since updating to IOS 26 the search bar in my mailbox has moved to the bottom. I prefer it at the top but can’t find out how to move it back. There are lots of instructions on how to move the search bar in Safari but can anyone help with moving it in my mail app please?
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Original Title: Mailbox search bar position
I hope they move it.
They won't if they don't know, and Apple does not participate here. Posting bug reports here is as effective as hanging all your "lost puppy" posters inside a sewer pipe. The people who need to see it won't.
If you are serious about reporting a bug, you must use a feedback link. This page lists muiltpie categories from which you can choose:
For iOS Mail issues, use the iPhone category.
I hope they move it.
They won't if they don't know, and Apple does not participate here. Posting bug reports here is as effective as hanging all your "lost puppy" posters inside a sewer pipe. The people who need to see it won't.
If you are serious about reporting a bug, you must use a feedback link. This page lists muiltpie categories from which you can choose:
For iOS Mail issues, use the iPhone category.
In iOS 26 Mail app, the search bar is now fixed at the bottom for easier thumb access. There’s currently no built-in way to move it back to the top. The only option is to provide feedback to Apple requesting this feature in future updates.
Use the Apple feedback link alread provided. Griping in this user-to-user setting won't get anything fixed.
This is a bit of a pain but it you click on "Format" at the top in the toolbar, the formatting tool bar that appears in the context of the email will disappear. When you need it you then re-click on "Format" at the top and it will reappear at the top of the email text. In other words you have to toggle back and forth. What a bummer!
I’d be interested if they do fix it as i’ve now moved to the gmail app because i find this so annoying (search at the bottom on iphone (just awful)) and then to add inconsistency top right button on the ipad, whereas search in the previous version of mail was so much more intuitive and consistent. Now i’m just stuck with search at the bottom in settings and apple tv (i don’t really use messaging luckily (at least not enough where i need to search it). Every app and website i’ve pretty much ever used has search at the top, to add inconsistency with no benefits from it is just poor design :-(.
Thank you. I've filled this out, their moving it is not just annoying and illogical, it's also bad usability as it overlays text. So put it back to the top of the UI and apps where it is more intuitive or at least offer the option for people to position it there.
Done. Bug reported for this terrible change and also for the inability to turn off driving mode, even though I am not driving! My phone connects automatically, which I prefer and I cannot search while he is driving! I had finally fixed it before, and iOS 26 wiped that out as well as forcing me to search from the bottom of my phone everywhere but Safari. So DUMB
NYCButterfly24 wrote:
I have reported it there multiple times since the day of the update. I am here to see if there is a workaround since details from Apple on the update were not helpful.
Apple isn't going to tell you about future releases here or anywhere else.
This is a community board. We all know that.
If you can’t be helpful, let’s see if anyone else has found a workaround. If not, that’s ok too - this was posted for Community input right after the update.
NYCButterfly24 wrote:
This is a community board. We all know that.
In fact, lots of people don't.
If you can’t be helpful, let’s see if anyone else has found a workaround. If not, that’s ok too - this was posted for Community input right after the update.
Everyone here is a volunteer. And none of us read minds. Sometimes, that results in an answer that isn't what you were hoping for. If you don't like an answer someone has given you, and you can't force yourself to say "Thank you," it's best to say nothing.
Emeilada wrote:
I also can’t stand it and wish it was back at the top,
Some of us really like it at the bottom.
they are always trying to fix things that aren’t broken .
Correction: They often change things that you wish they wouldn't. That doesn't mean there wasn't a reason. It could be that lots of people asked to have it moved. It could be that there was some other reason to do that. You can let them know how you feel here:
On what device?
I have this question too. iPhone and iPad. Mail and Messages. So far.
Same. 17 pro max. mail and messages
How to move the search bar back to the top in Mail app on iOS 26?
