How to View Hidden Mailboxes on iPhone and iPad

The Apple Mail app offers different mailboxes that aren’t visible by default, and depending on the email provider you’re using, you’ll have different options. Some of the optional hidden mailboxes include Starred, Unread, VIP, To or Cc, Attachments, Thread Notifications, Today, Disabled Topics, All Drafts and others.

You may have noticed that the Apple Mail app lists several mailboxes that are commonly used or needed by most users, such as Unread, All Sent, Entire Trash, All Archives, and of course, each individual mailbox for email accounts. Additional mailboxes, disabled by default, may come in handy for some users, although, for example, there is a mailbox that only allows you to view emails with attachments. There’s also an inbox that only shows you unread emails so you don’t have to look for them in your main inbox.

Let’s see how to view some alternative mailboxes on your iPhone and iPad.

How to View More Hidden Mailboxes on iPhone and iPad

Regardless of the version of iOS or iPadOS your device is currently running, you can follow this procedure to view hidden mailboxes in the Mail app, as its user interface has remained largely unchanged over the years. Here’s what you need to do:

1. First, launch the standard mail app from the home screen of your iPhone or iPad.

   

2. After launching the application, you will usually be taken to your main inbox. Click “Mailboxes” in the top left corner of the screen to access the list of mailboxes.

   

3. Here you will be able to see all the mailboxes that are visible by default. Then click “Edit” located on the top right corner of the menu as shown below.

   

4. You have entered the mailbox editing menu. If you scroll down, you will see that many mailboxes are not verified. These are optional or hidden mailboxes. Just select the ones you want to view.

   

5. Once you’ve selected your mailboxes by checking the boxes, click “Done” to save your changes to the Mail app.

   

6. Now all the mailboxes that you have chosen to display will be displayed in the main menu of the application. At this point, just click on them to view all the emails stored in that particular mailbox.

   

That’s all. As you can see, it’s really that easy to view hidden mailboxes in the Mail app.

Depending on your personal preferences, the mailboxes you choose to display vary. Many people will only use this procedure to view emails with attachments in the Mail app, since the Attachments mailbox makes filtering much easier.

Similarly, you can use these steps to hide existing mailboxes that you don’t actually use from the main menu of the Mail app. Just uncheck the boxes and you’re done. You can also add new mailboxes and change the location of all mailboxes in the Edit Mailbox menu if you wish. Just drag the mailboxes after clicking the three lines icon to reorder.

The Mail app also has a very handy toggle that makes it easy to show unread emails on iPhone or iPad only.if you are not familiar with this feature, you will definitely appreciate it.