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How to Send Email Reminders to Yourself on iPhone

December 3, 2022
Jill D. Clifton

What you should know

  • From your inbox: swipe right on the message > Remind me > remind me later > select date and time > Finished.
  • Within a message: Tap answer > reminder options > select date and time > Finished.
  • To remove a reminder, swipe or select answerand then select edit reminder > remove reminder.

This article provides step-by-step instructions for two ways to use the pre-installed Mail app’s email reminder feature. The instructions apply to iOS 16 and later.



How to send yourself an email reminder on iPhone

If you get a lot of email, you probably have a system in place to make sure you don’t forget to reply to important messages (message flagging is a classic). But even with your system, you can still miss some. The email reminder feature can help you reply to every important email.


With email reminders, your iPhone can automatically remind you to reply to an important message at your preferred date and time.



Set email reminders on iPhone from inbox

There are two ways to set email reminders on iPhone: when viewing your inbox and when viewing the email message itself. To set email reminders when viewing your inbox:


  1. In your Mail app’s Inbox, swipe from left to right on the message you want to set a reminder for, about halfway down the screen to view it Read and Remind me symbols.


  2. Beat Remind me.


  3. From the pop-up menu, choose from the preset options (Remind me in 1 houretc.) or set a custom reminder time by tapping remind me later…


  4. if you choose remind me lateruse the calendar to select a day.


  5. move the time Slider to On/Green, then select a time.


  6. Beat Finished to set the reminder for the selected day and time.


  7. In your inbox, messages with reminders set have a small clock icon on the far right.


You can also remove a reminder after it’s set. To do this, follow the first 3 steps above and then tap remove reminder.


Set email reminders on iPhone from a message

You can also set a reminder when you read an email message by following the steps below:


  1. With the email open, tap the answer Symbol.


  2. Choose Remind me.


  3. From the pop-up menu, choose from the preset options (Remind me in 1 houretc.) or set a custom reminder time by tapping remind me later…


  4. if you choose remind me lateruse the calendar to select a day.


  5. move the time Slider to On/Green, then select a time.


  6. Beat Finished to set the reminder for the selected day and time.


Remove a reminder set this way by tapping answer in a message that includes a reminder, and then go to edit reminder > remove reminder.

FAQ

  • How can I recover deleted email reminders from my iPhone?

    You cannot restore them directly, but you can restore your phone before deleting them. Once you’ve backed up your phone, sign in to iCloud. Of the apps & data screen, tap Restore from iCloud backup to restore your iPhone.

  • How do I get iPhone calendar event reminders?

    To get reminders for iPhone calendar events, go to settings > notifications > calendar and turn on allow notifications. Beat Customize notifications for more options. Alternatively, you can use the Reminders app.

  • How do I change my email address for iPhone reminders?



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