User level: Level 1 (25 points)Hi everyone,
I’m experiencing an issue with the Search bar in Apple Mail on iOS 27. The Search function is not working as expected.
I initially thought the issue might be related to the system still indexing or optimizing, so I waited until that process was fully completed. However, the Search bar still doesn’t work properly even after indexing/optimization has finished.
Has anyone else experienced the same issue on iOS 27?
Thanks!
Posted on Sep 16, 2026 9:17 PM
User level: Level 1 (28 points)Oct 22, 2026 11:49 AM in response to varrofrommalmö
I had the same issue on iPhone 15 Pro ios 27.0.1.
Easy Fix:
Make sure you have iCloud Mail back up turned on first. After that delete the Mail App completely. Then go to App Store and redownload the “Mail” App. Your mail will re-sync. After I did this my Email Search worked straight away :-)
User level: Level 1 (28 points)Oct 22, 2026 11:49 AM in response to BlankUsername1
I had the same issue on iPhone 15 Pro ios 27.0.1.
Easy Fix:
Make sure you have iCloud Mail back up turned on first. After that delete the Mail App completely. Then go to App Store and redownload the “Mail” App. Your mail will re-sync. After I did this my Email Search worked straight away :-)
User level: Level 1 (25 points)Sep 20, 2026 12:34 PM in response to SravanKrA
It’s working now. How? I have no idea. Apple needs to explain why it wasn’t working before and why it suddenly works now.
There’s no error message I can provide because no error was ever displayed. Basically, I would type the subject of an email or some text from the message into the search bar in the Apple Mail app, and it simply wouldn’t return any results. I could still find the email manually, but the search function within the app just wasn’t working.
This was happening with Apple Mail and Apple’s own email provider. I also tried searching for emails that had been received from Gmail accounts in the Apple Mail app, and the same issue occurred — the emails wouldn’t show up in the search results.
User level: Level 10 (454,138 points)Sep 17, 2026 2:46 AM in response to ben_intell
It is not clear from your post which email account you have configured in the iOS Mail app. Merely stating that something is “not working” makes it difficult to determine the exact problem, especially when there is no screenshot, error message, or other concrete information showing what is happening.
To understand and troubleshoot the issue properly, please provide a little more detail, such as the email account or provider you are using, what exactly is not working, any error message you are seeing, and, if possible, a screenshot of the relevant screen. This information will help us identify the issue more accurately and suggest the appropriate solution rather than making assumptions about what might be wrong.
The Search is working on my device with iOS 27 for iCloud Mail and Gmail. See the pic below
User level: Level 1 (8 points)Sep 23, 2026 1:32 PM in response to ben_intell
have the exact same issue on iPhone 13 mini ios27. Can't find any mail, using search function....
User level: Level 1 (8 points)Oct 20, 2026 4:43 PM in response to varrofrommalmö
I have the same issue, did you fix yours?
User level: Level 1 (12 points)Oct 26, 2026 3:40 PM in response to T-Slim23
How do I turn off iCloud mail back up
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256358678