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Friday, February 6th, 2015 4:45 PM

Galaxy S5 Email issue after 4.4.4 update

I successfully did the update this morning and immediately sign-on failures for my email popped up.  It had successfully logged in/updated email 3 minutes before I started the 4.4.4 download.

 

I have entered the password several times and it says it is not correct.  I am confident I am entering it correctly (show password, tested my password on PC, etc.).  It broke immediately after first boot of 4.4.4.

 

I am using just standard POP3, SMTP with Windstream.net.  I removed the account and attempted to add it back as well.  Still gets stuck after I enter the password.  Help please.

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9 years ago

Thanks for the response.  I had tried the restart of phone but it did not help.  I want to avoid the factory reset.

 

I did solve the issue now!  I had to go to Manual mode (not automatic) when adding the new account and select IMAP it then took my password when connecting to the server and all is well.

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9 years ago

I am having the same problem, and have tried the same to fix the problem. Some of my accounts work and others do not after the upgrade.

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9 years ago

Hello! @jevin_jensen  thanks for posting your concerns with your email. When you delete and re-add the addresses, you’ll want to ensure you turn the phone off after deleting and before reading those back. If that does not resolve your issue, I would recommend you backup your phone and perform a factory reset to clear this. For steps on how to do so, please visit us at www.att.com/devicehowto and select Troubleshooting on the left then the option to reset device.

 

 

Hope this helps!

Charise

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9 years ago

I did exactly the same problem after the 4.4.4 update. I had to delete all the accounts and then reenter all the information after a shutdown and restart. Now it is working fine including POP3 (Gmail), MSN and Microsoft exchange. I synced with my Google account immediately after reentering all the data.

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9 years ago

Omg ..my s5 active started having aaaaall sort of problems,signing in,up, email,freezing,slower, and more after the 4.4.4 update..Att get  to gather and fix it..any solution please email me on ****. ..please..thank you guys

 

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2 Messages

9 years ago

Network connection issues after4.4.4 update...keeps disconnecting and reconecting...

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9 years ago

I shouldn't have to factory re-set. I tried to restart after deleting email info, i tried re-adding info, and i even tried the mnual email setup...Each time it saidauthentication failed. what gives? a little guidance??

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9 years ago

I had the same problem.  I discovered that the email app no longer passes special characters correctly.  I modified my email password so that it no longer had any special characters and then it worked fine.  This problem still needs to be fixed by AT&T.  But, at least I can use my email now.

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9 years ago

Removing the special character fixed the issue for me too. What a hassle.

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