How to Display the Oldest Threaded Mail Message on Top on an iPhone

Open your iPhone’s Settings., Tap Mail., Slide the button next to Organize by Thread to the “On" position., Slide the button next to Most Recent Messages to the “Off” position., Slide the button next to Complete Threads to the “On” position.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open your iPhone’s Settings.

    This is the app with the gray cogs icon, usually found on one of your home screens or in a folder labeled “Utilities.”
  2. Step 2: Tap Mail.

    You can find this at the top of the fifth section of menu options. , This will allow you to view Email messages with the same subject as one conversation. , This will stop the newest message in a thread of Emails from displaying at the top of your email thread. , Your Emails in a thread will now show you the entire thread of the conversation with the oldest email message displaying first.
  3. Step 3: Slide the button next to Organize by Thread to the “On" position.

  4. Step 4: Slide the button next to Most Recent Messages to the “Off” position.

  5. Step 5: Slide the button next to Complete Threads to the “On” position.

Detailed Guide

This is the app with the gray cogs icon, usually found on one of your home screens or in a folder labeled “Utilities.”

You can find this at the top of the fifth section of menu options. , This will allow you to view Email messages with the same subject as one conversation. , This will stop the newest message in a thread of Emails from displaying at the top of your email thread. , Your Emails in a thread will now show you the entire thread of the conversation with the oldest email message displaying first.

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