Can I get iOS notifications for emails routed to folders?

Question

I have rules in outlook that routes certain emails to folders. These still appear as "unread" in the mail app, but not in the inbox, so I'm not getting notifications. Is there a way to enable notifications for new, unread emails that are not in the inbox folder?

Answer 1

There is not a native way to do this in iOS, but there are many possibilities for workarounds. Here's one:

1. Set up Boxcar and install the helper app on your iDevice.

2. Create a rule in Boxcar telling the helper app to get a push notification every time a message is received at the forwarding address provided. If you need help with this, see this help article.

3. Create a rule (or whatever they're called in your email service) which automatically forwards folders' new messages to the Boxcar address.

If this fix doesn't suit you, you may want to do a similar thing with ifttt.