Go through these quick tips if the Apple Mail app on iPhone, iPad, Mac, or iCloud is not categorizing your emails into Primary, Transactions, Updates, Promotions, and All Mail. Email categories keep your main inbox clean and organized, so you can focus on your primary (i.e., your most important) emails without having to wade through other spam or promotional messages. Update your device iOS 18.2 and later on iPhone, and equivalent versions for iPad and Mac, support categorizing emails. But for the best experience, make sure your devices are running the latest versions of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26. Turn categories off and back on The Apple Mail app lets you enable categories for all email accounts added to the device (All Inboxes) or just a selected inbox (like your iCloud, Gmail, or Outlook account). iOS Open the Mail app on your iPhone or iPad. Go to All Inboxes or a particular account inbox. Tap the three-dot menu icon , then select Categories . If it was already checked, select List View.…