iPhone – Update IMAP/POP Email password

Overview

This support article describes how to update your IMAP/POP email account password on an iPhone.

Instructions

1. Open the Settings App.
   
2. Go to the Mail setting.
   
3. Select Accounts.
   
4. Select your existing mailbox.
   
5. Select Account under IMAP.
   
6. Enter the new password in Incoming Mail Server.
   
7. Select SMTP under Outgoing Mail Server.
   
8. Select your outgoing server under Primary Server.
   
9. Enter the new password.
   
10. Press Done to verify the new credentials in Outgoing.
    
11. Back in the Incoming settings, press Done again to finish verification.

If you get a password wrong error again you need to do the following.
– Check your password is correct, you may be able to do this via your webmail.
– Reset password with your webhost and retry.

If your password is correct you will need to remove the account from your iphone and setup as a new account. Apple Mail App frequently has issues on updates and requires a re setup.