Mail Notification on iPhone

[Marc]

Got my new iPhone yesterday but I can't seem to get alerts from the Mail app. I still need to open the app for it to receive new mail, I don't get any alerts.

In the Notification screen, everything is switched on but I can only select "Alert Style When Unlocked", is there no way to get it to alert you when the phone is locked like for texts, twitter etc?

 

[nog]

Changed from iphone to Android couple of weeks ago so can`t check on phone but mine was set to vibtate once for email and twice for text, sure it had options for sound as well.
This might help https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201925

 

[srichards]

There are a few more settings. You can set it to push or at least check more often. If you set it to check on demand or similar it does only update when you open it.

 

[Dave *]

Got my new iPhone yesterday but I can't seem to get alerts from the Mail app. I still need to open the app for it to receive new mail, I don't get any alerts.

In the Notification screen, everything is switched on but I can only select "Alert Style When Unlocked", is there no way to get it to alert you when the phone is locked like for texts, twitter etc?

What email provider are you using, some (like gmail) have to be set to fetch every 15 minutes for the closest you'll get to push email.

Choose a different mail app if you want proper push in gmail, have a look at BlueMail, Email, Spark or Outlook.

 

[Marc]

There are a few more settings. You can set it to push or at least check more often. If you set it to check on demand or similar it does only update when you open it.

Which settings, I couldn't see any more in the Notification Centre

What email provider are you using, some (like gmail) have to be set to fetch every 15 minutes for the closest you'll get to push email.

Choose a different mail app if you want proper push in gmail, have a look at BlueMail, Email, Spark or Outlook.

It's Gmail but I hate the Gmail app. Every 15 minutes would be fine if I new where to set it to do that.

 

[Ricardodaforce]

Which settings, I couldn't see any more in the Notification Centre



It's Gmail but I hate the Gmail app. Every 15 minutes would be fine if I new where to set it to do that.

Settings, mail, accounts.

 

[srichards]

You want settings, Mail, accounts, fetch new data Set to yes. Manual means it will load it when you go into Mail. Shortest interval is 15 minutes.

 

[Ricardodaforce]

The gmail app is actually pretty damn good.

 

[Dave *]

It's Gmail but I hate the Gmail app. Every 15 minutes would be fine if I new where to set it to do that.

I also dislike the GMail app, you can set GMail up in any of the other apps I mentioned, and they will work for GMail and give proper push email.

This is Blue Mail - Email Mailbox by Blue Mail Inc.
https://appsto.re/gb/zIZz_.i

 

[Marc]

Settings, mail, accounts.

You want settings, Mail, accounts, fetch new data Set to yes. Manual means it will load it when you go into Mail. Shortest interval is 15 minutes.

Ah, of course. 2 years with an Android phone has addled my brain!

Cheers

I also dislike the GMail app, you can set GMail up in any of the other apps I mentioned, and they will work for GMail and give proper push email.

This is Blue Mail - Email Mailbox by Blue Mail Inc.
https://appsto.re/gb/zIZz_.i

Thanks Dave, I'll have a look at those but I do like the simplicity of the standard iPhone app

The gmail app is actually pretty damn good.

It may work well but I just find the look of it all rather hideous! We used Outlook at work until 3 years ago then switched to Google, I still hate the look of it for business use.