How to Use Siri Suggestions in Mail App on iOS and macOS

Jun. 11, 2020

Sirimay have a lot of catch up work to do whencompared to Google Assistantbut no one can deny the fact that Apple’s personal assistant has seen some notable improvements. Whether it’s the ability to work with third-party messaging apps or the recentintegration with major music apps like Spotifyand Pandora, the virtual assistant has made a lot of strides. Siri also keeps a track of how you use your apps like Mail and provides personalized suggestions. As a result, it becomes pretty easy to add new events to the Calendar app and people to Contacts. If you find this feature helpful, let me show you how you can enable and use Siri Suggestions in the Mail app on iOS and macOS.

Enable Siri Suggestions in the Mail app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Before getting started, make sure Siri is allowed to offer suggestions in the Mail app. As the process is quite straightforward, you can enable it with ease. Once enabled, Siri will offer suggestions in the form of an alert which you can accept or deny as per your needs.

As for compatibility, it’s been available across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS devices. So you can use it on all your Apple devices. On the other hand, if you want todisable Siri suggestions for other apps, you can follow our linked guide to learn about the same.

2. Now, tap onSiri & Search.

3. Next, turn on the switch forShow Siri Suggestions in App.

4. Now, click onSiri.

5. Next, click onSiri Suggestions & Privacy.

6. Next up, chooseMailin the sidebar then tick the box forShow Siri Suggestionsin the app located on the right.

7. Finally, click onDoneto confirm the action.

Going forward, Siri will provide suggestions to help you add people to your address book or an event to your calendar quickly. All you need to do is justtap/click on add and then follow the contextual steps to finish the process. If you find the suggestion irrelevant, simply click/tap on “X” to decline it. Besides, there is also an option to review the suggested event. To do so, click on Details the popup window.

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So, that’s the way you can get the most out of Siri Suggestions in the Mail app to add events to the calendar app and people to the address book. Though Apple Mail may not be themost versatile email clients, it’s got all the essential features like the ability toshow the most recent messages at the topand the ability toprioritize emails by flagging. Have any feedback? Shoot it in the comments below.

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