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 iPhone or iPad 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 and your Yahoo, Outlook, or other email password.

How to Update Your Email Password on an iPhone & iPad

If you want to change your Mail password on your iPhone or iPad, 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 protecting your individual email accounts. So if you want to change your email password, you won't do it through your Mail app. 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 & 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 save your new password.

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.
Enter your current password, then tap Next.
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.
Tap Update to confirm.

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 iPhone for Yahoo Mail, Outlook Email Passcode & More

Here's how to change the email password on your iPhone for Yahoo, as well as how to change your Outlook password, as well as 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 passcode 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. Whether your email was hacked, you forgot your email password, or you got a security recommendation, 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 use the new Apple Passwords app? Apple's new Passwords app is fairly straightforward and easy to use. We have an excellent guide to the Passwords app that walks you through how to use the new feature.
How can I find my passwords on my iPhone? You can find passwords on your iPhone in Apple's new Passwords app, which you can find in your App Library and on your Home Screen.
I want to create strong passwords on my iPhone; how do I do that? To create strong passwords on your iPhone, open the Passwords app, tap the plus icon, and follow the strong password suggestion there.