I have four Apple devices: iMac, MacBook Pro, iPad 2, iPhone 4. I manage mail with Mac Mail on all these devices. When I delete mail on one device and go to the next device, this action has not taken place and I have to do it all over again. Three times for each email, etc.
How do I sync Mail on all devices so that an action on one is recognized by all the others?
Thanks.
iPad 2
I don't know if this helps, but I thought I would document it here. I was having similar issues about trying to get all my Apple devices in-sync. Especially if I deleted mail and had to keep deleting all across the board. I am on IMAP so it should have synced. But I couldn't figure out why it wasn't.
Finally discovered the solution. In you iPhone and iPad device, you need to update the default settings for mail. Go to Mail, Contacts, Calendar ->select the email account -> Select Advance (at the bottom of form) -> Mailbox Behavior! Under behavior, you will notice that the default setting is to save on my iPad/iPhone. You need to change this to ON THE SERVER for each folder (DRAFTS, SENT, DELETED and ARCHEIVE.) This will keep your mail synced.
I think Apple uses that as their default as they aren't sure if people are backing up their email. I know when I delete my messages, I want it gone.
Hope this helps future generations as well as you.
You have to check with your Mail provider. It is in his hands. Some give you both protocols, but some have only one. You may found the necessary information on his web page.
Okay. Thanks very much.
Presumably you need to do this every time you deal with your mail? Isn't there a way of doing it automatically like with other Apps?
I have same problem; use Mac Mail on all devices and the accounts are all IMAP but none of the email sent on iPhone syncs to MacBook.
I have IMAP with my provider (bigpond), I just checked in my iPhone settings. It still doesn't sync? I have folder set up in the inbox on my mac too and these don't come over to my iPhone?
How do I sync email across all my apple devices?
