Why won't my iPhone save my email password?

Hello Kelemvour,

It sounds like your phone is not saving your current email password and continues to use an old one. I would start by quitting the Mail app on the phone first:

iOS: Force an app to close

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5137

Double-click the Home button.

Swipe left or right until you have located the app you wish to close.

Swipe the app up to close it.

When you have done that and restart the phone and test the issue again:

iOS: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430

If it persists I would next remove and re add the email account if it is IMAP with the following article:

Delete the affected email account from your device.

• Tap Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
• Choose the affected email account, then tap Delete Account.
• Add your account again.

iOS: Troubleshooting Mail

http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3899

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Cheers,

Sterling

Thanks for the update.

I would next use the following article to backup the device to iTunes:

iOS: How to back up and restore your content

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766

And restore it from your backup with this article and re test the issue:

Use iTunes to restore your iOS device to factory settings

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1414

I'm having this problem, too, since changing my password. The phone verifies the new password, but I can't send mail. I when I check my settings, the old password is there again. I really don't want to restore to factory settings - I've fixed this before by staying on the phone with AT&T for an hour, but I don't recall the steps required. The steps above don't work for me. So frustrating because this is a business email, and I can't reply to customers. :/

I'm not sure what I did, but while the email was "sending" (taking forever!), I reset my password for the 100th time, and it eventually went through.

This is frustrating beyond measure.

(Not so) Peachekeen

Have you tried resetting your Network?

Settings>General>Reset>Reset Network

Once you reset network, you will need to re-login to all email accounts, iCloud and also wifi network password.