Q: If i read an email on my phone or ipad this email does not show up in the mailbox on my mac this is a recent thing.
When I read my emails on my iphone or ipad they will no longer show up on my mac pc. This is a recent change and i would like to fix it.
iPhone 4
Posted on Jul 23, 2016 11:20 PM
Community Specialists
Hi shuwalows,
I understand that the messages you read on one device are being marked as such on all of them. I know it's important to be in control of your data, so I'm happy to provide some information regarding this.
It sounds as though the email service you have is using the IMAP protocol. This means that all of the messages are stored on the mail provider's servers, and so any changes made to them reflect across all devices connected to that account. If you did not experience this before, then you were previously using POP, which instead downloads the messages to the devices individually.
To change this, you would want to talk to your email provider to see if they still support POP. You can see more about the server settings you may need from them (as well as an explanation of IMAP at the bottom of the page) in this article:
Mail settings you might need from your email provider - Apple Support
This should clarify things for you! Thanks for using Apple Support Communities, cheers!
Posted on Jul 24, 2016 11:52 AM