My aol email account will not retrieve new emails. It’s says “Cannot get mail. No password provided for emailaddress@aol.com” please go to mail account settings and enter a password. I’ve done that several times on my iPhone and iPad. Also reset network settings. Both are updated to new iOS. Deleted aol mail from accounts on iPad first and now I cannot add it back in mail accounts. Still not working on iPhone. See attached photo for the pop up I keep getting.
iPhone 11 Pro Max
I did some research for you. AOL is now requiring App-Specific passwords to be entered instead of your normal password. This is part of their security measure. So, How does one create an App Specific password to enter for AOL email account(s)? See below:
If you've activated 2-step verification for your AOL account, you'll need to generate and use an "app password" to access AOL Mail from these apps.
1. Sign in and go to the AOL Account security page. You can do this by signing on to AOL from a computer.
2. Click Generate app password or Manage app passwords.
3. Select your app from the drop down menu and click Generate.
4. Follow the instructions below the password.
- Be sure to enter the password into your app without any spaces.
5. Click Done.
6. Use this app password and your email address to sign in to your email app.
Axel F.
Glad it worked out for now. I will stay tuned. I have a feeling that the issue may not be AOL. Just need to find out and know what this "Rate Limit" is. It may be that the "Rate Limit" was lifted when you tried again. Somehow, I feel that this is related to the amount/rate of data being moved between your devices and your cellular/Wi-Fi service provider. I am, however, absolutely not sure about this until we see the exact error message.
Axel F.
This is amazing! For whatever reason the AOL email with the Verizon overlay failed on my Apple devices last night, and there was no clear reason or way to fix it. The web-generated app password did the trick. I am so grateful!!
You are welcome Lauren.
Axel F.
My ail mail is not working I don’t have a computer only I phone how do I get App specific password
That works as well however if one fails, at a later date, then all devices fail. Just FYI.
Axel F.
AOL mail error
