Fixed: iCloud Mail Not Receiving Mails

Some users report that they’re not able to receive emails while using their iCloud accounts. The iCloud Mail Not Receiving Mails problem is not widespread and is being limited to a small number of iCloud users. If you have an iCloud account and are expecting an email from your loved one, we'd suggest you wait for a while and see if you get the email sometime later. If not, you can work with the steps described in this article to know how to fix the “iCloud not receiving emails” problem and make it fully functional.

WHAT COULD BE THE REASON?

The answer is simple. The problem could be because of the misconfiguration of the SMTP (outgoing mail) server. We believe that iCloud email is enabled in the device settings and it appears that the outgoing connection gets routed to the wrong place. Here are the simple procedures to resolve the “iCloud Mail Not Receiving Mails” issue.

RE-ADD iCLOUD EMAIL TO A SMARTPHONE

Open the default browser on your computer.

Step 1: Enter the URL appleid.apple.com and press the Enter button.

Step 2: When the login page opens, you will have to sign in to your iCloud account with the iCloud credentials.

Step 3: Scroll to the Security section and then click the Generate Password… button.

Step 4: You have to type a name for the password and then click the Create button.

Step 5: A password will be sent or generated; please note down the password.

The initial addition is not complete. Let us dive into the solution to add iCloud email to Gmail. Follow the steps as follows.

Step 1: Have your Android phone in hand.
Step 2: Open or unlock the Android phone.
Step 3: Scroll down the screen and then tap on the Settings icon.
Step 4: Select or tap the Accounts or Backup option.
Step 5: Tap on the Accounts option (for Samsung devices).
Step 6: You will see an array of email accounts that are synced to your Android device.
Step 7: Scroll down to the bottom and select the option + Add Account.
Step 8: Select the option Personal (IMAP) with the Gmail logo on the left.
Step 9: With the Gmail Logo, you will read the text "Add your email address."
Step 10: Type the iCloud email address in the field and tap the Next button.
Step 11: On the next screen, enter the app-generated password in the field and tap on the Next button.

CHECK THE EMAIL SETTINGS

If you have configured your iCloud email account to a different email client like Outlook or Gmail, the best solution is to check the email settings right away.

Step 1: Incoming mail server: imap.mail.me.com
Step 2: Incoming port number: 993
Step 3: Incoming port security: SSL/TLS
Step 4: Incoming username: the iCloud email address
Step 5: Incoming password: the iCloud email password
Step 6: Outgoing mail server: smtp.mail.me.com
Step 7: Outgoing port number: 587
Step 8: Outgoing port security: SSL/TLS
Step 9: Outgoing username: the iCloud email address
Step 10: Outgoing password: the iCloud email password

Once you check the email settings, you will no longer have the iCloud Mail Not Receiving Mails issue on your iCloud account. For more clarifications related to the topic, click the CALL button.