Spotlight search not working properly : IOS 5.0.1

There is something wrong in your email accounts. Check your email accounts in settings...This solved for me

I am having the same problem with my iPhone 4 with IOS 5.0.1. I currently use Exchange mail, Gmail and Yahoo mail on my phone. Sometimes Spotlight works and other times it doesn't work. I have only set up Spotlight to search Contacts and Email. When I uncheck search for Email - Spotlight seems to work properly.

What do you mean by.......... " Check your email account settings"?

It seems that spotlight doesn't work properly also if there is something wrong in email accounts (eg. password, server, etc...).

You can try to reopen, or open if it was close, email app when spotlight doesn't work.

l have the same problem...keep me informed 🙂

I checked my email settings and all seem to be ok.

As you pointed out I have also noticed that if Spotlight is not working and I close Spotlight and open email and let it update (refresh) - then go back to Spotlight it works for a few searches - then stops working.

Seems to be a conflict between Spotlight and Email. I read something online that deleting and reinstalling Exchange Mail might solve the issue. Are you using Exchange Mail? I wonder if this issue is wide spread and if Apple is aware?

Are you using Exchange mail?

Yes! I have two exchange mail accounts.

I wil try to delete and reinstall Exchange accounts...

I am experiencing the same issue. My email accounts are fine. There is no issue with that. The issue appears to be between the Mail app and the Spotlight Search feature. If the Mail app is running then the spotlight search works fine. However, when the Mail app is closed it fails to work.

This is such a pain. I use the feature a TOn and to have it not work is a joke. I wish Apple would address all of the issue associated with iOs 5. Upgrading to a iPhone 4S along with iOS 5 has been a complete nightmate. I have seriously considered returing my phone and switching to an Android based phone. Apple is losing their edge by putting out shotty products coupled with poorly developed software.

Time is running short Apple. Fix the issues or you may have larger problems ahead.

It appears as if the operating system is becoming too complex for Apple to manage. The demise of the great phone and software combination if immenent. Apple reigh of supremecy is begining to diminish.

Opening the Mail app does fix the issue temporarily. Thanks for the find. So much better than having to reboot altogether. Hopefully this will be fixed with 5.0.2

Here is a way around the problem.

Turn off Mail Search in Spotlight.

Spotlight can now search everything - except Mail. To search Mail use the

search feature within the Mail Application.

Still wish someone knows of a fix.

I'm experiencing the same issues. I have tried all the suggested fixes and eventually Spotlight Search goes back to not working.

Frustrating.

Check your iCloud storage or other storage first.If it is full it 'll cause this problem.

😉

This is the quick fix for those of us who can live with 75% functionality.

After reading through a lot of threads regarding this issue and being annoyed wityh the fact that I couldn't search my email I removed my Google accounts. I had them set up with the Exchange settings. I reconfigured them using the GMAil settings and spotlight worked fine for me. That, however, removed the push capabilities from my GMail accounts. Also, the search didn't seem as effective using the GMail settings. I removed one GMail account again and set it up as an Exchange account. Instantly, i had problems with spotlight. Removed it and set it up as GMail and not Exchange and it works. So this has something to do with GMail and Exchange...

Mine is very random. I disabled checking email within SPOTLIGHT and it still didn't work. I did not do a hard reboot. Still, this is an issue that seems to come to light with the latest update. #facepalm

Performing a restore and setting it up as a new phone worked for me. Unfortunately I hadn't backed anything up to iCloud yet so I lost my game saves but Spotlight works now.