Send and manage email

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The Firefox OS Email app let's you send email and manage email for multiple accounts. This article will show you how.

Note: Before you can start sending emails or use the share with email feature, you'll need to add your account. See Add email accounts for help.

Send a new email

  1. Open the email app email.
  2. Tap the new message button in the upper-right corner Editmessages to open a new, blank email.
  3. You can add a recipient by typing an email address or you can tap the + button to choose someone from your contacts.
  4. When you're done writing your email, just tap the send button in the upper-right corner.
    New email message
Tip: You can also send an email directly from an entry in the Contacts app. Just tap on a person's email address and the Email app will open a new message to them.

Reply to or forward an email

  • To reply to an email, tap the reply button reply at the bottom of the screen. To reply to all, tap the reply all button reply all.
  • To forward an email, tap the forward button at the bottom of the screen forward.
  • To reply to an email, tap the reply button (single arrow) at the top of the screen. To reply to all, tap the reply all button (two arrows).
    Email reply
  • To forward an email, tap the forward button at the bottom of the screen.
    Email forward

Manage your email

You can quickly delete, flag, mark as unread or file your email. Here's how:

  1. On the email list screen, tap the edit button along the bottom.
    Edit emails
  2. Tap the emails you want to work with.
  3. Then choose an action at the bottom of the screen.
    Manage email

Access email folders or switch accounts

Folders: If you've set up folders for your email account (something you have to do on your computer), you can quickly access them by tapping the menu button Orange FxOS button in the top left corner of the main screen.

Accounts: If you have more than one email account set up, you can access them by tapping the menu button Orange FxOS button in the top left corner of the main screen and then tapping the back arrow. From there you can choose another email account.