What to Know

If your Gmail or any other email account is hacked, the first thing you need to do is change your email password.
It's easy to change an email password on your iPad or iPhone using the Passwords app.

If you think your email has been hacked or you've gotten a security recommendation to choose a more secure password, it's time to learn how to change your email password on your iPhone or iPad. Here's how to change your Gmail password on your iPhone as well as your Yahoo, Outlook, or other email password.

How to Update Your Email Password on an iPhone or iPad

If you want to change your Mail password on your iPhone or iPad, you won't do it through the Mail app; instead, you'll have to change it with your email provider. So if you have Gmail, you'll have to reset the password through Google, etc. You can lock your Mail app with Face ID so no one but you can access the app, but that is a separate security measure from password protecting your individual email accounts. Be sure to check out how to add multiple Gmail accounts to your iPhone if you have more than one Gmail account.

How to Change Your Gmail Password on an iPhone or iPad

Here's how to reset your Gmail passcode from an iPhone or iPad, whether it's linked to the Apple Mail app or not.

Note: When testing this tip, I realized that the Passwords app did not save my new password, although all steps were followed correctly. Just in case this happens to you, write down your new password or copy and paste the new Password into the Notes app. Destroy the paper or delete the note after you have successfully saved your new password and changed it in the Passwords app.

Open the Passwords app.
Use Face ID, Touch ID, or your password to open the Passwords app.
Tap All.
Tap the Gmail account you want to change the password for.
Tap Edit.
You may be asked to choose an account again.
Tap Change Password on Website.
Log in with your current password, then tap Next.
Complete the Two-Step Verification process.
Tap the New Password field.
Tap Fill Strong Password to use the automatically generated password, or tap the X to choose your own password.
You may be asked to enter a verification code, then tap Next.
If you chose Fill Strong Password, a password will be chosen for you. If you tapped the X, your next step is to fill in your own password, then enter it again, and tap Change Password.
Tap Change Password to save your new Gmail password.

That's it! Now we've gone over how to change your Gmail password on an iPhone or iPad. You'll need to sign back into Gmail with your new password on any device, laptop, or desktop where you were logged in, as well as any apps you've set up using your Gmail address.

How to Change the Email Password on an iPhone for Yahoo Mail, Outlook Email or Other Email Service

Here's how to change the email password on your iPhone for Yahoo, as well as how to change your Outlook password, or any other email passwords.

Look over the steps for how to reset a Gmail passcode on an iPhone. You can follow steps one through four, but instead of tapping your Gmail account, tap on the Yahoo, Outlook, or other email account that needs a new password.
Here you'll see the current password for your email account.
If your issue was forgetting your password, your problem is now solved.
If you want to change the password, follow the rest of the steps, which may vary depending on the type of email account.

Now you've learned how to change an email password on your iPhone or iPad. Whether your email was hacked, you forgot your email password, or you got a security recommendation to change your password, you're covered! To learn more about using your Mail app, check out our Tip of the Day newsletter, and if you're having trouble getting emails in your Mail app, check out our troubleshooting tips for emails not downloading to the Mail app.

FAQ

How do I know if I need to update the mail password on my iPhone? You need to change your Gmail password if the password is compromised. To see if your Gmail password is compromised, open the Passwords app, tap All, and see if there's an exclamation point in a red circle next to Gmail.
Do I need to change my Gmail password if I forgot my email password? No, you don't need to update the Mail password on your iPhone or iPad if you forgot it. Instead, open the Passwords app, tap All, tap the email account entry, then tap the Password field. You'll see your email password, and have the option to Copy Password.