How to Fetch Data for a Mail App Email Account on an iPhone

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open your iPhone's Settings.

   You can find the Settings app on one of your Home screens.
   
   It may be located in a folder labeled "Utilities."
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   Step 2: Scroll down and tap Mail.

   On older devices, tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars. ,,, You'll see all of your connected mail accounts listed here.
   
   You can change the data settings for each individual account you've added. , If you select Push, new messages will be sent to your iPhone as soon as they are received.
   
   If you select Fetch, messages will be received based on your device's Fetch interval settings.
   
   If you select Manual, new messages will only be retrieved when the Mail app is open. , You'll find this in the upper-left corner of the screen.
   
   This will return you to the Fetch New Data menu. , If you set your mail account to Fetch, this is the interval that the mail app will check for new messages.
   
   Setting the Fetch interval to Manual will require you to open the Mail app to retrieve new messages.
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   Step 3: Tap Accounts.

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   Step 4: Tap Fetch New Data.

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   Step 5: Tap the email account you want to change the settings for.

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   Step 6: Tap the Push

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   Step 7: or Manual option.

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   Step 8: Tap the Back button.

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   Step 9: Scroll down and tap the Fetch interval you want.

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