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Password protection for Mail on iPhone?
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Are you talking about an App to work with the built in Mail.app for added protection, or a separate app that can handle your email securely?
Hmmm...good question. Well, I suppose I'm looking for something that will first add another password protection for accessing Mail (if such an app exists), but I'm certainly interested in other recommendable email security apps... Thanks!
This exact same subject is being discussed re text messages.
And I'll say the same exact thing -- why would you need to password protect your email, and not the WHOLE phone?
And I'll say the same exact thing -- why would you need to password protect your email, and not the WHOLE phone?
On email if using imap, will the iPhone let you remove the password from the account settings? That way you'd have to log in every time you checked email.
I'd try it but I make a point of not letting anyone who can't read my emails handle my phone, so for me it would be pointless....
I'd try it but I make a point of not letting anyone who can't read my emails handle my phone, so for me it would be pointless....
I do password protect the whole phone. I want supplemental protection for email.
The answer is that there is nothing that allows a particular built-in area (texts, emails, address book, etc) of your non-jailbroken phone to be separately pass coded. The only option I am aware of is to have a pass code on the entire phone.
And I can see a number of situations where this would be helpful. For example, there are times when my kids want to use my phone because theirs isn't charged, etc. Sure, I can say NO. But I'd rather just feel like I can hand them the phone and not worry about the GF sending me a personal text. It's just that simple.
It's a feature request that I hope eventually makes it into IOS.
And I can see a number of situations where this would be helpful. For example, there are times when my kids want to use my phone because theirs isn't charged, etc. Sure, I can say NO. But I'd rather just feel like I can hand them the phone and not worry about the GF sending me a personal text. It's just that simple.
It's a feature request that I hope eventually makes it into IOS.