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Flag emails on iPod touch

In the Mail app , you can flag your emails, create flagged mailboxes, and flag emails from VIPs.

Flag an email

You can flag an email to make it easier to find later. An email you flag remains in your Inbox, but also appears in the Flagged mailbox.

Open the email, tap , then tap Flag.
To choose a color for the flag, tap a colored dot.
To change or remove a flag, open the email, tap , then select another color, or tap .

Note: Flags you add to an email appear on that email in Mail on all your Apple devices where you’re signed in with the same Apple ID.

Create a Flagged mailbox

You can add a Flagged mailbox so all your flagged emails are easily accessible in one location.

Tap in the upper-left corner.
Tap Edit, then select Flagged.

Flag emails from your VIPs

Add important people to your VIP list, so their emails appear with a VIP flag and in the VIP mailbox.

While viewing an email, tap the name or email address of a person in the email.
Tap Add to VIP.

Block email from specified senders

To block a sender, tap their email address, then select Block this Contact.

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