4 Ways to Fix Gmail Not Working on iPhone

Quick Tips

• Removing and re-adding your account in the Gmail app can help resolve such issues.
• Ensure the “Fetch New Data” option is enabled and try updating the Gmail app on your iPhone.

Try Basic Fixes

• Restart your iPhone: It’s a good idea to restart your iPhone first. If it’s just a minor glitch that is affecting Gmail’s functionality, this should take care of it.
• Approve Gmail login from a trusted device: If you are signing into your Gmail account on your iPhone for the first time, Google will send a notification to your phone or another trusted device, asking you to verify your identity. In this case, you will need to approve the sign-in from one of your other devices to start using Gmail on your iPhone.
• Temporarily turn off VPN: Issues with your VPN connection can also cause such problems. To check for this possibility, temporarily turn off your VPN connection and see if that resolves the issue with Gmail on your iPhone.
• Update the Gmail app: There may be an issue with the Gmail app on your iPhone. Try updating Gmail from the App Store and see if that helps.

Fix 1: Review Account Security Activity

In case you don’t have access to a trusted device, you can sign into your Google account on a computer and verify your Gmail login on your iPhone from there. Here’s how.

Step 1: Open a web browser on your computer and sign into your Google account.

Step 2: Switch to the Security tab and click on Review security activity.

Step 3: Find and click on your login activity.

Step 4: In the following screen, click on Yes, it was me.

Fix 2: Ensure IMAP Is Enabled

IMAP, or Internet Message Access Protocol, is the internet protocol Gmail uses to send and receive all your account information to and from your smartphone. If you have inadvertently disabled IMAP, Gmail won’t work on your iPhone. Here’s how to re-enable it.

Step 1: Open a web browser on your computer and visit Gmail.

Step 2: Click the gear icon in the top right corner and select See all settings.

Step 3: Switch to the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab and scroll down to the IMAP access section. Select Enable IMAP and click the Save Changes button at the bottom.

Fix 3: Remove and Add Your Gmail Account

Removing your Gmail account from your iPhone and then re-adding it can help refresh the account’s connection to the server, resolving any sync issues.

Step 1: Open the Settings app and tap on Mail.

Step 2: Go to Accounts and then tap on Gmail.

Step 3: Tap on Delete Account. Choose Delete from My iPhone when prompted.

If you are using the Gmail app instead of Apple Mail, you can employ the following steps to remove and re-add your account.

Step 1: Open the Gmail app, tap your profile icon in the top right corner, and select Manage accounts on this device.

Step 2: Select the Remove from this device option for your account and select Remove to confirm.

Step 3: Tap the Add another account option to sign back into your account.

Fix 4: Enable Fetch New Data Option for Your Account

Another reason why Gmail might be receiving emails late on your iPhone is if you have set the Fetch New Data option to manual. Here’s how to change that.

Step 1: Open the Settings app, scroll down to tap on Mail, and select Accounts.

Step 2: Tap on Fetch New Data.

Step 3: Tap on your account and select Fetch from the following menu.