View Archived Emails on iPhone
This wikiHow teaches you how to view email messages that you saved to the Archive folder in the Apple Mail app on your iPhone. Not all mail apps, such as Gmail, or accounts support archived email.
10 Second Summary
1. Open the Mail app.
2. Tap Mailboxes if you're not on the "Mailboxes" page.
3. Scroll down and tap Archive.
Steps
Viewing Archived Mail
- Open the Mail app. It's a blue app with the image of a sealed, white envelope.
- Tap Mailboxes. It's in the upper-left corner of the screen.
- If Mail opens to the "Mailboxes" screen, this step is unnecessary.
- Scroll down and tap Archive. A mailbox labeled "Archive" will appear under each account that supports archived email.
- Each section on the "Mailboxes" page is labeled with an account name, such as "iCloud." Scroll down and tap Archive under each account to view all of your archived emails.
- You can Add-an-Email-Account-to-Your-iPhone under Settings.
Archiving an Email Message
- Open the Mail app. It's a blue app with the image of a sealed, white envelope.
- Tap Mailboxes. It's in the upper-left corner of the screen.
- If Mail opens to the "Mailboxes" screen, this step is unnecessary.
- Tap All Inboxes. It's near the top of the screen.
- Swipe left on an email message. Choose a message you'd like to save in the "Archive" mailbox.
- Tap More. It's a gray button with an ellipsis (...) to the right of the message.
- Tap Move Message…. It's near the bottom of the pop-up menu.
- Scroll down and tap Archive. Select the "Archive" mailbox in which you'd like to save the message. The message will now be available in the "Archive" mailbox until you delete it.
