Nowadays, Gmail account are fully compatible with every smartphones. still sometimes, iphone users are unable to access the gmail account. when they tap on the gmail app, it shows them an authentication error. generally, this kind of error appears because of the incorrect username or password errors. But sometimes, it can happen due to the account or application issues.
Username or password is invalid.
Internet is not working on the mobile phone.
IMAP & Pop3 settings are incorrect.
Account configurations are incorrect.
To fix these kind of errors, you have to make the following changes into the Gmail account. if you don't know how to fix it:
How to fix Gmail account not working problem?
Check the Username & password -
If your Gmail is showing invalid username or password error, you need to check the username and password for your Gmail account. If you are using the incorrect username or password, you need to reset the password. now configure the Gmail account.
1. Open the Gmail website.
2. Click on the Sign in button.
3. Enter the Email address and click on the sign in button.
4. Press the forgot password.
5. Choose the verification option and verify the account.
6. Click on the Reset password.
Check the IMAP settings -
Sometimes, Gmail is not working on the iphone because of the imap or pop3 settings. so you need to open the settings on the gmail account. now click on the imap settings. here you need to turn on the imap server and then configure the gmail account on the iphone.
Reconfigure the GMail account -
Sometimes, gmail account users are unable to access the gmail account because of the imap or pop3 settings or fetching issues. so you need to remove the gmail account. now reconfigure the gmail account.
Update the application -
When Gmail is not working, you need to check the application. so you need to remove the gmail application. now configure the Gmail app. to do that, you need to open the playstore. now tap on the Gmail application and click on the update button.