[Cody Overcash]

Have you noticed that your email doesn't seem to update when your iPhone is locked and asleep? It is not just you. It seems for a lot of users iPhone firmware 2.1 does not fetch mail while it is sleeping. This bug was probably introduced with the power saving features added in firmware 2.1 that are intended to save power - checking your email all the time takes up quite a bit of iPhone power - but with this bug apparently kill function. Will this be fixed in firmware 2.2? We can only hope.

Note: While plugged in it should work normally. This problem seems to only occurs under battery power.

[apple via gizmodo]

[Bernie-Mac]

Hmm...my yahoo pushes just fine to my iphone, locked or not

[ultimatexpka]

my imap gmail pus just fine with my iphone when its locked

[qvietvs]

Same here.

.Mac (MobileMe) and company mail pushes well while locked, on my 2.1.

[Cody Overcash]

this is concerning fetch. not push.

[wizardrr]

yup i have that same problem, it does not fetch when it's locked, maybe when ppl use the push function it works but with pop3 server it doesn't.
when i unlock the iphone, and open mail app then it's going to start checking mail. i agree it really S...

[maly00]

Originally Posted by ultimatexpka

my imap gmail pus just fine with my iphone when its locked

Does gmail push as well? Do you need to install something or change settings? Because it doesn't push for me, while mobileme works just fine.

[dboone21]

I have noticed this on my gmail account. Good to know I'm not just crazy, or it's not something I broke while 'playing' with it...

2.1 jb'd 16gb

[tigermad]

Same on my 8gb. Doesnt always check when sleeping.

[aonavy]

mine works fine. no mail when i go to bed..wake up (unplugged) and Ill have a piece mail waiting for me

[tobypu]

I have to unlock my phone before I get my mail. I sure hope this gets fixed.

[VPxPrettyBoy]

my 16gb 3g on 2.1 fetches mail just fine while in sleep mode, battery powered. i have 4 email accounts and it fetches mail just fine from all of them during the night, wake up and see mail.

[Poseidon79]

Same problem here....

[Christopher3712]

I've been seeing this too. It annoys me because it's actually just easier to set it to fetch and know I'm getting email than to have it on Push and hope it comes in.

[nextgenius]

same problem too its all over apple's support forums