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Q: How do I change my email password in iOS 10?

I updated my Yahoo email password and want to make sure it's updated in my phone. Since I upgraded to iOS 10, I don't see where a password is entered. I went into Settings/Mail and selected the account but there's no password field to be found. Any help?

iPhone 5s, iOS 10

Posted on Sep 22, 2016 1:10 PM

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Q: How do I change my email password in iOS 10?

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  • by ChrisJ4203,

    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 Sep 22, 2016 1:12 PM in response to PKC22
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    Sep 22, 2016 1:12 PM in response to PKC22

    If you go to Settings>Mail and then select the account, depending on the type of account, you probably have to select the account again there. If this is an IMAP account, it would show a page with IMAP on it, and then account. Tap on that and it will show the account page, including your name, email address, and then server information.

  • by Phil0124,

    Phil0124 Phil0124 Sep 22, 2016 1:22 PM in response to PKC22
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    Sep 22, 2016 1:22 PM in response to PKC22

    You can't.  There is no  place to change the password in a Yahoo Account's settings.

     

    You'll need to remove the Account from the iPhone, and recreate it, to change its password.

     

    And yes its quite annoying.

  • by ChrisJ4203,

    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 Sep 22, 2016 1:24 PM in response to Phil0124
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    Sep 22, 2016 1:24 PM in response to Phil0124

    Nice thing to know, so I can share with others if necessary. Wonder why they would have done something like that!?

  • by Phil0124,

    Phil0124 Phil0124 Sep 22, 2016 3:11 PM in response to ChrisJ4203
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    Sep 22, 2016 3:11 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

    Yeah, not sure why it has no option to change the password. Seems Yahoo and Gmail share this though.

  • by Richard Mac User,

    Richard Mac User Richard Mac User Sep 22, 2016 4:09 PM in response to Phil0124
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    Sep 22, 2016 4:09 PM in response to Phil0124

    This is really strange, and poor security. I changed my password in the wake of the security breach on another device, yet my Mac and iPhone can connect to mail - yet I haven´t given these devices the new password! (I am not using iCloud so the password isn´t updated that way). Thus if someone hacked my account with an Apple device they would still have access?

  • by janiiboy,

    janiiboy janiiboy Sep 22, 2016 8:47 PM in response to PKC22
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    Sep 22, 2016 8:47 PM in response to PKC22

    I change my password from the web email (yahoo)  and  found the same issues.

    but i believe in ios 10 you don't need to change email password on iPhone. it will do it for you.

    i try using several other email and email to my yahoo account, the mail in ios 10 received them as per normal.

    not sure how but it work without you change any data from the iPhone.

  • by mullins314,

    mullins314 mullins314 Sep 23, 2016 12:15 AM in response to PKC22
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    Sep 23, 2016 12:15 AM in response to PKC22

    Someone stated that you no longer need to change your password on an iOS 10 device, it somehow is changed for you. What if I changed my yahoo email password on my computer on purpose to invalidate any iOS devices, perhaps someone was logged in that I didn't want to have access? They would simply be automatically updated. I know it's a hassle (I use random passwords) to type in your new password into each iOS device, but it's much better for security.

  • by Richard Mac User,

    Richard Mac User Richard Mac User Sep 23, 2016 1:06 AM in response to mullins314
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    Sep 23, 2016 1:06 AM in response to mullins314

    So, this means it's pointless to change your password. If your account is compromised, it is permanently compromised.

  • by Richard Mac User,

    Richard Mac User Richard Mac User Sep 23, 2016 1:33 AM in response to Richard Mac User
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    Sep 23, 2016 1:33 AM in response to Richard Mac User

    I Found this. If you log on to the Yahoo site directly ( don't use Apple mail) and navigate to Recent activity, in there you will find "Apps connected to your account". Here it will list your Apple os - Mac OS or iOS. But it doesn't give the device, so would it be possible for any Apple owner to access someone's Yahoo account ( especially if they had access previously from the stolen passwords)? Why doesnt Yahoo require the Password field in mail settings?

  • by Anteeker,

    Anteeker Anteeker Sep 23, 2016 2:40 AM in response to Richard Mac User
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    Sep 23, 2016 2:40 AM in response to Richard Mac User

    Wow - it would have been nice if Apple had explained the change.  We've now got balloons, confetti, and lasers galore in iMessage.  But to change your password (which 500 million people were just told to do), oops sorry.  Come on Apple!

  • by Phil0124,

    Phil0124 Phil0124 Sep 23, 2016 7:46 AM in response to Anteeker
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    Sep 23, 2016 7:46 AM in response to Anteeker

    Why would Apple explain a change that they did not do?

     

    This is apparently Yahoo's configuration Preset for the Mail App doing this.

     

    I just confirmed the change is automatic on iOS. Changed my password on yahoo.com directly on my computer, and immediately got the e-mail about the change on my iPhone without having to do anything.

     

    Access to the account was not disturbed.

     

    As to it being compromised, unless your iOS devices is also compromised, your account is not compromised.

     

    You've changed your password. The fact the iOS device changes automatically does not mean the people that got the data from Yahoo servers now also have your new password. They don't.

  • by Richard Mac User,

    Richard Mac User Richard Mac User Sep 23, 2016 8:33 AM in response to Phil0124
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    Sep 23, 2016 8:33 AM in response to Phil0124

    Hi Phil,

     

    Do you have more than one iOS device linked to your Yahoo account? If so could you log on to the Yahoo site directly ( don't use Apple mail) and navigate to Recent activity, in there you will find "Apps connected to your account". Here it will list your Apple os - Mac OS or iOS. Can you see if it just lists one iOS device or whether it lists two (or however many) iOS devices?

     

    Thanks

  • by ShagCA,

    ShagCA ShagCA Sep 23, 2016 8:36 AM in response to Phil0124
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    Sep 23, 2016 8:36 AM in response to Phil0124

    Phil0124 wrote:


    This is apparently Yahoo's configuration Preset for the Mail App doing this.

    I thought you said Yahoo and Gmail do the same auto password change without user intervention?

    Yeah, not sure why it has no option to change the password. Seems Yahoo and Gmail share this though.

     

    Phil0124 wrote:

     

    I just confirmed the change is automatic on iOS. Changed my password on yahoo.com directly on my computer, and immediately got the e-mail about the change on my iPhone without having to do anything.

     

    Access to the account was not disturbed.

     

    As to it being compromised, unless your iOS devices is also compromised, your account is not compromised.

    So tell us, how do you stop criminals who steal your phone from accessing your mailbox? That is a serious security problem.

  • by r_marshall,

    r_marshall r_marshall Sep 23, 2016 8:35 AM in response to Richard Mac User
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    Sep 23, 2016 8:35 AM in response to Richard Mac User

    I see the same behavior -- updated my Yahoo Mail password via Safari in El Capitan. Went to my iPhone with iOS 10 and the mail is being fetched just fine. Is there something happening (maybe via Continuity) that Apple didn't tell us about? The whole reason to change your password is to limit access -- how did my iPhone magically update my password with a 3rd party service???

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