My 2nd iPad 2 automatically sets my email account to imap Incoming rather than a pop account. It doesn't give a choice. Is there a way to change the settings to allow it to be a pop account - that would work much better for us with two people on 2 devices using this one account?
Hi reynold3,
I understand that you'd like to set your email account up on your iPad 2 using POP rather than IMAP. This can be done by, when setting up your account, choosing "Other" in the list pictured below. When choosing "Other," you'll be prompted to enter the account settings for your provider, and can choose to set it up as POP or IMAP.
Add an email account on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
All my best
Set up the account manually as other but creaae a mistake under the username or password, then it should give you the option of pop or imap, jusst remember to correct the mistake before completing the acount set up.
Thanks, unfortunately, because my account is with earthlink.net, the setup is certain that it's an imap account and does not give a choice. The other response is correct - make an intentional error, and then I was prompted whether imap or pop - after correcting the error, success! Thank you for your response.
It worked! Thanks.
iPad 2 Mail insists on setting account to imap. How can I change it to pop?
