Accidentally flagged all e mails

I have IPhone se on iOS 13.1.3 and accidentally flagged all e mails and when I open mailbox and hit edit the mark button below is not highlighted....

Suggestions please!

iPhone 5s, iOS 12

Posted on Nov 9, 2019 6:50 PM

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Posted on Nov 14, 2019 1:41 PM

Hi Gosoku,


Thanks for replying with those details and the screenshot. In order to have the "Select All" option appear, you must be looking at your Inbox, not the "Flagged" folder, from an unfiltered view. To do this from the same place you're seen in your screenshot you'll want to tap cancel in the upper right corner and return to your Inbox. Verify you're not using a "Filtered By" view and use the steps previously provided to Select All messages and Mark as needed.


If you continue to have trouble, reach out to Apple for additional assistance: Get Support



Best Regards.

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Nov 14, 2019 1:41 PM in response to Gosoku

Hi Gosoku,


Thanks for replying with those details and the screenshot. In order to have the "Select All" option appear, you must be looking at your Inbox, not the "Flagged" folder, from an unfiltered view. To do this from the same place you're seen in your screenshot you'll want to tap cancel in the upper right corner and return to your Inbox. Verify you're not using a "Filtered By" view and use the steps previously provided to Select All messages and Mark as needed.


If you continue to have trouble, reach out to Apple for additional assistance: Get Support



Best Regards.

Nov 14, 2019 9:35 AM in response to Gosoku

Hi Gosoku,


Thanks for getting back to us with those details. I recommend trying these steps to unflag more than one email at a time:


  • Open Mail.
  • In your Inbox choose an unfiltered view of your messages.
  • Tap Edit in the upper right corner.
  • You should now see an option to Select All in the upper left corner.
  • Once the messages are selected tap Mark > Unflag.
    • If you have more current messages in your inbox that haven't been flagged yet, either move them to a different folder or use these steps:
      • Tap Edit > Select All > Mark > Flag; then Tap Edit > Select All > Mark > Unflag.




Best Regards.

Nov 13, 2019 2:40 PM in response to Gosoku

Hi Gosoku,


Thanks for reaching out in Apple Support Communities. I understand that you've accidentally flagged all the messages in your Inbox and now you're having trouble unflagging them or marking them as something different. I can see why you'd reach out about this; I'd like to help. I'd recommend using the resources below for how to filter emails to see what's been flagged, how to unflag and then mark or move messages elsewhere:




Best Regards.

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