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Apple Mail & Gmail Account error issue

So I have tried to add a 4th gmail account to my apple mail. I have never had any issues. But when I add the account the mail is toggled off automatically (see photo below). So I toggle it on to green and go to the apple mail app it gives me an error message on that that specific email is unavailable and it cannot get mail? What is causing this!? I have never had any issues with this. I even tried toggling off another google email and seeing if it was because there was a limit to how many you can have. And that didn’t work. I have also deleted and re-added it. My software is up to date. Suggestions?

Posted on Jan 7, 2023 12:11 PM

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Posted on Jan 9, 2023 3:19 PM

Hello SamMeh4,


We would confirm you've taken these related steps: If you can't receive emails on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch


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

If you can’t receive emails in the Mail app on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, there are a few things you can try.

Before you begin

There are a few things to keep in mind and check:

- When you make an iOS or iPadOS backup in iCloud or iTunes, it will back up your email settings, but not your emails. If you delete or change your email account settings, previously downloaded emails may be removed from your device.

- Make sure that your device is connected to the internet.

- Check with your email service provider to find out if there's a service outage.

- If you can't access your emails or can't send and receive messages with your @icloud.com email address, find out what to do.

Check your email address and password

If the Mail app asks you to enter a password for your email account, make sure your password is correct. To check your email address and password, sign in to your email provider's website.
If you're still getting a user name or password error, contact the email provider or system administrator.

Check Mail Fetch and Notification settings

By default, Fetch New Data settings are based on what's provided by your email service. If Push isn't available as a setting, your account will default to Fetch. These settings affect how your device receives emails. To adjust these settings:

1. Go to Settings > Mail, then tap Accounts.

2. Tap Fetch New Data.

3. Choose a setting — such as Automatically or Manually — or choose a schedule for how often the Mail app fetches data.

With iOS 11 and later, and iPadOS, Automatically is set by default. Your device will only fetch new data in the background when it is charging and connected to Wi-Fi.

Make sure your Notification settings are correct for the Mail app:

1. Go to Settings, then tap Notifications.

2. Tap Mail, then tap an email account.

3. Adjust your Alerts, Sounds and Badges.

Contact your email provider or system administrator

1. Contact your email provider or check their status web page to see if there's a service outage. 

2. Ask your email provider or system administrator if you turned on any security features or restrictions, like two-step verification, for your email account. You might need a special password or may need to request authorization from your email provider to send and receive email on your device.

3. Check your email account settings with your email provider or system administrator to make sure that they're correct.

Remove your email account and set it up again

1. On your computer, sign in to your email provider’s website. Make sure all of your emails are there or make sure your emails are saved somewhere other than your device.

2. On your device, go to Settings > Mail, then tap Accounts.

3. Tap the email account that you want to remove.

4. Tap Delete Account.

5. Add your account again.

If these steps don't work, contact your email service provider for more information.


If you still have this issue, then we'd recommend contacting your email provider for their next steps with their account. They'll need to take it from here.


Wishing you well, take care.

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Jan 9, 2023 3:19 PM in response to SamMeh4

Hello SamMeh4,


We would confirm you've taken these related steps: If you can't receive emails on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch


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

If you can’t receive emails in the Mail app on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, there are a few things you can try.

Before you begin

There are a few things to keep in mind and check:

- When you make an iOS or iPadOS backup in iCloud or iTunes, it will back up your email settings, but not your emails. If you delete or change your email account settings, previously downloaded emails may be removed from your device.

- Make sure that your device is connected to the internet.

- Check with your email service provider to find out if there's a service outage.

- If you can't access your emails or can't send and receive messages with your @icloud.com email address, find out what to do.

Check your email address and password

If the Mail app asks you to enter a password for your email account, make sure your password is correct. To check your email address and password, sign in to your email provider's website.
If you're still getting a user name or password error, contact the email provider or system administrator.

Check Mail Fetch and Notification settings

By default, Fetch New Data settings are based on what's provided by your email service. If Push isn't available as a setting, your account will default to Fetch. These settings affect how your device receives emails. To adjust these settings:

1. Go to Settings > Mail, then tap Accounts.

2. Tap Fetch New Data.

3. Choose a setting — such as Automatically or Manually — or choose a schedule for how often the Mail app fetches data.

With iOS 11 and later, and iPadOS, Automatically is set by default. Your device will only fetch new data in the background when it is charging and connected to Wi-Fi.

Make sure your Notification settings are correct for the Mail app:

1. Go to Settings, then tap Notifications.

2. Tap Mail, then tap an email account.

3. Adjust your Alerts, Sounds and Badges.

Contact your email provider or system administrator

1. Contact your email provider or check their status web page to see if there's a service outage. 

2. Ask your email provider or system administrator if you turned on any security features or restrictions, like two-step verification, for your email account. You might need a special password or may need to request authorization from your email provider to send and receive email on your device.

3. Check your email account settings with your email provider or system administrator to make sure that they're correct.

Remove your email account and set it up again

1. On your computer, sign in to your email provider’s website. Make sure all of your emails are there or make sure your emails are saved somewhere other than your device.

2. On your device, go to Settings > Mail, then tap Accounts.

3. Tap the email account that you want to remove.

4. Tap Delete Account.

5. Add your account again.

If these steps don't work, contact your email service provider for more information.


If you still have this issue, then we'd recommend contacting your email provider for their next steps with their account. They'll need to take it from here.


Wishing you well, take care.

Apple Mail & Gmail Account error issue

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