Email not syncing on Android? How to fix it

1. Pull down to refresh, then wait a minuteIf it appears, the issue is how often the phone checks.
2. Battery: set the app to UnrestrictedSettings, Apps, the email app, Battery. Aggressive battery savers stop background sync.
3. Data SaverAllow background data for the email app.
4. IMAP, not POP3With POP3 another device may have downloaded the email first. Re-add the mailbox as IMAP.
5. Look in the right folderCheck Spam, Promotions and Social.
6. Mailbox fullA full mailbox stops new email on every device.
7. Password changedIf the password changed on another device, update it in the app.

ECOMHUTSY Webmail keeps a live connection to your mail server, so new email normally appears within seconds. If it does not, the battery and data settings above are almost always the cause.

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