What to do if the iOS mail app doesn't send your emails

Writing and sending an email from your iPhone or iPad is a basic and simple task, perhaps one of the ones we do most on a daily basis. However, sometimes it can happen that the emails you are trying to send get stuck in the outbox. Let's see how to solve this problem.

If your emails get stuck in Mail…

Sometimes the email messages we send can get stuck in the outbox. This may be due to an unstable or non-existent internet connection, in which case the shipment will occur automatically as soon as the connection is re-established. But it can also respond to other causes. Be that as it may, the Mail app on your iPhone or iPad stores the email in the "Outbox" with a note at the bottom of the application where it says "message not sent"; Also, the unsent email is marked with a red exclamation point.

Sometimes the problem is an unstable or non-existent internet connection. So the first thing is to check if your Wi-Fi and mobile data are turned on and connected. If this is not the problem, a second and quick solution may be to simply restart the iPhone, as the email stored in the "Outbox" will not be lost. If the problem persists, I offer you some other solutions.

Restart your iPhone

Restart your iPhone or iPad and check if the operation of the Mail app has returned to normal and that you are connected to a Wi-Fi or mobile network. If the problem was solved by restarting the iPhone, you should find your email message with the "Sent" message folder , and not in the "Outbox".

Send the email manually

If restarting the iPhone did not help, now you can try to send the email manually from the "Outbox". First of all open the “Mail” app and go to the “Outbox”. Select the email marked with the red exclamation mark and press "Send". Now, the email should disappear from the "Outbox" as it has been sent.

Delete the unsent message

If none of this works, delete the unsent mail from the "Outbox". But before doing so, copy the text into "Notes" so you don't have to retype all the text. To copy the text, open a new message (or reply) and paste the text.

I hope that any of the above solutions has been effective in fixing the problem of unsent mail from the Mail app on iOS. If not, it may be due to a problem with your provider's servers. Try to wait a few minutes.