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I set up a new mail account on my iPad but when I go to Mail it says I haven't provided a password even though I have. Looks like this is a known problem, but it's so frustrating. I don't understand why Apple can't fix something so basic.
Gripe over.
Start with initial fault finding:
What happens when you try to receive or send email? Do you see any errors - and if so, what do you see?
If email is failing to send or receive, you are likely to see indicative errors at the bottom of the mail sidebar - the wording of the error usually providing sufficient information to determine the nature of the problem.
Deleting and re-adding your email account is sometimes the easiest way to resolve a problem with a specific Mail account. After deleting the account, perform a forced restart before re-adding the email account to your iPad.
Settings > Mail > Accounts > [Your Mail Account] > Delete Account
Force restart iPad - Apple Support
Settings > Mail > Add Account
*For iOS/iPadOS 18.x, the path to Mail settings is slightly different:
Settings > Apps > Mail > Mail Accounts >
After deleting the account, perform a forced restart before re-adding the email account to your iPad.
Also be aware that some email providers now require the use of App Specific Passwords when accessing mail over IMAP or POP3. If this applies to your email account, you will need to generate a unique password for your iPad email account - that will differ from your normal Account Password. As examples - AOL, Yahoo and Microsoft all use App Specific Passwords when using anything other than their own email client Apps.
If you need to generate an App Specific Password, you’ll need to log-in to your Mail Providers account management webpage - using a web browser - and generate the Password from the appropriate account security page.
More information about AOL’s App Specific Passwords can be found here:
https://help.aol.com/articles/allow-apps-that-use-less-secure-sign-in?guccounter=1
For Yahoo, more information can be found here:
https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN27791.html
Microsoft:
Google Mail (Gmail) has, until recently, also used App Specific Passwords - but have now changed their authentication protocols to require the use of OAuth. If applicable, simply deleting and re-adding your Gmail account using the Account Wizard should apply the correct authentication method for your Gmail account.
could be a thing that differ depending on the type of email account mail provider / email type
I have hotmail, gmail, aol, yahoo and applemail and no problems though non of them was added recently
you can always give them feedback using their feedback channels Product Feedback - Apple
No password provided error. When is Apple going to fix this?
