Ios 6 no flagged email folder and no option to flag emails

What type of mail connection are you using (IMAP, ActiveSync, etc.)?

I have the same issue. I can't flag an email even though the button is there. When I click the flag button, I just have an option to mark as read. It worked perfectly before the iOS 6 update. I'm syncing gmail with exchange and see no point in doing a workaround when this is obviously a bug/coding issue apple didn't pay attention too. Lets please fix this!

iOS 6 made this awesome flagged emails folder, but we can't flag emails anymore... More attention to detail is needed in my eyes. Thanks.

I flag emails so I can quickly see which I need to follow up on later in the day. I have operated this was all the way up until the latest release. This is a huge negative in iOS 6 and should be corrected!

This didn't solve your problem, you jus rigged it to work. The issues is still there and needs to be fixed. We can't flag emails using exchange like we used to be able to before the update.

This is a BUSTED iOS6 feature if using Exchange to sync Gmail. I've deleted and re-added the account (thru Exchange) and have no option to flag nor any Flagged folder.

ALSO, the option when pressing (and holding) the Trash Icon does not give the option to (truly) delete or archive a message. BS! Apple sticking it to Google again by limiting features associated with Google!

Yes, also experiencing same issues with my gmail accounts set up as exchange.

3GS = no flagged folder at all, iPad 3 = Flagged folder with no option to clear flags.

Annoying at best. Apple, I enjoy your products but if this is a stab at Google, it is also a stab at consumers.

I have the ability to set flags with the new button but have no flagged folder. Hopefully we don't have to wait until a full release for this to be fixed.

I have the ability to set flags with the new button but have no flagged folder. Hopefully we don't have to wait until a full release for this to be fixed.

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I tried your proposed solution but unfortunately it didn't work.

Still not able to flag mails in my Gmail account (setup with Exchange). Also the new archive button does not show up, only the trash bin.

Of course one could setup Gmail with the Google mail account in the iPhone settings. Then you have the flag option and the new archive button. BUT, and this is the most annoying part, this setup does not support push-mail.

Any suggestions?

This is a great solution that has helped me immensely.

When using Google Apps for Business you are instructed to set up the account on your iPhone as an MS Exchange type so that it will sync calendar and contacts. But the mail app on IOS doesn't transfer the flag status properly going from the phone to the Google Apps account. So you can star something in the gmail interface and it will show up as flagged on the phone, but you can't flag or unflag something on the phone and have it show up in the web interface. So I was constantly having to scan my phone for things I had flagged as important on the road, because they wouldn't show up on my computer. This was made worse because up until yesterday with IOS 6 there was no easy way to see everything that you had flagged on the handset.

So setting up the Exchange account to do calendars and contacts, but no e-mail is great.

Then set up the same account as a gmail account with only e-mail services.

Perfect!

(until Apple just gets flagging working properly! I'm not going to hold my breath, it's been IOS 5 and now 6 with it broken for me)

Thank you very much for posting this. It's so obvious it makes me wonder why I didn't think of doing it before.