How to Password protect Mail Account

It happens sometimes that by collegue or friends ask for my iPAD 3 and then check each and every area of this. I would like to HIDE my Business email's from them but it is not easy everytime to go to Settings > Mails, Contact > Inactive > Restrictions ON... 😟


Is there any app lock with which it pop-up everytime while open the MAIL section and I need to enter the password? A handy app is what I'm looking for?


Suggestions please

iPhone 3GS, iOS 6.0.1

Posted on Dec 1, 2012 6:34 PM

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Dec 1, 2012 6:50 PM in response to Sagar_Rai

Yes, your colleagues can open the log in page, but unless they know your password, they can't access your email. All that you are doing by creating this shortcut is making a fast way to get to your email log in page. Your password still has to be entered in order to read your email.


I found these in another discussion and I don't know anything about either of these apps, but you can take a look at them and see if they will work for you.



http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/secure-gmail/id496041864?mt=8

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/secure-webmail/id510417578?mt=8

Dec 1, 2012 6:44 PM in response to Sagar_Rai

There is no way to password protect your email using the mail app.


One suggestion is to simply not use the mail app and get your email using your web mail account in Safari. You will want to remove your email account from the iPad if you choose to do this.


In order to make it just a little easier on yourself, create a shortcut on the home screen to your email log in page. Navigate to the log in page in Safari and then tap the Arrow icon next to the URL field and select Add to Home Screen for the popup window. That will put an icon on your home screen that you can tap on and it will open to the log in page in Safari.

Dec 1, 2012 6:45 PM in response to Skydiver119

I know it is meanth to be single user but there should be some 3rd party App to do it right. In android we can control just anything using any 3rd apps.


Moreover if it cannot be done with Apple's MAIL, is there any 3rd party APP where I can create my Business email Account and lock. I don;t mind downloading a new app for this purpose. My business email ID pulls the emails from Hostgator hosting account so any recommendations for best 3rd party email clients?

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