{"id":8478,"date":"2022-11-01T16:33:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T20:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/?p=9499"},"modified":"2022-11-02T06:59:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T10:59:44","slug":"mail-gains-welcome-features-in-ios-16-ipados-16-and-macos-13-ventura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.macworks.com\/blog\/mail-gains-welcome-features-in-ios-16-ipados-16-and-macos-13-ventura\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Mail app Gains Welcome Features in iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS 13 Ventura"},"content":{"rendered":"

Email may not be as sexy a way to communicate as modern-day darlings like Messages, Slack, or Microsoft Teams, but it remains the workhorse of business and personal communications. While Apple\u2019s Mail is a mature app that has long provided the necessary basics, there has been room for improvement. In iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS 13 Ventura, Apple has given us some welcome enhancements, many of which have existed in other email systems for some time.<\/p>\n

These features are extremely similar across all of Apple\u2019s platforms, but they may differ in small ways. Don\u2019t worry if you haven\u2019t updated all your devices yet\u2014you can still take advantage of these features on your iPhone or iPad even if you\u2019re cautiously (and appropriately, for now) sticking to macOS 12 Monterey on your Mac.<\/p>\n

Undo Send<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re like us, it\u2019s all too common to send an email and then immediately remember you wanted to add something or Cc someone. Mail now gives you a grace period during which you can unsend a message\u201410 seconds by default, but configurable to 20 or 30 seconds on the iPhone or iPad in Settings > Mail > Undo Send Delay, or on the Mac in Mail > Settings > Composing.<\/p>\n

To unsend a message, tap Undo Send at the bottom of the screen (look in the sidebar on the Mac and iPad). On the Mac, it\u2019s easier to press Command-Z immediately to undo the action. Either way, the message opens for editing again so you can make the desired changes and resend.<\/p>\n

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Send Later<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s not always appropriate to send email messages as soon as you finish writing them. Some organizations have policies against sending email significantly outside of business hours to discourage unhealthy work schedules, and you may want to compose a message\u2014a last-minute reminder for event participants, say\u2014well in advance and then schedule it to arrive at an appropriate time. Mail now makes that possible.<\/p>\n

To schedule a message for sending later, touch and hold the Send button on the iPhone or iPad, or click the menu next to the Send button on the Mac. It suggests an appropriate time later in the day or the next day, or you can use Send Later to set a specific date and time. Note that the device on which you\u2019re scheduling the message must be online for the message to be sent, but the scheduled send works fine if the device is asleep.<\/p>\n

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Scheduled messages live in a Send Later mailbox until they\u2019re sent, so if you need to reschedule them, open the message and tap the Edit button in the scheduling banner at the top.<\/p>\n

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Get Reminders<\/h3>\n

Some people like to \u201csnooze\u201d email messages so they reappear at the top of the inbox at a later time that may be better. Mail can do this now with its built-in reminder feature, which also temporarily shows the message in a Remind Me mailbox and pops up a notification when the specified time arrives.<\/p>\n

To set a reminder, swipe right on it (use two fingers on the Mac) and tap or click Remind Me to choose a reminder schedule of 1 hour, tonight, or tomorrow. You can also specify a precise time and date. If you can\u2019t swipe on a Mac, you can instead Control-click the message and choose a reminder schedule; on an iPhone or iPad, you can also tap the Reply button and then Remind Me.<\/p>\n

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Note that this feature only repositions the message in the inbox, so if you\u2019ve read it, for instance, but you have your inbox filtered to show only unread messages, you won\u2019t see the moved message. It does get a little Remind Me tag in the message list.<\/p>\n

Follow-ups<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s bad enough when you ask someone a question in email, don\u2019t get a response, and have to send a reminder. Worse is when you lose track of the question entirely until it becomes a problem. A new feature in Mail could help. When the app detects that you\u2019ve asked a question, it starts a timer, and if you don\u2019t get a response within 3 days, Mail brings your message back to the top of your inbox with a reminder to follow up. Tap that reminder to send another message to the original recipient.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to do anything for the follow-up feature to work, other than compose messages that the feature determines are asking questions. However, there\u2019s no guarantee it will work correctly on every appropriate message, and the feature has no way of knowing if your recipient replied in a completely new conversation or outside of email. If you find it annoying, you can turn it off on the Mac. Go to Mail > Settings > General and deselect \u201cEnable message follow up suggestions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Focus Filters<\/h3>\n

Finally, Mail supports the new Focus Filters, which lets you hide content in specified apps when a certain Focus is active. For instance, if you have a Focus for Personal and another for Work, you might want to specify that your work email account appears only when the Work Focus is active and your personal email account appears only when the Personal Focus is active. It\u2019s logically sensible\u2014you don\u2019t get distracted with personal email at work or work email at home\u2014but it likely isn\u2019t worth the effort unless you have trouble exercising self-control.<\/p>\n

To add a Mail account to a Focus Filter, open Focus in Settings or System Settings, select a Focus, tap Add Filter, select Mail, and choose the desired account. After that, when you open Mail, you\u2019ll see only messages from that account, with a Focus Filter banner explaining why and letting you turn it off temporarily.<\/p>\n

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(Featured image based on an original by iStock.com\/Motortion)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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