Email not working in iPad – How to fix

Does the email messages not working on your iPad? The default email client on your iPad is similar to the application that you get on your iPhone. So, the problem that you are having with the Email application on the iPad, can be solved following almost the same set of the solutions for an iPhone. This guide contains the cumulative knowledge to troubleshoot the email issue on your iPad.

 

Fix 1 – Refresh the network system on iPad

You can refresh the network system on your iPad.

Step 1 – Open the Control Center.

Step 2 – Enable the “Airplane mode” from there.

 

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Step 3 – Leave it that way for a few seconds and later, disable the “Airplane mode” module.

 

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Check for new emails in the inbox in the Email app.

 

Fix 2 – Free up enough storage

You must have enough free space left on your iPad to send and receive emails in the iPad.

Step 1 – Open the iPad Settings.

Step 2 – Thereafter, go to the “General” tab.

Step 3 – Tap the “iPad Storage” option there.

 

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Step 4 – You must keep 5-10% of total storage free on your iPad. Depending on the condition, make sure to clean up unnecessary files from the device to keep some of the storage free.

 

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Test this, or you can follow the next solution if you are still having problems.

 

Fix 3 – Delete the mail account and add it again

Delete the mail account from your iPad and add it again once more.

Step 1 – Open up the iPad Settings and go to the “Apps” settings.

Step 2 – Load up the “Mail” app.

 

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Step 3 – On the top-right panel, tap the “Mail Accounts” tab.

 

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Step 4 – Next, tap the mail account service that you use (like Gmail, iCloud or other).

 

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Step 5 – You have to remove the account from there. So, tap the “Remove account” feature.

 

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Once you have removed the account, return to the Mail Accounts page.

Step 6 – This time, tap the “Add account” option.

 

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You can just go ahead and follow the rest of the steps to add the same mail account in your iPad.

 

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The problem will be gone once you have successfully set up the email client your iPad.

 

Fix 4 – Change the Fetch New data settings

Modify the ‘Fetch’ part of the Mail client can help you get the emails without delay.

Step 1 – In the Settings app, go to the “Apps” pane.

Step 2 – Go to the “Mail” app.

 

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Step 3 – Just like before, tap the “Mail accounts” option.



 

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Step 4 – Tap the “Fetch New Data” option there.

 

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Step 5 – Turn on the “Push” settings and make sure the ‘Fetch’ is set to “Automatically” mode.

 

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If you are having any problem with the synchronization of new emails on your iPad, this should take care of it.

 

Fix 5 – Use email on browser

You can feel free to access the emails directly from a browser webpage, unless it is a protected email ID like office or organization.

Just open your email inbox on Safari using your email ID and password. Once you set it up, you can easily access, check or compose emails on the web browser itself. Check if this helps.