Can't set email up as IMAP on iphone & ipad only POP3

I've had to delete and re-install my email on iphone and ipad (it is a BT email address) but it doesn't give me the option to set it up as a IMAP email and automatically does it as a POP3. I can't see how to change this (always have been able to before) and I now have over 3000 emails because it hasn't synced then as read, deleted etc. Any ideas what I am doing wrong. My iphone is on iOS 16.4.1 and Ipas is 16.3.1

iPhone 8 Plus

Posted on May 11, 2023 09:45 AM

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Posted on Jun 7, 2024 09:28 PM

Had the same problem on iphone 14 but found a way around it. When setting up your email account, enter a wrong password. It will be rejected and the next screen will give the option of imap or pop3.

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