Email sorting, iOS for iPad 16.4.1

I am trying to sort by flagged, but the only option given is to sort by unread. I recall having the “flagged” option before. Is that no longer available?

iPad, iPadOS 16

Posted on May 9, 2023 3:22 PM

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Posted on May 10, 2023 7:48 AM

Viewing email by flag is straightforward. Once individual mail messages have been flagged, you can restrict the view to flagged email messages by either tapping the filter button at bottom-left of the mail message list window - or by viewing the Flagged messages mailbox - as selected from the Mail sidebar.

Flag emails in Mail on iPad - Apple Support


The iOS/iPadOS Mail filter function does not, of itself, provide a facility to filter by date. However, the Search function will accept date input. Examples:


  • Wednesday
  • Wednesday, 24 Aug 2022
  • Wed, 24 Aug 2022
  • August
  • 2022
  • Day
  • Week
  • Month
  • Year


As you input dates in the appropriate format, you’ll see suggestions by category - including Date. You can tap any of the suggestions to list mail messages that match the selected search clue.


More information can be found in the iPad User Guide:

Search for email in Mail on iPad - Apple Support


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May 10, 2023 7:48 AM in response to Paulsan

Viewing email by flag is straightforward. Once individual mail messages have been flagged, you can restrict the view to flagged email messages by either tapping the filter button at bottom-left of the mail message list window - or by viewing the Flagged messages mailbox - as selected from the Mail sidebar.

Flag emails in Mail on iPad - Apple Support


The iOS/iPadOS Mail filter function does not, of itself, provide a facility to filter by date. However, the Search function will accept date input. Examples:


  • Wednesday
  • Wednesday, 24 Aug 2022
  • Wed, 24 Aug 2022
  • August
  • 2022
  • Day
  • Week
  • Month
  • Year


As you input dates in the appropriate format, you’ll see suggestions by category - including Date. You can tap any of the suggestions to list mail messages that match the selected search clue.


More information can be found in the iPad User Guide:

Search for email in Mail on iPad - Apple Support


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Email sorting, iOS for iPad 16.4.1

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