Hello, You can configure how often Mail checks for new messages. I am not sure about iMAP, but I believe iCloud and Exchange accounts send a message to the mail client (push) when a new message is received. For IMAP I believe you have to configure the frequency of checks.
> On Sep 9, 2024, at 6:58 AM, Peter Tesar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > When on the Home screen, I assume that the badge is the number of unread > Emails that are shown when "Mail" is highlighted. This number does not change > unless I open the Mail app. > > > For example: > > On the Home screen, I highlight “mail” and hear: > > Mail 0 unread Email > > > I leave the Iphone (on the Home screen) for an hour and then check (by > flicking back and forth) to hear that the number of unread Emails has not > changed. I know new mail was received in that hour. > > > There are 2 ways to confirm this. > > > Double tap Mail to open it and Immediately close the mail app to return to > the Home screen. Flick back & forth to highlight Mail. The number of unread > Emails has gon up. > > > Or, when the mail app is open, I highlight my_ISP account and hear that there > is a higher number of unread Emails than was reported on the Home screen. > > I even tried this test with the Mail app active but in the background. > > > If I leave the Iphone untouched (with the Mail app in the foreground) for > another hour, the account badge still gives the same number of unread Emails. > > > Double tapping will open the account, and there is a list of even more unread > Emails. > > > Sometimes when opening the Mail app I hear: > > Updated just now > > > > Is the update done only when the Mail app is opened? > > Why doesn’t the Home screen Mail badge number change automatically to reflect > new mail as they come in? > > Is there a setting to force the Mail app badge to automatically update? > > > Peter T. > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/a0a8e9cf-0643-0478-cb3f-3c10c6759a69%40ca.inter.net > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/a0a8e9cf-0643-0478-cb3f-3c10c6759a69%40ca.inter.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/F24FECFB-57F1-4B33-956F-C00DED7F767C%40gmail.com.
