De-clutter Your iPhone Mail by Creating Folders

How vĩ đại Create Custom Folders in the iOS Mail App

Use custom folders vĩ đại organize the tin nhắn on your iPhone

Updated on December 22, 2022

What vĩ đại Know

From the Mail phầm mềm inbox, tap the left arrow (<) vĩ đại see your Mailboxes, then tap Edit > New Mailbox. Then, enter a name for the new mailbox.
To move messages, go vĩ đại the mailbox containing the messages you want vĩ đại move, tap Edit, then select the emails and tap Move.
Custom mailboxes can be especially helpful if you use the Mail phầm mềm vĩ đại access Gmail, Yahoo Mail, or another tin nhắn service.

This article explains how vĩ đại add new tin nhắn folders on iPhone. The instructions apply vĩ đại all iPhones and iPads.

How vĩ đại Make a Folder on the iPhone Thư điện tử App

Creating new mailboxes takes just a few taps, and you can name them whatever you lượt thích.

Open the Mail phầm mềm on your iPhone.
From your inbox, tap the icon (<) in the upper-left corner vĩ đại see your Mailboxes list.
Tap Edit at the top of the screen.
Select New Mailbox in the lower-right corner.
Type the desired name for the new folder in the field provided.
To pick a different parent thư mục, tap the tài khoản under Mailbox Location, and select the desired parent thư mục.
Tap Save, then tap Done.

You can also create custom folders in the Apple Mail application on your Mac and sync them vĩ đại the iPhone or iPad. Delete any folders you set up in the iOS Mail phầm mềm when you no longer need them.

How vĩ đại Move Messages vĩ đại a Custom Mailbox

As you receive emails in your inboxes, move them into custom folders vĩ đại organize them.

Open the Mail phầm mềm on your iOS device.
On the Mailboxes screen, tap the mailbox containing the messages you want vĩ đại move.
Tap Edit, then select the emails you want vĩ đại move by tapping the circles beside each one.
Tap Move.
Select the custom mailbox from the list that appears vĩ đại move the chosen emails.

FAQ

Instead of "folders," Gmail uses "labels," which you can use vĩ đại sort your emails in the same way folders would. To create a new label in Gmail, go vĩ đại Settings > Labels > Create New Label.
To add an tin nhắn tài khoản vĩ đại your iPhone's mail phầm mềm, go vĩ đại Settings > Mail > Accounts > Add Account. Choose an tin nhắn client (iCloud, Microsoft Exchange, Google, Yahoo, AOL, or Outlook), add login info, and follow the remaining instructions.
To get tin nhắn notifications in iOS 16, go vĩ đại Settings > Mail > Notifications. Make sure Allow Notifications is turned on. You can tap Customize Notifications to make further changes vĩ đại a specific tin nhắn tài khoản.

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