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I cannot send an email on my I phone. I get error message "Cannot send Mail The senders address was invalid" but all my settings are the same as my wife's I phone which does send my emails.

I cannot send an email on my I phone. I get error message "Cannot send Mail The senders address was invalid" but all my settings are the same as my wife's I phone which does send my emails.

iPhone SE

Posted on Jun 11, 2021 9:04 PM

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Posted on Jun 12, 2021 2:31 AM

Remove your email account and set it up again

Make sure that all of your emails are there or make sure that your email is saved somewhere other than your device. On your device, go to Settings > Mail, then tap Accounts. Tap the email account that you want to remove. Tap Delete Account.


If you can't receive email on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch ...



If you can't send an email on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

  1. When you make an iOS or iPadOS backup in iCloud or iTunes, it backs up your mail settings, but not your email. ... 
  2. Make sure your device is connected to the Internet.
  3. Check with your email service provider to find out if there's a service outage.

More items...


If you can't send an email on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch ...

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Jun 12, 2021 2:31 AM in response to Dragonfly5235

Remove your email account and set it up again

Make sure that all of your emails are there or make sure that your email is saved somewhere other than your device. On your device, go to Settings > Mail, then tap Accounts. Tap the email account that you want to remove. Tap Delete Account.


If you can't receive email on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch ...



If you can't send an email on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

  1. When you make an iOS or iPadOS backup in iCloud or iTunes, it backs up your mail settings, but not your email. ... 
  2. Make sure your device is connected to the Internet.
  3. Check with your email service provider to find out if there's a service outage.

More items...


If you can't send an email on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch ...

I cannot send an email on my I phone. I get error message "Cannot send Mail The senders address was invalid" but all my settings are the same as my wife's I phone which does send my emails.

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