How to get email rules work also on iPhone/iPad

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How to get email rules work also on iPhone/iPad

Hello there,

my name is Thommy. I have a question to use mail on the iPhone and iPad.

On my mac I can in the mail program under settings select email rules to have the email right away ruted into a mail box.

I can see the mail box also on my iPhone and iPad but the mails are only routed on my mac into the corresponding folder.

On the iPhone and iPad they just arrive in the mailbox inbox.

How can I also get the mails on my iPhone and iPad to go directly to the correct mail boxes?

Hope someone knows the trick or maybe this is not possible at all to do?

Thank you for your feedback in advance.

Thommy

Posted on Dec 2, 2012 3:17 AM

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Answer 1

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wjosten

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Dec 2, 2012 3:36 AM in response to Thommy Dietrich

Sorry, not possible on any iOS device. If you want any "rules" for mail, you must do this at the server level, as you cannot do so on your phone, and local rules, created on your computer, will not sync to your phone.

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Answer 2

Dec 2, 2012 3:38 AM in response to wjosten

One more question....

there is this archive folder on the iPhone mail program.

for what is this for?

thanks for your reply also here.

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wjosten

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Dec 2, 2012 3:41 AM in response to Thommy Dietrich

Read here:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4207

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Answer 4

Dec 2, 2012 3:44 AM in response to wjosten

Hi WJosten,

thank you for chatting with me.

This link did not help me.

I use mac mobile me with an mac.account.

Any idea here?

Thommy

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Answer 5

wjosten

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Dec 2, 2012 3:48 AM in response to Thommy Dietrich

It's the same thing, you can choose to archive rather than delete.

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Answer 6

Dec 2, 2012 3:54 AM in response to wjosten

Hello Wjosten

Thank you. Now I am smarter :-)

Have a good afternoon.

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Answer 7

Feb 6, 2015 5:24 PM in response to Thommy Dietrich

Hi. Try Mailbox. It have "swypes", something like automatic filters.

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benavids

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Nov 20, 2016 8:16 AM in response to Thommy Dietrich

Hi tommy,

I do have the same concerne

To apple :

Can you please do something about that ?

Can icloud copy the rules from the mac book and transfer and attahced to the mailbox ??

Thanks

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Answer 9

HV85

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Nov 26, 2016 10:01 AM in response to Thommy Dietrich

It seems like a gross oversight that they have not made rules work on iPhone / iPad.

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Joe-ATV

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Nov 29, 2016 3:22 PM in response to HV85

Here is somewhat of a solution. I have lots of rules on my MacBook mail (Seirra) for my Gmail account. I basically use rules to move things into folders. My iOS devices reflect the rules after they are run on my MacBook. Obviously if the MacBook is not running or awake the rules aren't run. But as soon as I open the lid all my messages are sorted with the rules.

This may only work for Gmail. Even web Gmail reflects my rules. Hope this helps.

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