Create a Smart Folder on iOS

In Spark on iOS, you can set up a smart folder to filter emails by sender, attachments, or content. A smart folder gives you quick access to chosen emails and makes your inbox more organized. For example, if you travel frequently, set up a smart folder for your tickets and reservations, and they appear in a separate folder on the sidebar.

Spark understands natural language; you can type “bookings from Airbnb this year,” and the app finds the referenced emails to create a folder.

Set up a smart folder

Please note: Smart folders exist only in Spark and don't display on the web page of your email account.

1. Tap the menu icon   at the top left.

2. On the sidebar, select Edit list.
   

3. Scroll down and tap Add Smart Folder.
   

4. Tap Please, select filter and start searching for the needed emails. For example, if you want all the emails with PDF attachments from your colleague, enter “pdf from…”, start typing a person’s name or email, and Spark suggests the results. Learn more on how to use search in Spark.

5. After creating the filter, tap Save.
6. In the Name field, type the name of your folder.
7. In the Accounts section, select the accounts to use with this smart folder.
8. Tap Add at the top right.
9. To add your new smart folder to the sidebar, tap the plus sign near it.
   

10. Tap Save at the top right. Now, this folder is available on the sidebar.

Edit a smart folder

1. Tap the menu icon   at the top left.
2. On the sidebar, tap Edit list.
3. To edit a smart folder, you need to remove it from the sidebar first. Find your folder on the list and tap the minus sign near
   

4. Scroll down and tap the More icon near the smart folder.
   

5. Select Edit.
6. Here, you can change the filter rules, folder name, and manage the accounts for your smart folder.
7. After applying changes, tap Save. The edited folder is added to the sidebar.

Delete a smart folder

1. Tap the menu icon   at the top left.
2. On the sidebar, tap Edit list.
3. To edit a smart folder, you need to remove it from the sidebar first. Find your folder on the list and tap the minus sign near it.
4. Scroll down and tap the More icon  near the smart folder.
5. Select Remove Folder.

Please make sure you delete a smart folder, not an ordinary folder (e.g. Important, Drafts, etc.). The emails in ordinary folders will be deleted, and this action can’t be undone. You can only delete a smart folder without losing your emails.