Customise your Mail notifications on your iPhone or iPad
Get alerts when you receive a new email or display the number of unread emails in your inbox on your Home Screen.
Change your Mail notifications
In the Settings app, tap Apps.
Tap Mail.
Tap Notifications.
Tap Customise Notifications.
Tap the email account.
Turn on the settings you want, such as Alerts or Badges.
When you turn on Badges, the number of unread emails in your inbox will appear above the Mail app on your Home Screen.
When you turn on Alerts, there is an option to customise your Sounds and change the alert tone or ringtone. The sound that you select will play when you receive a new email.
If you want Mail notifications to make a sound, choose the sound, frequency and appearance of your notifications. If your device is silenced, your notifications will not alert you with a sound.
About your unread messages badge for Mail in iOS 18.2
When you’re using the categories option in Mail in iOS 18.2, the badge alert for Mail on your Home Screen will only show the number of unread messages in your Primary category. You can change your Mail notifications so this badge shows the number of all unread messages:
In the Settings app, tap Apps.
Tap Mail.
Tap Notifications.
Tap Customise Notifications.
Under Badge Count, tap All Unread Messages.
Need more help?
How to get notifications on your iPhone and Apple Watch
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