Missing email can result from connectivity, account verification, the message-fetch schedule, or a provider-side issue. Sign in on your email provider’s website first to see whether the message reached the account before changing settings on the iPhone.
Work through these checks in order
- Confirm that the iPhone is online, then visit your email provider’s website to see whether new messages are present in the mailbox.
- If Mail asks for a password, verify the account name and password by signing in on the provider’s website. If an error remains, contact the provider or administrator instead of repeatedly guessing.
- Review the account’s Fetch New Data setting. Check whether it is automatic, scheduled, or manual, and choose a fetch frequency that suits the account.
- Check Mail notifications if messages arrive but alerts do not appear. Also ask the provider about an outage or security requirements such as an app-specific password.
- Before removing and adding the account again, sign in on the provider’s website to confirm that messages are stored on the server or saved elsewhere. Then re-add the account using the provider’s setup details.
When to get more help
If you cannot sign in on the provider’s website, see a repeated password error, or messages never reach the account, contact the email provider or system administrator. Removing an account can remove downloaded messages from the device, so verify a separate copy first.
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References
Apple Support’s steps for email that does not arrive in Mail on iPhone or iPad:
