iPad 'Cannot verify server identity' error

How do I fix this extremely annoying error message? Sending and receiving mail does not seem to be affected, but starting yesterday for no reason this message keepspopping up. I’ve rebooted to no avail.




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Posted on Oct 30, 2020 9:48 AM

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Posted on Oct 31, 2020 10:49 PM

Hello Bulletvaldez,


I have the same issue, happened to me in the last 2 days, I did a lot of troubleshooting but no success.

finally, I did solve the error.


just I delete my account from my device then I get access to my account from the browser of the same device and reinstall the account again in the mail outlook...

The error is solved.

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Jan 14, 2021 8:35 PM in response to Bulletvaldez

Finally on page 13 someone has the same issue as me (almost). I don't use Outlook, I use gmail on my iPhone 7+. I too have been getting the same annoying pop ups but they are saying imap.gmail.com and when hitting the detail button I get the same Nokia portal crap as the other user. I too have no clue what Nokia has to do with this nor have I ever had any Nokia product or account. This is across the board and not tied to just Microsoft mail.

Jan 26, 2021 5:39 AM in response to Frontyak1

Mine does the same thing! So annoying. I just read a few other posts and somebody said to turn off the notifications for your mail. So if you go into settings, Notifications and whatever Mail you have to turn the notifications off. I just did that so we shall see if it helps. I'm upgrading to a new phone today so I'm curious if the freezing of the keyboard happens on the new phone.

Jan 26, 2021 5:41 AM in response to JTCane

I have been getting the same thing. Usually when I'm driving so I thought maybe the Wi-Fi was picking up area as in because it wasn't connecting I was getting the message so I would turn off my Wi-Fi close everything I was using and then open my map back up if I was driving. Completely annoying. But it was actually just doing it even in my house a few minutes ago. So I found this message board. Somebody said to turn off your notifications of your mail through your settings in your phone so I did that and I will see what happens. Hopefully that will be the fix.

Feb 23, 2021 8:56 AM in response to Bulletvaldez

This is absolutely maddening! I've been having this problem for a few months and no matter what I do it always returns. I've deleted my email accounts and re-added them several times and disabled all mail notifications, I don't know what to do. When it's happening it makes my phone unusable. I'm still on an iPhone 7 and am looking to upgrade, but I can't justify spending $1,000+ on a device that I can't use because Apple refuses to resolve this problem. Sorry for the rant, I'm just really annoyed.

Feb 23, 2021 9:58 AM in response to agaraffa

It is happening with my iPhone11, so upgrading is unlikely to solve the issue. It’s an iOS issue that Apple can not seem to fix, or doesn’t place any priority on it because it is not affecting a high enough percentage of users. Apple Care has thus far failed in their tech support efforts. The problem typically happens to me when Cellular is in use. I don’t think it has reared its head for me when I’m on a wifi network, but not 100% sure. But it is maddening when you spend so much on an iPhone and Apple support can’t quickly remedy a problem that renders the phone almost useless when it happens. We need a definite answer Apple, are you there?

Mar 3, 2021 5:39 PM in response to Bulletvaldez

This problem continues to occur randomly when I am using Cellular. As documented by many others with the same issue, it renders the iPhone (11) almost useless, interrupting all flow of texting/emailing or basic use of internet. Apple Care thus far has failed to solve the problem and it is super disappointing that an expensive Apple product like this has an ongoing flaw that Apple barely acknowledges or shows any real interest in rectifying. All the various suggestions, from deleting/re-installing Mail (Operating System) have not been effective. In fact Apple just sent me a new replacement iPhone 11 for a different problem and this issue has reared its head again on this new phone. Very bummed about Apple because of it.

Mar 11, 2021 5:07 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

A number of posts their mail server are not ' Outlook' , mine is one of them.

Obviously contacting Microsoft will not solve ALL the problems.

I deleted the mail account in Setting & recreated it as suggested by a member here, but about 2 weeks later the same error popped up again. Amazed why it was ok for a while.

This error prompt is very disruptive as I am active in Apple Mail app. Don't have this problem before ios 14. Hope that Apple Support experts can give their advice here.


Mar 11, 2021 5:23 PM in response to Bulletvaldez

Mine mail server is not ' Outlook' so obviously contacting Microsoft, as advised by a post here, will not solve ALL the problems. I deleted the mail account in Setting & recreated it as suggested by a member, but about 2 weeks later the same error popped up again. Amazed why it was ok for a while.

This error prompt is very disruptive as I am active in Apple Mail app. Don't have this problem in my old ipad pro.

Hope that Apple Support experts can give their advice here & help solve the problem soonest possible.

Apr 8, 2021 6:41 AM in response to rajeesh144

This has just started out of nowhere on my wifes iPad with a mail3@gridhost message via wifi (though it also has a cellular connection) but both accounts on the iPad were gMail ones, so it looks like a saved e mail was trying to respond to a source email?


Just deleted both accounts from the iPad and issue resolved, but why it suddenly appeared, that is the big question that no one yet seems to have found an answer for?

Apr 11, 2021 11:59 AM in response to cherrellepenn

When you are setting up your hotmail account don’t use Outlook server but pick Other and than use your e-mail address and password (Microsoft may give you applications password instead of your regular password, use that one ). Once you do that you can delete your hotmail account that you setup as Outlook and use this new one. Problem solved but you may lose some contacts when you delete hotmail/outlook account

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