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Emails

i am unable to receive emails to my iPhone and iPad. I have to go to my aol account to retrieve them.

I keep getting the message to enter my password which i do but it still doesn’t work.

iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 14

Posted on Sep 20, 2021 3:54 AM

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Posted on Sep 20, 2021 4:19 AM

In common with many other Mail providers, AOL now use App Specific Passwords to access IMAP or POP3 mailboxes.


The Mail App on each of your devices, such as your iPad, requires a unique password to be generated from within the AOL account. This App Specific password intentionally differs from your AOL account password - and can only be used to access your AOL mail.


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


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Sep 20, 2021 4:19 AM in response to Kaceycurrie

In common with many other Mail providers, AOL now use App Specific Passwords to access IMAP or POP3 mailboxes.


The Mail App on each of your devices, such as your iPad, requires a unique password to be generated from within the AOL account. This App Specific password intentionally differs from your AOL account password - and can only be used to access your AOL mail.


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


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