Cannot access aol mail after April 23, 2021

ipad software version 14.0.1 ... trying to access my aol mail from this device. won't show any mail after April 23, 2021 ... posting this on May 3, 2021. In the mail page I get a message at the bottom about a password saying I need to enter the password for this account. I do that correctly and the situation does not resolve. aol mail works fine and I receive it on all other devices I use. The ipad works fine and performs everything else (as best I can determine) just fine. something in here - somewhere and somehow - is not allowing my aol mail to display or be read here. any help that anyone can provide is most appreciated. thanks for reading.

iPad Air 2, iPadOS 14

Posted on May 2, 2021 7:44 AM

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Posted on May 2, 2021 8:31 AM

In common with many other Mail providers, AOL now use App Specific Passwords to access IMAP or POP3 mailboxes.


The Mail App on each of your devices, such as your iPad, requires a unique password to be generated from within the AOL account. This App Specific password intentionally differs from your AOL account password - and can only be used to access your AOL mail.


More information about AOL’s App Specific Passwords can be found here:

https://help.aol.com/articles/allow-apps-that-use-less-secure-sign-in?guccounter=1

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May 2, 2021 8:31 AM in response to JamesEvans224

In common with many other Mail providers, AOL now use App Specific Passwords to access IMAP or POP3 mailboxes.


The Mail App on each of your devices, such as your iPad, requires a unique password to be generated from within the AOL account. This App Specific password intentionally differs from your AOL account password - and can only be used to access your AOL mail.


More information about AOL’s App Specific Passwords can be found here:

https://help.aol.com/articles/allow-apps-that-use-less-secure-sign-in?guccounter=1

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