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Manage mail on Apple Watch

Choose which mailboxes appear on Apple Watch

  1. Go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap My Watch, tap Mail, then tap Include Mail.

  3. Tap the accounts you want to see on your Apple Watch below Accounts. You can specify multiple accounts—for example, iCloud and the account you use at work.

  4. If you want, tap an account, then tap specific mailboxes to see their contents on your Apple Watch.

By default you see messages from all inboxes. You can also choose to view messages from VIPs, flagged messages, unread messages, and more.

On Apple Watch, you can also choose the accounts and mailboxes you see. Go to the Mail app , tap the Back button, scroll down, tap Edit, then tap an account or mailbox.

View specific accounts on Apple Watch

  1. Go to the Mail app on your Apple Watch.

  2. Tap the Back button in the top-left corner to see a list of accounts and special mailboxes, such as Flagged and Unread.

  3. Tap an account or mailbox to view its contents.

To see your email from all accounts, tap All Inboxes.

Delete, mark as unread or read, or flag a message

  1. Go to the Mail app on your Apple Watch.

  2. Open a mail message, then scroll to the bottom to do any of the following:

    • Mark a message unread or read: Tap “Mark as Unread” or “Mark as Read.”

      If you’re looking at the message list, swipe right on the message, then tap the Read button or the Unread button.

    • Delete a message: Tap Trash Message.

      If you’re looking at the message list, swipe left on the message, then tap the Trash button.

    • Flag a message: Tap Flag. (You can also unflag a message that’s already been flagged.)

      If you’re looking at the message list, swipe left on the message, then tap the Flag button.

If you swipe on a message thread, the action you choose (Trash, Flag, Read, or Unread) applies to the entire thread.

Customize alerts

  1. Go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap My Watch, tap Mail, then tap Custom.

  3. Tap an account, then turn on Show Alerts from [name of account].

  4. Turn Sound and Haptic on or off.

You can also be alerted when an important message arrives if you’re wearing your Apple Watch but away from your iPhone. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Mail, then turn on Email Notifications below When Not Connected to iPhone.

Shorten your message list

To make your mail list more compact, reduce the number of preview text lines shown for each email in the list.

  1. Go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap My Watch, tap Mail, then tap Message Preview.

  3. Choose to show only 1 or 2 lines, or none.

Load remote images

Some emails can contain links that point to online images. If you allow remote images to load, those images appear in the email. To allow these images, follow these steps:

  1. Go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap My Watch, tap Mail, tap Custom, then turn on Load Remote Images.

Note: Loading remote images can cause email to download more slowly to your Apple Watch.

Organize by thread

To see all responses to an email combined in one thread, follow these steps:

  1. Go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap My Watch, tap Mail, tap Custom, then turn on Organize By Thread.

Change your email signature

By default, messages you send from your Apple Watch are signed with Sent from my Apple Watch. To change it, follow these steps:

  1. Go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap My Watch, tap Mail, then tap Custom.

  3. Tap Signature, then create a new signature.

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