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Changed my email password, how do i update it on my iphone?

Mail app keeps saying the password is incorrect since I changed it on the computer. There's no password field in the account settings that I can see. Do I have to delete and re-add the account?
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hirdesh Nov 12, 2026
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if the account is iCloud, Yahoo or similar with two-factor on and it was added as Other, your normal password won't work in Mail at all. you need an app-specific password made in that account's security settings and you paste that into the iPhone instead.
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luke_gadget Oct 19, 2026
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On recent iOS it's Settings > Apps > Mail > Mail Accounts (older versions it's Settings > Mail > Accounts). Tap the account and the password is under the account info. If it's Gmail or Outlook added with their own button there's no password field at all, it just asks you to sign in again next time Mail checks. When it gets stuck, deleting the account and adding it back is the quickest fix - your mail is still on the server.
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