Phil0124 wrote:
In case anyone is interested, the ability to change the password for an E-Mail account in Settings, and its location to do so, is tied directly to the type of account / provider it is and comes from.
It really has very little to do with iOS or the iPhone.
for instance, Gmail will not allow you to change the password, so you have to delete, and recreate the account.
Other providers such as Hotmail, will allow you to do this, but may be in a different location than regular POP or IMAP providers.
I have 8 different E-mail accounts setup on my iPhone, and the only one that does not let you change the password is Gmail. This is just down to how Google works.
Every other provider I have has a place to edit the password for the account.
Also, for what its worth, I do have an android phone also, and guess what, you cannot change the Password to a Gmail account either. You need to remove the account entirely to change it.
Thanks, Phil. I knew I'd occasionally gotten it to work but generally found it faster to delete and re-add. The clarification is quite helpful.