I normally use the default settings for my iPhone 5 regarding notifications,
etc. I like the way I get notified when receiving a text message but not
email messages since I get not many texts but a large volume of email.
Is it possible to set a notification so you are alerted when getting an
There might be apps that can accomplish this: but using the stock iPhone
features, the closest thing I know of is the VIP mailbox, which has custom
notifications that can be set independently like other mailboxes, but is
populated based on who sent the email rather than to which account it was
Yes, placing a person's email address in the VIP mailbox sets it up such that
when receiving an email from that person, the email appears in one's
notifications. It works on my iPhone running v7.04.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
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