5 Ways Apple Levels Up the Mail App in iOS 16

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Apple iOS 16 introduces improvements across the board, polishing the excellent tools introduced in last year’s iOS 15. Among the numerous improved features sits Mail, the unsung hero of the iPhone app ecosystem. Mail does its job quietly and unremarkably, yet serves as a workhorse for productive iPhone users who communicate via email. With iOS 16, Mail receives subtle improvements that add up to a marked improvement in function and comfort.

Admittedly, some of these changes are features that have been a part of Google's Gmail kit for some time now. They may not seem very significant at a glance, but they elevate Mail to be more on-par with what you would expect from Google's popular email service. We’ll look at five of these excellent changes.

Smart Search is a long-standing Mail feature that offers suggestions alongside your top search results. This effectively widens your search to include more potential hits when you’re looking for a contact or particular email. With iOS 16, the AI corrects typos, and includes synonyms for your search terms. For example, type "doc" in the search bar, and you get suggestions for Google Docs, document attachments, and file attachments. This is excellent when you’re searching for a thread about a particular topic or subject, but can’t quite remember the specifics.

We’ve all sent out an email without an attachment, or forgot to add a recipient; iOS 16 aims to keep us from repeating those flubs. Previously, Mail alerted you to the fact that you were sending an email without a subject line, but now it also notifies you when you’ve forgotten a recipient or an attachment.

On a related point, you can now unsend an email. If you happen to send an email before it's ready, or you add the wrong