Fix Email Push Not working on iPhone, iPad after iOS 16.0.2 Update in 2022

Last Updated on Mar 16, 2022

iOS mail push not working so iPhone mail not updating automatically: Here’s tips to Fix iPhone Emails Not Being Pushed after software update. Apple’s iPhone Mail updating automatically is an outstanding feature. That’s called the push mail service, which refreshes all incoming Emails to the device by pushing email from the Mail server. Also, We have dedicated custom settings for Auto Push Mail option available for iCloud emails and Gmail Push for the Apple Mail app. In any case, if an Email push is not working or stops your Mail app, Check the Apple Mail app settings and configuration listed below.

If you want that, you can turn on/ enable push service for all Mail accounts; otherwise, if you aren’t interested, then it helps save battery life by a stop background process.

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Latest Note:

Apple’s latest operating system, iOS fifteenth, has been released worldwide for iOS 15 Supported models. New iOS comes up with incredible features and essential changes. However, almost all users have downloaded iOS 15. It irritates due to inevitable glitches like app crashes, App crash randomly, and go back to the home screen. Moreover, not all applications are still updated by developers for the latest iOS 2022 why it doesn’t run expectedly.

Many Redditors have complained about iOS Mail problems, and the answer is to downgrade iOS or wait for the next update. Then, just send feedback reports for a particular app to Apple for native App or contact third-party developers.

If you have a question, Why is push email not working on iPhone? Would you please read the bottom guide carefully?

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Fixed: Email Push not working on iPhone, iPad Mail App

Solution 1: Enable Mail Notifications

iOS/iPadOS users have custom individual Notification settings for each app installed on the Device. So, here’s the way to Enable/Disable Mail notifications on iPhone/iPad. If Mail notification is enabled after that, you can check the Notification settings for individual signed-in mail accounts and prefer notification types like push/Fetch in the next solution.

• Go to the Settings app on the iPhone/iPad.
• Scroll to Notifications option.
• Next, Scroll down and find the mail option. Here’s Enable Allow Notifications toggle.

Solution Two Make Sure Push for New Mail is Enabled

you can check it out with the following steps:

iOS 14/ iOS 15 or Later iPhone Users

1. Open the Settings app from the mobile home screen > Scroll screen tap the Mail app.

Now, Click on Accounts Next, the Last Option is to “Fetch New Data“.

1. Keep the Push Toggle Enabled to get new data to your iPhone from the mail server.

Scroll down and see the Fetch Section, According to your requirement we can set the customer duration, So your iPhone will check new emails on the mail server on your time you set. The default setting is Automatically.

Under Fetch New Data, We can manually set the Different push and Fetch Settings for Individual accounts on your iPhone for the iPhone Mail app.

Old Settings, Older iPhone models

For iOS 11 or later users, Open the Settings App → Find Accounts & Passwords → Tap Fetch New Data > Tap iCloud → Make Sure checked mark next to the Push under select Schedule.

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• Go to the iPhone/ iPad Settings App > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Fetch New Data > Enable Push.
• One more thing, check out that for Email Fetch – Automatically option selected not manually.

Next, Go for all individual Mail services and Set it on Push from Three options (Push, Fetch, and Manual)

Next, if you want to get an email on your schedule (Only for the Fetch Options)

Choose your interval in four different (Every 15 minutes, every 30 minutes, hourly, and manually). For all Email account, that set on fetch Schedule Automatically gone and work periodically.

Solution Three Please Enable Background App refresh

If your background refresh is not activated for the mail app, it doesn’t work and not sending your future all mails push notifications. So mail app under the background app refresh must be turned on.

In case you stop all app background refresh on iPhone/ iPad. Re-enable it for the Mail app.

Go to the Settings > Tap General > Tap Background App Refresh > Enable Background App refresh.

you can see on the screen three options:

1. Off
2. Wi-Fi
3. Wi-Fi & Cellular Data

I suggest choosing the second option, Wi-Fi only because the third option is to eat a lot of data and so that there is a chance that you will get a big data bill next month.

If you have an unlimited data plan, then there is no problem. But it will drain the battery rapidly, so you must have an external power bank or a battery case cover with you.

Solution Four Check Account Login

Re-login Mail Account again after removing/ Delete that.

• For iOS 11 or later users, Open the Settings App → Find Accounts & Passwords→ Select Mail Account and choose a specific email account and then tap delete.
• Go to the Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Mail > Delete Account. Next, set up a new Mail in Mail App.

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Solution Five Reset All Settings

Your iPhone is stuck in the wrong settings, so you are unable to apply other settings. Reset all settings option will keep user data as of before after reset is done. This process will restore default settings the misconfigured for the mail app. For Mail app notification especially. Let’s do it. During the reset settings, your iPhone will reboot itself. So don’t be afraid of that.

Go to the Settings App> Tap General > scroll the screen till the end and tap on Reset > tap Reset All Settings [Enter iPhone passcode to apply changes and complete reset process].

Solution Six Mail Fetch is Disabled in Low Power Mode

Low Power mode manages power consumption from the background software process. Mail Fetch is one of the essential functions that help in a huge battery saver. Here’s the verification popup while we put your iPhone in low power moe sometimes. Follow this and Turn off low power mode for all times:

1. Open Settings App
2. Find and tap Battery
3. Look on Low power mode
4. Turn toggle Low Power mode off/grey.

Solution Seven Mail Notifications and Calls are Silent

Do not disturb mode on iPhone & iPad doesn’t ring your Phone when the Phone receives new mail notifications and Phone calls. Because Do Not Disturb mode doesn’t block the notification permanently. in iOS 15 and later users, For DND settings- try this Focus Mode on your iPhone.

1. Go to the Settings App
2. Tap Do Not Disturb
3. Turn off the Toggle for Do Not Disturb.

Broad Solution is Here – How to Fix Mail App not working on iPhone

That’s it. Still, are you suffering from Email Push not working, or New Mail can’t afford auto-fetch? Email Push Doesn’t Work. Contact your Mail provider.