Requirements#
- iOS or iPadOS 16.4 or later.
- One app runs on both iPhone and iPad.
Face ID lock#
You can require Face ID (or Touch ID on devices that have it) to open the app.
- Open Settings > Biometric Lock.
- Turn on Enable biometric lock. The switch will not turn on if Face ID is not set up on the phone.
- Pick Auto-lock after, from immediately to never.
Other switches on the same screen:
- Blur in app switcher hides mail when you switch apps.
- Lock on account switch asks again when you change accounts.
- Require on app open always asks when the app opens.
Push notifications#
Allow notifications when the app asks. Choose what to be told about in Settings > Notifications: new mail, VIP contacts only, quiet hours, and whether the sender, subject and preview appear in notifications. If alerts do not arrive, check the phone’s own Settings > SipherMail > Notifications. See Notifications.
iPad layout#
On a large iPad window the app shows three panes side by side: folders, the message list and the reader. A narrower window uses two panes.
Apple Pencil signatures#
With an Apple Pencil you can draw a signature and save it as one of your signatures.
- Start a new message on the iPad.
- Open the signature picker in the compose screen.
- Choose Draw signature and draw with the Pencil.
- Save. The drawing is stored as a signature named "Drawn" with the date.
Draw signature appears once you have at least one signature and the iPad detects a stylus. See Signatures and identities.