Mail isn't exceptionally important to me to have to be updated to the SECOND - however, I appreciate the push of iCloud mail - and read status will update eventually on iOS. IMAP IDLE is enabled on Mail for OS X, thus why real time read status notifications are synced when checked on any device/ where read status is changed. Notifications are not handled via IMAP IDLE, but the APN service. The read status is updated when you either check for mail or when there is a new mail that comes in. For instance, it's been talked about a bunch on here before, but the Gmail app on iOS does update real time status, but namely because it keeps a persistent connection, whereas Mail on iOS does not. It's not a bug, but a choice, that they have not decided to implement.

There is an engineering and battery choice the iCloud engineers have made to not sync read status on iOS devices. The read status updates do work persistently on my MBP and. Also don't want to bother with a custom domain.

Like the idea of a custom domain and hosted service but contact field mapping and the little iCloud-specific things that can't be done with Exchange are an issue. Would prefer one service for all but am trying to have the best of all worlds. IMAP without IDLE, of unclear significance with Office 365 platform unification rumored unclear if less reliable than Gmail. Minuses with : split services just in principle blacklisting issue (though seemingly not as big an issue as with iCloud). Pluses with : push with read status synchronization supposedly more reliable than iCloud, a biggie if true. Would consider Gmail if there were a way to have push on iOS natively. Rarely use webmail interface, so split services not as big a deal. Wants: Push, read status syncing (ideal, but have been living without for a long time), seamless function as close to complete reliability as possible least likely to be 'junked' silently by servers or to the junk folders of my recipients.Ĭonsidering: for mail, and mail only iCloud for everything else. Some threads here got me thinking about it again recently.

Apple mail vs outlook vs gmail