How to White List Senders in Mail App on iPhone

Stop emails from safe senders from landing in your junk mail.

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By Emma Chase
January 16, 2024

The iPhone Mail app allows you to flag certain senders as “safe senders.” This is also called white listing. When you white list a sender, you're telling the Mail app that emails from this sender are safe, so their emails will appear in your inbox instead of your junk mail. We'll walk you through how to stop emails going to junk by marking them as safe in the Mail app.

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How to Mark Emails Not Junk on iPhone

Can't find emails from trusted senders? Mark emails "not junk" to allow them into your inbox instead of losing them in the Spam folder. We'll show you how. For more handy iPhone tips and tricks, subscribe to the Tip of the Day newsletter. Here's how to white list a sender in Mail on iPhone:

  1. Open the Mail app. mail app iPhone
  2. Tap Mailboxes in the top-left corner. open spam folder on iphone
  3. Tap on Junk. junk messages iphone
  4. Tap to open the email you want to mark as not junk. open email from safe sender
  5. Tap the Folders icon in the bottom menu. stop emails going to junk
  6. Tap Inbox. tap inbox to stop emails going to junk

Now this and future emails from this sender will appear in your inbox and stop going to your junk folder. While you're exploring the Mail app, you may also enjoy learning how to add custom inboxes so that you can sort and filter your emails automatically!

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Emma Chase is a freelance writer for iPhone Life. She has her Bachelors degree in Communication from the University of Northern Iowa. Emma has worked in many sectors in her professional career, including the higher education, finance, and nonprofit. Emma lives in small-town Iowa with her husband and two children. When she’s not geeking out over the newest Apple product or wrangling her kids, Emma enjoys a good book, crocheting, and trying new foods.

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