Turn off Mail categorization on iPad

I have a 5th generation ipad running ios 26.2. How do you turn off categorization in Mail

iPad Air, iPadOS 26

Posted on Jan 19, 2026 3:48 PM

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Jan 19, 2026 5:57 PM in response to Rogerpk

How to turn off Mail categorization on iPad:



  1. Open Settings on your iPad.


  2. Scroll down and tap Apps, then select Mail.


  3. Under the "Threading and Conversations" section, find Categorization.


  4. Toggle the switch to Off.

This will disable the smart sorting (Primary, Promotions, etc.) and show all your emails in a single list. Hope this helps!

Turn off Mail categorization on iPad

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