How to Fix iPhone Mail Keeps Asking for Email Password

Fix 1. Remove and Add Your Account Again

Are you still facing the Mail asking for password issues on your iPhone? You should delete the email account from the app and add it again to fix the problem.

Step 1: Open iPhone Settings → Mail menu.

Step 2: Select Accounts. Open email account settings.

Step 3: Tap Delete Account and confirm your decision.

Step 4: Go back to the Account menu. Select the Add Account option.

Step 5: Select your email provider and sign in using login details.

You won’t see the Mail keeps asking for a password repeatedly.

Fix 2. Disable and Enable Mail Toggle

When you use Gmail or Outlook with the Mail app, you can sync Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Notes with other Apple apps. Temporarily disable the Mail toggle and enable it after some time. The Mail app syncs your emails and shouldn’t bother you with prompts now.

Step 1: Open Settings. Select the Mail menu.

Step 2: Go to Accounts and select an email provider that is bothering you.

Step 3: Disable Mail toggle, and after some time, enable it.

Fix 3. Switch Sync Settings For Mail

There are a couple of options for syncing email data to the Mail app. You can either use the Push option, which sends new emails as soon as they are available, or the Fetch option, which delivers new emails on a timely schedule.

If you have issues with the email Push option, use Fetch to sync new emails.

Step 1: Open Settings and navigate to the Mail menu.

Step 2: Select Accounts. Tap the Fetch New Data option.

Step 3: Go to the email account and select Fetch or Push from the following menu. You can also manually set the fetch time from the Fetch New Data menu.

Fix 4. Disable Privacy Protection

Apple offers privacy protection to iCloud+ users. It hides your IP address and loads remote content privately in the background, essentially hiding your Mail activity from senders.

When the function doesn’t work properly due to a server outage, you may see the iPhone asking for an email password. It’s time to disable the option.

Step 1: Open Settings and scroll to Mail.

Step 2: Scroll to Privacy Protection. Disable the Protect Mail Activity toggle.