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iOS 17 official non-beta release, if I add a new contact as VIP then ALL my inbox mail shows up in the VIP folder, if I remove a contact from VIP, then my entire VIP folder goes empty. There are not any filters like “unread” on when everything disappears. It’s completely repeatable, add one VIP, all mail is VIP, remove one VIP, all VIP mail is gone, etc.
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iPhone 14 Pro
I can confirm this works. The update to iOS 17.1 alone does not fix the problem. Steps to fix
I deleted the mail app, then reinstalled by going to the App Store and searching for “Mail”, it was second from top. After reinstalling, I went into Settings > Mail > Accounts, and for each of the accounts (I have 10!) I had to go in and flip the switch to “on” for Mail. After that I went into the Mail app, it started downloading all my email again and now I only have VIP in the VIP folder now.
Note: to re-enable iCloud email it’s slightly different… when you tap on it from the list of accounts, it takes you to the Apple ID screen. From there you go to iCloud > iCloud Mail > Use on this iPhone/iPad.
Also: prior to this I tried updating to the latest iOS and I tried removing just my Gmail account as others had suggested. Neither of those fixed the issue for me. Doing it this way reinstalling the mail app kept me from having to set up all my accounts from scratch. You just have to flip the switches back to the on position in the settings page and you’re set!
17.0.1 does not fix the issue.
iPhone 14 Pro
Anybody find any workarounds?
17.0.2 is an iPhone 15 only update. So I guess the rest of us have to wait until 17.0.3?
So iOS 17.0.2 became available for my iPhone 14 Pro Max this morning and I installed it. I can confirm that it does NOT solve this issue.
iOS 17.0.3 did not fix this VIP
problem
Correct 17.0.3 did nothing to fix this issue.
Is it still working correctly for you? I just tried that, but didn’t fix it on mine.
I didn’t try it and now, after your report, I’m not going to bother.
I have multiple inboxes, so deleting and re-adding is not practical. I hope a fix is coming soon, I haven't seen anything yet.
I have 17.0.2 and it's still broken. Interesting that this did not happen after I upgrade immediately. What caused this was I signed out of iCloud and back in, then my VIP list got messed up.
Seconded, 17.0.3 dues not fix the issue.
This has been driving me nuts for days. Glad I found this thread. Vexing to say this least.
Wish APPLE realized this was a feature people have come to depend on…fix the VIP email problem please
Same. Still have the problem.
Same- all the crap emails I avoid by utilizing VIP folder are in there. Super annoying . Please fix this issue Apple!
VIP Mail Folder missing on iPhone after iOS 17 Update
