Problem with iOS 7 and smtp Gmail

I do have Push selected there, but the iCloud IMAP server only has Fetch and Mainual choices for Get New Data.

Try deleting them again and adding it. I have set them up that way on both iPad and iPhone and both have push fetch and manual option.

i can't edit icloud smtp settings. how do you did it?

thanks

I had the same problem - upgraded to iOS 7, came in yesterday morning and happily sent 12 emails before realising they were all just sitting in my outbox and my gmail's outgoing server wasn't connecting. I believe I have the problem sovled though (no guarantees). I was mucking around with the settings a bit and found that the default outgoing mail server was the Gmail SMTP Server one which you cannot switch off and for which you cannot change the port (465) but in the below list of OTHER SMTP SERVERS I had "smtp.gmail.com" which used my gmail address and was turned off. I turned it on and changed the port to 587. After that, my emails began to send. Again, I cannot promise that this is a miracle cure, not even sure that's why mine started working, but worth a try.

hi

how to enter incorrect data in icloud smtp settings?

None of the above options worked for me... but then I remembered that I had set up that 2-step verification access on my gmail at one point and thought maybe that had something to do with it... well, whaddya know lol

So... this worked like a charm:

*On a desktop PC, log into your gmail account.

*Click the gear up in the top right corner > Settings

*Click Accounts

*Under "Change Account Settings", click "Other Goole Account Settings"

*Along the left, click "Security"

*Under 2-step verification, click "Manage your application specific passwords"

*It will ask for your usual gmail account password and take you to a page that says "

Authorized Access to your Google Account

*You will see a box to type in something (I just typed in iphone 5s) then click "Generate Password"

*It will generate a random password for you... you will need this password THREE TIMES in your phone....

Now...

*Go to your iPhone Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars>Add Account>Other>Add Mail Account

*Type in your name, your usual gmail email address and for the password, type in that random one generated on your PC

*Next

Incoming Mail Server:

Host Name: imap.gmail.com

User name: (your gmail email address)

Password: TYPE IN THAT RANDOM PASSWORD AGAIN

Outgoing Mail Server:

Host name: smtp.gmal.com

User name (your gmail email address)

Password: TYPE IN THAT RANDOM PASSWORD AGAIN

Done

And allll the emails came rushing in 🙂 Hope this works for you!

None of the above options worked for me... but then I remembered that I had set up that 2-step verification access on my gmail at one point and thought maybe that had something to do with it... well, whaddya know lol

So... this worked like a charm:

*On a desktop PC, log into your gmail account.

*Click the gear up in the top right corner > Settings

*Click Accounts

*Under "Change Account Settings", click "Other Goole Account Settings"

*Along the left, click "Security"

*Under 2-step verification, click "Manage your application specific passwords"

*It will ask for your usual gmail account password and take you to a page that says "

Authorized Access to your Google Account

*You will see a box to type in something (I just typed in iphone 5s) then click "Generate Password"

*It will generate a random password for you... you will need this password THREE TIMES in your phone....

Now...

*Go to your iPhone Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars>Add Account>Other>Add Mail Account

*Type in your name, your usual gmail email address and for the password, type in that random one generated on your PC

*Next

Incoming Mail Server:

Host Name: imap.gmail.com

User name: (your gmail email address)

Password: TYPE IN THAT RANDOM PASSWORD AGAIN

Outgoing Mail Server:

Host name: smtp.gmal.com

User name (your gmail email address)

Password: TYPE IN THAT RANDOM PASSWORD AGAIN

Done

And allll the emails came rushing in 🙂 Hope this works for you!

Here's the solution:

First: what it gives me:

Push notifications for gmail, outgoing sent from gmail, from native ios 7 mail app.

What I did:

1. Forward gmail to icloud. Set gmail forwarding to archive the message once it forwards it. Save that.

2. Set up both icloud and gmail accounts on the native mail app. Keep both enabled for mail.

3. Under Mail, Contacts, Calendars, set the default account to Gmail. Set that account from fetch to manual (you'll never actually retrieve, and you don't want it to drain battery).

4. (Per Apple support) You might have to manually change the "from" line on responses the first few times to convince the app that you want the gmail server to be the default smtp, but it will be automatic after a few times. Gmail was the default smtp the first time for me.

You will still have an active Gmail inbox on the app, but it won't fill up with messages because they'll be archived at the server level, and you'll never retrieve the data anyway.

This gives me push gmail and an outgoing gmail from the native app (which I like). The only downside is that your web gmail inbox is full of archived messages.

Cheers!

Message was edited by: paulscable

I have done this an it works, but there is the obvious downside of iCloud not syncing 100% with read/deleted/archived/sent messages between iPhone and gmail on the web. Does anyone know if there is a solution that provides this "syncing" capability? Possibly using Outlook instead of iCloud for something that works like ActiveSync?

This is clearly a bug. After spending 2 hours trying to figure it out here is what I found:

Tried:

-Re-entering Gmail SMTP

-Changing Gmail smtp port (587, 465,25)

-Deleting/Re-Adding email accounts

-Restarting

-Turning off all other smtp servers

-Turning off SSL

After all that, I still get the "does not allow relaying" error and mail sits in the Outbox.

However, if you double click the home button (iPhone 5) and swipe up to close the iMail, then re-open it, voila, the email sends.

Horrible (almost as horrible as not being able to turn off all of this new (irritating) animation on EVERYTHING).

What has changed is that iCloud mail seems to now be hard-coded to send through iCloud. The way to change it is this:

1. Create a dummy account with Google (empty inbox, no mail comes in)

2. Set this up on your iphone

3. Once you've finished with #2, go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > (select your new account here) > and select SMTP under "Outgoing Mail Server"

4. Select smtp.gmail.com > and under username enter the actual gmail account email address you want to reply from and enter the correct password

*. You may also have to change the port to 587 which is an older SSL/SMTP port instead of 465.

Assuming you already have mail forwarding from your primary gmail account, when you get an email in your iCloud account and you want to reply, be sure to tap the Cc/Bcc, From: field and select your dummy google account.

That should do it.

Hello

That way the sent messages never gone to "icloud sent messages folder" right?

We have to see the gmail account to find the sent items.

This WORKED FOR MY WIFE AND I, on iPhones and iPads! CITYRIVER THANKS!

Re: Problem with iOS 7 and smtp Gmail

Sep 24, 2013 3:25 AM (in response to Ressie103)

So... this worked like a charm:

*On a desktop PC, log into your gmail account.

*Click the gear up in the top right corner > Settings

*Click Accounts

*Under "Change Account Settings", click "Other Goole Account Settings"

*Along the left, click "Security"

*Under 2-step verification, click "Manage your application specific passwords"

*It will ask for your usual gmail account password and take you to a page that says "

Authorized Access to your Google Account

*You will see a box to type in something (I just typed in iphone 5s) then click "Generate Password"

*It will generate a random password for you... you will need this password THREE TIMES in your phone....

Now...

*Go to your iPhone Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars>Add Account>Other>Add Mail Account

*Type in your name, your usual gmail email address and for the password, type in that random one generated on your PC

*Next

Incoming Mail Server:

Host Name: imap.gmail.com

User name: (your gmail email address)

Password: TYPE IN THAT RANDOM PASSWORD AGAIN

Outgoing Mail Server:

Host name: smtp.gmal.com

User name (your gmail email address)

Password: TYPE IN THAT RANDOM PASSWORD AGAIN

Done

And allll the emails came rushing in Hope this works for you!