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Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 11:43 AM

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Emails aren't sent or received - emails moved to outbox - open emails to see what's wrong

Since 2:07 am today, my Comcast emails aren't being sent or received on my android Galaxy S series. I tried to send a test message to my own email address. It gets moved to my outbox with the message: "Couldn't send." I select the email that didn't send and it says: "Couldn't authenticate...the password or authentication method may be incorrect. Check your outgoing server settings, then try again." I then selected: "Settings" and it brings up the "Server settings" screen. I don't know what the fields should be, but haven't changed anything to my phone or settings or done a phone update. I did a soft and hard restart (pushed the down volume and power button together until restarted), but still not working. I can send and receive emails if I go directly to Comcast's email site. Help.

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30 Messages

1 year ago

For reference, I tried all the fixes that Samsung help desk offered (as my earlier post today said), but my Comcast email isn't syncing again, either...

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1 year ago

I have the same problem.  Hope they fix it soon!

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1 year ago

And yet ... crickets from Xfinity.   I posted on this as well and it seems like the SMTP and IMAP server issue Samsung Email uses.

Hey Xfinity, have you tried unplugging and plugging it back in? 

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I  message chatted  xfinity and they didnt seem to know what the problem is or when it will be fixed either but i think it is definitely a xfinity issue even though it seems to be effecting samsung phones and tablets.  i tried deleted and re-adding the xfinity email but then I got an error message saying that the account could not be verified and/or the server could not be   verified.  Very frustrating.  It has not worked all day.

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@Grizell_J​ Same situation and same "error" message.  Mine hasn't worked since Nov 6th.  

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30 Messages

1 year ago

Samsung chat reps don't know the problem exists and told me to do all the same steps again. It still doesn't work. They said to contact Comcast, but I told them Comcast doesn't know, either. Soooooooo, no one knows...I hope it gets fixed soon.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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same problem here, very frustrating. 

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I'm having the same problem.  Last sync about 12:47pm central time.  Frustrating

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Same here!   Glad I am not alone! Guess I will wait it out until tomorrow.  :(

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I have the same issue here - Samsung phone - Couldn't authenticate acct - verified imap and smtp settings according to comcast - changed password - deleted acct and re-added - works for maybe an hour at best.

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Anyone w any updates? It is 7:12 am, central 11/08. I am visiting in San Antonio. STILL NOT WORKING

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1 year ago

I thought it was the Samsung Email app, but I'm now thinking this is an Xfinity issue. There is a Samsung Community thread going about it, and users are reporting the same thing. People with Samsung Email app synced to Xfinity email are reporting that the app is not remembering the password/authentication after about 30 minutes. Uninstalling and reinstalling app temporarily fixes it, but after 30 minutes or so, it fails again. This just started on November 7, 2023. Xfinity needs to work with the Samsung Email app and get this fixed pronto!

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It's always xfinity!! And yet we all pay good money to have this miserable service!

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@RBinPerson​ This is a Samsung email app issue.  I also have Outlook on my S22 with Xfinity/comcast email and it is updating just fine.

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My Outlook is working fine on my S22, but Xfinity emails last worked 11/6

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@user_nzyjqd​  Definitely. I can get emails on my laptop AND iPad with no issues. Samsung Galaxy Phone (through Comcast) not working.

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Same thing here. Never a good time to lose email phone access but this is a critical time for me.

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1 year ago

I use the same app for both xfinity and Gmail and Gmail works just fine. This is definitely an Xfinity issue. I've Uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times and the problem persists.

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Not an Xfinity issue.  I have Outlook on my S22 and it pulls in Xfinity email, and is updating just fine.

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That foes not mean it's not an Xfinity issue.  It means it's an Xfinity issue specific to Samsungs email app.

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Agree. I have xfinity and my emails work fine on my iPad (and laptop)  but not on my Samsung phone. 

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Yes it is an Xfinity issue, geesh. It so is. Xfinity are idiots. My apps on the Xfinity box also do NOT work. Get your acts together, I can go somewhere else. 

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1 year ago

Having issues on S22 not syncing - deleted and reset up account and it worked, BUT then stopped again this afternoon!

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I'm having the same issue on my tablet.  All email accounts sync except for my Comcast email.  If I delete that account and re-set it up it works for a half hour or so and then stops syncing again.  Has anyone gotten any further with Xfinity on this?

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1 year ago

I am having the very same problem, my gmail works fine, it's only comcast. I haven't found a fix yet.

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same here.  My Gmail is working fine.

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Same here my gmail works fine and syncs on my phone but comcast won’t and keeps asking me to enter my password I do and it syncs then stops. 

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Thank you for reaching out through Xfinity Forums @user_430lqg. Our team of engineers and experts are aware of this issue, and working to resolve it as quickly as possible. Apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. In the meantime, we recommend accessing your Xfinity Email from the Xfinity Email website.

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Hello @cyndyellermeier, I'd love a chance to help you. Are you still experiencing issues with your email? If so, are you able to access your emails through the Xfinity website after you log in? 

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1 year ago

I'm having the same issues on both of my Samsung devices. Talked with helpdesk and thought we had it fixed with the same thing as yall did and right back to same issues on both devices. I guess im gonna sleep on it. I can sign in on web email, but [Edited: "Language"] my wife gets the authorization # on her device! 

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As a temporary work-around, I am auto-forwarding  my Xfinity email to my Gmail address so that the emails are visible on my Samsung phone.

Forwarding setting is available  on the Xfinity email website.

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@user_2pgnb9 Hello, just wanted to let you know we're fully aware of this issue and working to get it fixed up. Thank you for your patience! 

I no longer work for Comcast.

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@XfinityJodie​ when will that happen?  Surely you guys know the "fix" since it happens at least once a year.  It's been 7 days now since I've been able to access by work emails while not at the office.  Even signing in on the Xfinity app gives error messages.  

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@IA492 Hello, I'm sorry for the trouble and delay. The fix was implemented a few days ago as posted here: Official Solution Are you still having trouble with receiving your email?
When you access your email account via the website xfinity.com do you receive any errors?
What errors are you receiving when accessing the Xfinity app?

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4 Messages

1 year ago

Same issue here - comcast mail not syncing on my phone.  I have removed account/uninstalled 3 times and it initially comes back and syncs but then syncs no more.  I am have NO issue with my comcast mail syncing on my PC.  My gmail seems ok, but can't confirm entirely.

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Same for me. Very annoying.

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1 year ago

xfinity sends a system update every day sometime between 2 and 4am. my issue started at 2:32am ET. I can sync if I remove account under email app in settings and then add back in...I timed t, works for 16 min then no. by default, autosync set to 15 min so I thought changing this to at arrival, manual, daily might help but no. obviously xfinity is losing connect after their internal verify process. for now, I will continue to remove and add back account but this SUCKS! spent over hour with several levels of xfinity support ending with not our problem.  using Samsung s22+, up to date, also cancelled xfinity cable/internet 1 week earlier and received sad to seeu go but email stays email 11/6, so wondering if I made it to a naughty list

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1 year ago

Mine stopped syncing at 2:02 AM ET. I have done every step as everybody else has and I'm still having these issues at close to 9 PM. 

I thought it was just me having this issue.

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1 year ago

xfinity sends a system update every day sometime between 2 and 4am. my issue started at 2:32am ET. I can sync if I remove account under email app in settings and then add back in...I timed t, works for 16 min then no. by default, autosync set to 15 min so I thought changing this to at arrival, manual, daily might help but no. obviously xfinity is losing connect after their internal verify process. for now, I will continue to remove and add back account but this SUCKS! spent over hour with several levels of xfinity support ending with not our problem.  using Samsung s22+, up to date, also cancelled xfinity cable/internet 1 week earlier and received sad to seeu go but email stays email 11/6, so wondering if I made it to a naughty list

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1.5K Messages

@user_bichqm Our team of engineers and experts are aware of this issue, and working to resolve it as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience while we work to resolve this. 

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1 year ago

Thankfully I'm not the only one having issues. I've been going crazy all day with this! I've uninstalled, reinstalled, emptied my cache, re-signed in with my password, on and on, etc. And nothing is working. I don't really use Gmail but that seems to be working. It's the Samsung email app and Xfinity email sync that is not working as all of you have said.

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1 year ago

I'm having the same problem.  My last sync was November 6th at 2:36 am. This problem began while I was in Canada. I was unable to sync several days while in the hotel. My mail would sync whenever I changed my network connection while away. When returning back to the states on October 31st my email would sync and continued to sync until November 6th.

It does help to know that I'm not the only one experiencing this problem. 

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