users-224940
http://mashable.com/2013/08/14/outlook-down/
http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/14/microsoft-acknowledges-outlook-com-messenger-sk ydrive-outages/ -
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Same here. Only after clicking several times on "OK"under the message i can read the emails normally.
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Why does my iphone4 say cannot get mail, the username or password is incorrect? When it is correct
Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars. Select the account to modify and correct the problem there.
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Just wanted to say I found out the answer. I should have looked first to see if anyone else was having the same problem but I didn't. -
On my Iphone 5 it says cannot get mail. The connection to the server failed.'Please advise how to fix
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My iphone 4s is saying "cannot get mail" The username or password is incorrect.
I did reset my password yesterday on my main computer but tried on my iphone and now can't get mail ?Hi Cherie,
I had EXACTLY the same problem for more than two weeks, that was NOT solved by speaking to BT 'Tech Support' - they kept saying that the problem was the fault of Apple - untill I finally got some help from them today (Mon 7th Oct).
The error message I got - despite ALL settings on my iPhone(5) and iPad(4) being absolutely correct - was this:
'Cannot Send Mail', 'The username or password for SMTP: ***********@mail.btinternet.com is incorrect'
The only solution I got - eventually - from BT is to delete the above account fro the device and 're-install' it again, but THIS time use the 'Yahoo' option from the list of choices rather than 'Other'.
When I did this and entered the relevant Name, E-Mail Address, Password, and Description (you can call the account whatever you like), I selected 'next', then I got the word 'Verifying.......' appear after a few seconds, and then I saw the four 'blue tick marks' appear next to my entries.
These 'blue tick marks' confirm the verification that your details are correct.
The next time you open your e-mail client on your iPhone or iPad you shoud see your ****@btinternet.com e-mail account in the list of e-mail accounts on your phone (if you have more than one) with a Yahoo icon next to whatever name you chose to call it. If you already have a Yahoo! account (like me) it is probably a good idea to call the 'BTYahoo' account, BT or something, rather than keep the default 'Yahoo' name otherwise you will have two with the same name in your accounts list.
You SHOULD eventually get back ALL the e-mails that were previously in your inbox, as well as some 'extra' folders that you probably did not have when you first set up the account on your iOS device.
That is what happened when I reinstalled my account, so I hope this works for you.
Bob -
My email has quit working! I receive message saying, "Cannot Get Mail" and it also says, The Connection to the Server Failed!
Can anyone help?iOS: Unable to send or receive email
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3899
Can’t Send Emails on iPad – Troubleshooting Steps
http://ipadhelp.com/ipad-help/ipad-cant-send-emails-troubleshooting-steps/
Setting up and troubleshooting Mail
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/mail/
Setting Up An eMail Account
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4810
iPad Mail
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/mail/
Try this first - Reset the iPad by holding down on the Sleep and Home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons. (This is equivalent to rebooting your computer.)
Or this - Delete the account in Mail and then set it up again. Settings->Mail, Contacts, Calendars -> Accounts Tap on the Account, then on the red button that says Remove Account.
Cheers, Tom -
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