How to view/change email passwords on iPhone (as well as iPad) iOS15

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How to view/change email passwords on iPhone (as well as iPad) iOS15

I recently was looking into how to access email passwords for someone I was working with when I discovered that there was no visible way to access these under iOS 15. When I go to the "Settings" > "Passwords" screen, the only thing that appears is "Autofill Passwords" and "Security Recommendations". No email accounts or passwords. This information used to show under the individual accounts screen under the "Mail" section. Nothing is showing there as well. So if I had to change a password for some reason on my iPhone or iPad, how do I go about doing it?

JohnD

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Posted on Jun 27, 2022 06:55 PM

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Chris0107

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Jun 27, 2022 07:34 PM in response to johnpdap

I think all the mail stuff is in Settings > Mail > Accounts > [email provider] > Account

I don't see a password entry area for my google account, but I think I just had to sign into that using the Google or Gmail app.. I would think this is where the credentials would be located though..

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Jun 27, 2022 08:57 PM in response to Chris0107

There is nothing in the Accounts section. That is where it used to be. You would open an account and there would be a "Incoming Mail Server" section that had your user name and password. That no longer exists. This might have been changed with iOS14, I am not sure. The only way it appears you can do this is actually re-add the user name and password information in this new Passwords section. Why this was not done automatically when the upgrade to the newer version was installed, I don't know. But if someone wants to change their email password, they are going to have an interesting time trying to figure out how to do it. A lot of the documentation out there still refers to the old set up method.

JohnD

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How to view/change email passwords on iPhone (as well as iPad) iOS15

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