I have a problem with my mail server on my iPhone. I use gmail, and with the same settings I'm able to send mail from my iPad with no problems at all. I compared the settings on both devices and thy are identical. I also tried following the steps in the troubleshoot guide twice, but nothing helped. If anyone has any tips or tricks it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. James
iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1.1
To clarify further I am able to receive mail from my iPhone, just can't send anything.
Did you check the Outgoing Mail SMTP server settings? That's what would prevent an email from sending. Go to Settings>Mail,Contacts,Calendars>your email account>Outgoing Mail Server SMTP>Primary Server, confirm the settings here, including the username, password, whether or not SSL should be set to On, and the Server Port number.
I did all that. Everything matches up perfectly with my iPad as far as settings.
This might sound stupid but I had the same problem. I cured it by adding the optional fields into the SMTP settings which are your username and password for the email account. When I filled these in I was able to send mail no problem at all
mrcoates14 is correct!! I had same issue with my ipod 4Gen and iPhone 5. Go to Settings - Mail, Contacts, Calender - Click under Accounts (mail account having problem to send email) - Under IMAP click Account - Under Outgoing Mail Server SMTP Tap Primary Server - Enter Username and Password (same as your account). Once Verified, Now your device will send email through the modified Account.
Thanks
I tried all of the above resets and fixes and nothing helped. Could receive email but not send - always got error message. Made all the passwords match up for SMTP and all that but no good. Had just about given up but someone told me about Email Everywhere and they fixed it in no time. HIghly recommended. Link below - Cheers Charlie
Thanks so much for this answer. It solved my problem and I never thought about checking the password for outgoing.
Whom ever put "optional" on those two lines in settings for out going mail....should be shot.
I can't send emails but can receive them and when I go to settings then mail and try to click the host and it won't let me
I can't send mail from my iPhone
