Q: Iphone 5 still having email push issues
I have an iphone 5 ios 8.0.2 and still having the same problems I've had for nearly 2 years. I've had 3 phones in that time with the same issue.
I'm using Outlook.com push email address and initially was blaming microsoft for the problems and made some posts regarding that with no resolution.
I've been studying this problem for a long time trying all sorts of things to fix the issue and have come to the conclusion that this is an Apple software issue that is not getting fixed with all the updates in the last 2 years.
Here's what happens. You start fresh with resetting network settings and all the mail is arriving on time. This includes over network and wifi.
After about a week of flawless delivery all of a sudden mail starts pushing late to the phone. It starts with once in a while and then gets worse and worse until it's totally annoying.Mail will be 1 minute to several minutes late. Usually the longer I leave it the longer the delays, but still some emails arrive on time, just totally inconsistent.
At that point I reset network settings and start fresh. This fixes it every time and I'm back to on time push mail for about a week, then back to the same old cycle.
This has to be an Apple software issue. It's like the push software gets corrupted after time and has to be constantly reset.
I've read where some other iphone users have a theory about push software crashing on iphone, I don't know, but it sure makes sense.
It's nice to have all the fancy updates with new things you can do with your phone, but I wish basic problems would be fixed like this push issue.
I keep hoping with every new ios that this issue will go away, but started with ios 5 and then 6, 7 and now 8 and the problem stays the same.
iPhone 5, iOS 8
Posted on Oct 7, 2014 9:37 PM