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ios 18 mail stuck in "checking for mail"

Since the first iOS 18, my IMAP account works just fine after setting up then a few hours later or sometimes a day later, it just gets stuck in "Checking for mail" when trying to update my inbox. Though I can access other folders just fine. And the unread count in inbox seems to be correct.


Uninstalling/Reinstalling the mail app fixes the problem for a while but it usually comes back. Though it seems that if it doesn't get stuck for a couple of days, the problem does not come back until the next OS update.


The IMAP account works just fine the Mail.app on macOS 14 and 15 , iOS 17. I really never had had an issue before iOS 18. I used the feedback form during the beta but it has not been addressed.


Any suggestions welcome


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iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 23, 2024 9:34 AM

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Posted on Sep 23, 2024 10:07 AM

This is clearly not an issue with the server but with the ios18 mail client. Literally any other client works: outlook on iOS, mail on macOS, the mail app on all previous version of iOS.

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ios 18 mail stuck in "checking for mail"

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