Temp fix for iOS 6 not pushing Exchange mail

All,


If you are reading this, you are probable having the same problem as I am:


After you switched to the iPhone 5, Exchange mail is no longer PUSHing to your device. I have done testing and this problem affects:


1) iPhone 5's running connecting to Exchange 2007 or Exchange 2010 servers.


This does not effect:


1) my iPhone 4S running iOS 6 Beta 6.0 10A5376e


Troubleshooting:


1) Wiped phone and started with completely fresh iOS 6 on my iPhone 5. The only thing I did was add my exchange account.

-Still had same issue.


** How to fix this issue:


1. Go to Mail, Contacts, and Calendar. Click "Fetch New Data". Make sure push is on.

2. Go back to Mail, Contact, and Calendar. Click on your exchange account. Click on "Days to Sync". Even if it is set to what you want this on, chance it to a different setting (i.e. 1 week). You can change this back later, but this is the only way to fix it.

3. Go back to Mail COntact and Calendar. Click on "Show". No matter what this setting is on, change it to a different setting. (i.e. 100 recent messages).

4. Reboot your iPhone 5

5. Exchange PUSH will be working now.


Thanks,


Clay

iPhone 5, iOS 6

Posted on Sep 24, 2012 5:42 AM

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Oct 3, 2012 6:24 PM in response to Imitation

I ran across this as I got my iPhone 5 today and did a restore to it from my iCloud backup from a 4s running ios6. I was getting all my email fine, the red ball was incrementing as expected but notifications weren't working on the lock screen or any screen.


It's working for me now but unfortunately I did two things. One was to go to settings, mail, fetch new data, advanced, selected my exchange account, move it to fetch then back to push. The second thing probably has nothing to do with it but I noticed that nothing was set for my info so I went to settings, mail, my info, and picked my entry from the contacts app. Probably nothing but thought I'd throw it out there.


I'm now getting notifications everywhere as expected. Hopefully it sticks.


We use Exchange 2010.

Oct 3, 2012 6:47 PM in response to Imitation

Imitation,


Technically, it's not an iPhone 5 product defect. It's an iOS 6 software defect affecting iPhone 5 devices. Software defects can obviously be fixed with updates.


We need a fix from Apple. All you can do for now is set Mail to fetch every 15 mins instead of Push until we get a fix. You'll have to wait at most 15 mins to be notified of new mail. Unacceptable for many people, but it's all we got.

Oct 4, 2012 10:09 AM in response to Frank Malloy

Frank,


Using fetch uses more battery life. I'm not prepared to be a beta tester and sit around and hope and pray for a fix while my return period expires. I'll leave that to the fanboys with undying brand loyalty.


Let's be frank (no pun intended) Steve Jobs would never have allowed so many product flaws to exist at a launch of an iPhone. To me, it's not even about the product flaws, but crApple's response to their customers who've raised these concerns - dismissive.


Purple hue in camera shots - you're holding it wrong.

No push on Exchange accounts - not enough users with this problem to prove there is a problem.

Easily scratched anodized coating - be more careful with your phone.

No simultaneous voice and data on Verizon - no response whatsoever on this, to my knowledge.


The one glaring blemish they've owned up to was maps. While I appreciate the apology, their response to the other issues the phone has has been unforgiveable.


My first experience with crApple has been the iPhone 5. I'm not impressed with the product quality. I'm not impressed with the customer support quality. I honestly don't even know why I left Android in the first place. I never had any problems with my device. I guess that snazzy marketing got me. Haha.

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