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Mail app shows 3 unread emails when there isn't.

Both the badge on the app icon and the app itself on my 3rd gen iPad says my gmail account has 3 unread emails. I've checked multiple times, and I can find none unread. When I look at the account on both my desktop and my iPhone, they register none unread.


When I delete the account on my iPad, the badge goes away and everything is fine. But when I add that one account back, it reads 3 unread again. Any idea what's going on?

iPad (3rd generation) Wi-Fi, iOS 5.1

Posted on Mar 25, 2012 2:01 PM

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Posted on Mar 10, 2017 12:00 PM

I had this problem as well, go to settings and just turn off mail, do not delete!

open mail, do not go through setting up again. Close mail.

go back to settings turn on mail, open mail.

Make sure you have "unread mailbox" and any unread mail should be in that box.

I Found an old KijjijI alert there...

good luck...

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Mar 25, 2012 4:41 PM in response to pjl123

I have two accounts on my iPad. I've isolated and deleted both of them and turned them both back on to be sure that the Gmail account is question is the problem, and it is.


I've double checked all of the threads I have for any unread email, and I can't find any.


Like I said, the thing that has me scratching my head is that I have the exact same two accounts on my iPhone and my iPad, and the iPad still reads 3 unread emails, while the iPhone shows everything as read.


As for the limits, this occured a few days ago, and new emails have since come and gone, and the iPad always reflects these 3 phantom emails, while the same activity occurs on my phone, sans the 3 emails I can't identify.

Apr 19, 2012 10:51 AM in response to atyree

So, I don't know if this will help you. I had the same thing happen to me after I started backing up my email to icloud.

My mail app kept showimg 1 unread message. When I hit inbox in the mail app, it shows up as comcast in the upper left corner. I tapped on that and low and behold, there is an icloud inbox too. This is where the unread message is, from icloud. I hope this helps you.

Mail app shows 3 unread emails when there isn't.

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