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when i try to set up my AOL email on my IPad it says"the user name or password for "imap.aol.com" is incorrect. what should i do

when i try to add my aol email acct it says that my username or password or incorrect, but it is the same on my other devices, i.e. desktop and cell phone

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Posted on Feb 20, 2021 9:38 AM

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Posted on Feb 20, 2021 9:47 AM

If your credentials are being rejected, either your username or password must be incorrect. Perhaps your AOL Mail uses an App-specific Password, this being unique per device; many Mail providers (such as Gmail) have moved to this type of authentication for IMAP and POP3 mailboxes.

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when i try to set up my AOL email on my IPad it says"the user name or password for "imap.aol.com" is incorrect. what should i do

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