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IOS 6.0.2. If I flag an email that's in a subfolder (all IMAP and on the server), they show as flagged in the folder, but they don't appear in the list of flagged emails. This same scenario does work when I do that same thing on my iMac and MacBook Pro, they show in the flagged folder there, but not on my iPhone.
I submitted a bug report to Apple Developer Bug Reporting on this on 3/11/2014, over a year ago. On 3/14/2014 I got a response stating that this bug report is a duplicate of another issue and would be closed. So evidently someone inside/outside of Apple had already submitted a similar request. However, with all the releases we've seen since then, they have not fixed the issue. Here are the "steps to reproduce" that I submitted originally:
1 flag an email in inbox.
2 go to flag folder to confirm email shows up.
3 flag an email in another folder, not inbox.
4 go to flag folder, only inbox flag emails appear.
I wonder if a) they actually understand the nature of the defect, and b) if their defect queue and prioritization keep pushing this issue to the bottom of the list. Either way, I would have expected that it got into a production release by now.
I submitted a bug report to Apple Developer Bug Reporting on this on 3/11/2014, over a year ago. On 3/14/2014 I got a response stating that this bug report is a duplicate of another issue and would be closed. So evidently someone inside/outside of Apple had already submitted a similar request. However, with all the releases we've seen since then, they have not fixed the issue. Here are the "steps to reproduce" that I submitted originally:
1 flag an email in inbox.
2 go to flag folder to confirm email shows up.
3 flag an email in another folder, not inbox.
4 go to flag folder, only inbox flag emails appear.
I wonder if a) they actually understand the nature of the defect, and b) if their defect queue and prioritization keep pushing this issue to the bottom of the list. Either way, I would have expected that it got into a production release by now.
This doesn't seem to be fixed years later.
iOS 11 has a flagged mailbox which doesn't show all flagged mail still!!
The only way is to type 'flagged' in the search bar.
It seems as though the flagged mail is there but the iOS flagged folder doesn't work.
It is Nov2017 and High Sierra is still not delivering. I work with flags a lot and I organize my emails accordingly. Flagged emails in the Drafts folder do not appear in the flags folder, even though the folder shows me the correct number of flagged messages - they just do not appear in the flags folders!
And, I used to be able to work within the flags folder and edit draft (flagged) messages from within there - now when I do get the odd message to appear in the folder, I can't edit it anymore, I have to go look for the original.
At one point some messages would appear in the flags folder and others - not. I seem to see only Inbox flagged messages.
It all worked fine in Mountain Lion until I was forced to upgrade. All upgrades are such a pain with all the bugs.
It's always been broken and horribly confusing like this, no idea why in gods name they don't just fix it - the only way to find flagged emails that are not in the IOS inbox is to manually search for them -totally ruins the concept of haing flagged email, why not just create a flagged folder and put them in it - easier than this nonsense.
I did some searching and I spoke with Apple. It appears that flagged mail behaves differently on an iOS device. Only flagged messages in the inobx appear in the flagged folder. Apple suggested that this might be intended behavior. I told them I can't imagine any reason why I wouldn't want my flagged messages to appear in the flagged folder.
Apple, this would be the intended use. I need to see all flagged email in all my subfolders. Please fix.
I completely agree, and I really hope they fix this as it is completely stupid to not show the flagged emails just because they aren't in the inbox
Doesn't work on iOS 7 either....complete crap.
iOS 7 mail is a pretty **** good improvement over iOS 6 but I can't believe they didn't fix this bug, it's terrible! Any ideas on how to fix this or get apple to fix it?
This is horrible!! One of two things I REALLY need to work. This bug renders that whole flagging system in the iOS as worthless.
This and the inability to send group emails makes this app useless!!
There are times when i visit the hospital for urgent medical attention and i need to show the copy of my dad's ID for claims and it is an attachment in a flagged mail but i cant access it cause ios wont keep it on my iphone and the hospital had little or no 3g coverage!
This is completely rediculous! Flags and VIP's only work on the iPhone if you leave the mails in the inbox! If you move them out of the inbox and then go to the flag or VIP folders they don't appear! How can they not fix something that makes essential features unusable!
it is easier to just do the Inbox, so you must be wrong, you only really want that
Also have this problem and there doesn't seem to be a fix. I want to keep my Inbox clear but I also want to access the flagged messages in my archive folders.
As a work-around, if you search for the word "flagged" in iOS mail, it will return all of your flagged emails - even if they are in subfolders.
Flagged emails in subfolders do not appear in the flagged folder
