People are just realizing iPhone owners can tap hidden ‘VIP button’ for free perk – it’s too good to ignore
MILLIONS of iPhone owners are missing out on a clever VIP feature.
It’s very useful once you figure it out – but it’s easily missed.
You can set certain Mail contacts as VIPs.
This makes it much easier to track important emails.
“You can mark a sender as a VIP to keep track of messages they send,” according to Apple.
“When you mark someone as a VIP, you see a star next to their name in the message list and the message header.
“You can also select the VIP mailbox in the Mailboxes list to see all messages from VIPs.”
It’s possible to set up a Mail VIP on your iPhone.
In fact, this feature has been around for years, so you can do it even if you haven’t updated in a while.
Go to your official Apple Mail app – not a rival app like Google Gmail or Microsoft Outlook.
Then open a message from the sender who you want to turn into a VIP.
Now tap the sender’s name in the From field.
Then tap Add to VIP.
You can remove someone from your VIP using the same steps.
It’s also possible to add a Mail VIP using the iCloud website.
That’s handy if you’re on a web browser rather than your smartphone.
Simply go to Mail on iCloud.com and choose a message from a sender.
Then click their name or email address in the message header, and select VIP.
Once you’ve set up some VIPs, you can filter for their messages in your inbox.
Just go to the Mailboxes tab in Mail and then choose the VIP list.
It’s a handy iPhone hack once you get into the habit of using it.
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