Information Technology Reference
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Notifications and Other Mailboxes
For most account types, notifications (of whichever sort) and the badge on the Mail
icon indicate
only
new messages in the Inbox of one of your accounts. If you use
server-based rules to file incoming messages into other mailboxes based on their sub-
ject, sender, or other criteria, Mail provides no notification that these messages have
arrived. In fact, Mail doesn't even update the unread-message count(s) in the mailbox
list until you tap a mailbox name to display its contents.
There is one exception: you can configure an iCloud or Exchange account to push mes-
sages from mailboxes other than your Inbox (explained in
Change Account Settings
),
in which case those messages increase the unread-message counts in your mailbox
list—though the badge on the Mail icon on your Home screen still doesn't change and
you may not receive notifications for new messages in mailboxes other than your In-
box.
Use VIPs
I explained how VIPs work in Mavericks back in
VIPs
; I also mentioned there that any VIPs
you set up in Mavericks Mail sync to iOS Mail and vice versa, via iCloud. The process for
handling VIPs in iOS Mail is slightly different than in Mavericks Mail.
To use VIPs in iOS Mail, first make sure VIP appears in Mail's top-level mailbox list; if not,
navigate to the top-level Mailboxes view, tap Edit, and then tap the circle next to VIP to
select it . Tap Done. Also check to see that any prospective VIP is listed in Contacts—only
an existing contact can become a VIP.
Then, to add your
first
VIP, tap VIP, then Add VIP. Then tap a person's name. While in that
view, you can tap Add VIP to add more VIPs.
To add VIPs in a
subsequent
session, tap the blue “i” icon next to VIP in the top-level mail-
box list. Tap Add VIP, and then tap a person's name. Repeat this step as needed to add more
VIPs.
To delete a VIP, swipe from right to left across the VIP's name and tap Delete.
Once you have at least one VIP, you can view all the messages from VIP senders in any of
your Inboxes by navigating to the Mailboxes view and tapping VIP.
