How to change mail refresh on iphone
To change the mail refresh interval on your iPhone, you can follow these steps:
Method 1: Using the Settings app
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Scroll down and tap on "Mail".
- Tap on "Accounts" (or "Mail Accounts" on older iOS versions).
- Select the email account you want to change the refresh interval for.
- Tap on "Fetch New Data".
- Tap on "Advanced" (or "Fetch Settings" on older iOS versions).
- Under "Fetch Schedule", you can choose from the following options:
- "Manual": You'll need to manually fetch new data by tapping the "Fetch" button.
- "Every 15 minutes": The app will fetch new data every 15 minutes.
- "Every 30 minutes": The app will fetch new data every 30 minutes.
- "Every 60 minutes": The app will fetch new data every 60 minutes.
- "Hourly": The app will fetch new data every hour.
- "Every 15 minutes (push)": This option is only available for accounts that support push notifications. The app will fetch new data every 15 minutes, and also receive push notifications when new data is available.
- Tap "Back" to return to the previous screen.
- Tap "Back" again to return to the main Settings screen.
Method 2: Using the Mail app
- Open the Mail app on your iPhone.
- Tap on the "Mailboxes" button in the top-left corner of the screen.
- Tap on the email account you want to change the refresh interval for.
- Tap on the "Fetch New Data" button in the top-right corner of the screen.
- Tap on "Fetch Schedule" (or "Fetch Settings" on older iOS versions).
- Choose the desired refresh interval from the options listed above.
- Tap "Done" to save your changes.
Note: The refresh interval you choose will apply to all email accounts on your iPhone, unless you specify a different interval for each account.