Here are several tips for making the most of the Mail app and managing your emails with ease on Apple Watch.
1. Select the mailboxes to display
Just because you have several email accounts connected to the Mail app on your iPhone doesn’t mean you want to see them all on your Watch. You can pick and choose which mailboxes to display so you see the most important emails. You can select the accounts using the Mail app on Apple Watch or with the Watch app on your iPhone.
Choose the email accounts on Apple Watch
You can then tap the arrow to return to the Mailboxes screen.
Choose the email accounts in the Watch app
Then, use the arrow on the top left to exit these settings.
2. View a particular account
Along with picking specific email accounts to view on your Apple Watch, you can jump directly to one of those inboxes whenever you like. So, if you’re looking for an email for your iCloud mail, you can open that particular inbox. As an alternative, you can view all emails you receive from all displayed accounts by choosing the All Inboxes mailbox.
3. Archive, mark, or flag an email
When you want to take an action on an email on Apple Watch, you can do so without even opening the message. Of course, you can also take action if you’re reading an email. Along with using the swipe actions to archive, mark, or flag emails, you can also do so from the email itself. Open an email and scroll to the bottom. Below Reply and Reply All, you’ll see Archive Message, Mark as Read/Unread, and Flag/Unflag.
4. Confirm before archiving or deleting emails
Because you can archive (or delete) an email with a simple swipe, it can be easy to tap this option by mistake. To avoid accidentally archiving or deleting an email, you can enable a feature to be asked first.
5. Customize the Mail notifications
You may want the ability to see the inboxes of your choice but only receive notifications for certain ones. You can customize the alerts you receive per account and opt to hear a sound and receive a haptic tap at the same time.
6. Change the message preview
When you receive an email, you automatically see a preview, which includes the first line or two. This helps you get a feel for what the email is about. But because you have limited space on your Apple Watch screen, you may want to shorten or remove the preview altogether, here’s how. Use the Mail arrow on the top left to return to the Mail settings.
7. View remote content
Many emails that you receive may contain images. In Mail on Apple Watch, those messages contain links that point to the images online. If you’d like to see those images in the emails, you can load the content automatically. Note: Enabling this feature can slow down the loading of emails.
If you turn off this feature later, you’ll see a prompt to load the remote content when you open the email.
8. Organize emails by thread
Just like in Mail on your iPhone, you can organize your inbox by thread. This is helpful for seeing those back-and-forth email communications grouped together.
9. Set up and use default replies
Default replies give you quick and easy ways to add messages to your emails. They are especially useful on Apple Watch where accurate typing or dictating can take a bit of time. By setting up default replies ahead of time, you can simply insert a premade message when you compose or reply to an email.
Use default replies
You can then add to the reply, edit it, or send the email on its way. To use a default reply when composing an email, tap the Create Message field and then pick a reply below Suggestions.
10. Create and edit a signature
Email signatures are handy for automatically signing your messages. Whether you include just your name or your name along with something like your company, website, or phone number, you can save time and include valuable details for your recipient. Your signature is then added to your outgoing emails automatically. If you’d like to edit the signature later, simply follow the same steps to make your changes. Take control of Mail on Apple Watch! Being able to customize the Mail app on Apple Watch to fit your needs is a wonderful way to make the most of the app. Do you have tips like this for Mail on Apple Watch that you’d like to share? For more, look at these tips and tricks for Apple Mail on your iPhone and iPad too! Read more:
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