How to default to "All Inboxes" when opening Mail app

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How to default to "All Inboxes" when opening Mail app

I just upgraded to a iPhone 5s, but I was having this issue also when I was using my 4s. I never had problems until I upgraded to iOS7. I routinely get mail to all my email accounts and would prefer that when I open the mail app, that it opens to "all inboxes" first rather than the inbox of the first account listed. A little history....

4s - my default email account was set to Gmail, but when launching the mail app, it ALWAYS opened to the inbox of my first account listed...Exchange.

5s - I have deleted the Exchange account, but the mail app continues to open in the inbox of the first account listed, which happens to be my default account...Gmail.

When I shut down the mail app, I ALWAYS go back to the "All Inboxes" screen, but when I relaunch mail, it continues to open in the inbox of the the first account listed.

I've read through other threads of people having this same issue, but any fixes mentioned seem to be 2011 or earlier. So obviously, this has been happening for some time on other versions of iOS. Is there a real, CURRENT, fix to this issue?

iPhone 5s, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Jan 19, 2014 8:00 AM

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cisquito Author

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Jan 19, 2014 8:39 AM in response to Allan Sampson

Allan,

Yes, you are correct in everything you said. I should have been more detailed. My apologies.

I want my mail app to open to this screen, which it used to. I was referring to it by the incorrect name. Not all inboxes but to all my mailboxes screen (see image). Leaving the app open on this screen, moving to another app, and then returning to the mail app is fine. However, when I close mail and relaunch, it will open to the inbox of the first account listed, which is Gmail.

I'd like to add, Allan, that you acutally made me away of a possible solution to this issue if no true fix isn't available. I like this screen because I get to see how many messages are in which account and prioritize accordingly. However, I could do as you suggested and keep my mail open to "all inboxes". I see all my mail, but I can still decide which messages to prioritize without reading them. It isn't THE solution I was looking for, but is A solution until Apple fixes it. Thanks!

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Jan 19, 2014 8:08 AM in response to cisquito

As a test, I selected All Inboxes followed by leaving the Mail app and going to another app. When reselecting the Mail app, All Inboxes was still selected.

Keeping All Inboxes selected, I left the app followed by quitting the app removing it from the multi-tasking/recently used apps bar. When relaunching Mail, All Inboxes remained selected.

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Jan 19, 2014 8:38 AM in response to cisquito

Don't quit/close the app after leaving the app (don't remove it from the multi-tasking/recently used apps bar) which is a waste of time for the Mail app especially if you have any email accounts that support push access with push access enabled and/or with Fetch set to automatically check email accounts for new messages.

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cisquito Author

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Jan 19, 2014 8:41 AM in response to Allan Sampson

Yep, see my initial response to you - I edited it. Either option will work. Thanks!

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