App settings
Change your signature
- Pull the screen to the right.
- Tap Settings (under the list of folders and labels).
- Select the account where you want to change the signature.
- Enter the text of your signature in the Signature field.
Change the theme
- Pull the screen to the right.
- Tap Settings (under the list of folders and labels).
- Enable/disable Dark theme.
Set up notifications and folder synchronization
You can configure push notifications and synchronization separately for each folder:
- Pull the screen to the right.
- Tap Settings (under the list of folders and labels).
- Select the account where you want to receive notifications and synchronize selected folders.
- In the Notify of new messages field, select one of the following options for each folder:
- Sync and notify me: The folder syncs in the background and you receive new email notifications.
- Sync without notification: The folder syncs in the background and you don't receive new email notifications.
- Do not sync: The folder syncs only if you open it.
Attention. When you disable email uploads, notifications are disabled as well. You can't disable email uploads and enable notifications at the same time.
For all the accounts on the device, you can choose when to silence notifications and pause vibration and visual alerts. To do this:
- Pull the screen to the right.
- Tap Settings (under the list of folders and labels).
- Select Mode “ Do not disturb ”.
- For Quiet, select a time to disable notifications.
This might be happening for one of the following reasons:
- Notifications are disabled in the app settings
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Enable notifications:
- Pull the screen to the right.
- Tap Settings (under the list of folders and labels).
- Select the account where you want to receive notifications and synchronize selected folders.
- In the Notify of new messages field, select one of the following options for each folder:
- Sync and notify me: The folder syncs in the background and you receive new email notifications.
- Sync without notification: The folder syncs in the background and you don't receive new email notifications.
- Do not sync: The folder syncs only if you open it.
Attention. When you disable email uploads, notifications are disabled as well. You can't disable email uploads and enable notifications at the same time.
- The app isn't running in background mode
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You don't receive notifications if background mode is disabled for Yandex.Mail in your phone settings. Go to your phone settings and make sure that this option is enabled. If it's not, enable it.
- The app doesn't launch automatically when you turn on your phone
- You don't receive notifications if autorun is disabled for Yandex.Mail in your phone settings, Go to your phone settings and make sure that autorun is enabled. If it's not, enable it.
- Power-saving mode is enabled
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Power-saving mode usually blocks notifications. Go to your phone settings and make sure that power-saving mode is disabled. If it's not, disable it.
It's also possible that the power-saving mode turns on automatically when your battery is low.
- A power-saving or speed booster app is installed
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Apps that help extend battery life or speed up your phone might impact notifications. For example, the CM Locker app uses a feature that restricts all notifications on the phone. Make sure that such apps aren't installed on your phone, otherwise delete them.
Set up the translator
You can enable the automatic translation of incoming messages into a selected language:
- Pull the screen to the right.
- Tap Settings (under the list of folders and labels).
- Enable Translation and select the default language that the translator will offer to translate a message into.
To use the translator, open an appropriate message and, after selecting the target language for translation, tap Translate above the message text.
Set up voice control
To dictate messages and listen to incoming messages, turn on Voice control:
- Pull the screen to the right.
- Tap Settings (under the list of folders and labels).
- Enable Voice control and select the language to use for voice control.
To listen to an incoming message, open it and tap in the lower-right corner.
To dictate a message, open a compose message window and tap in the lower-right corner.