- you can swipe to delete messages in the iphone mail app, but you’ll need to enable this option in settings.
- by default, you’ll only have the option to “archive” these emails instead of deleting them.
- To add “delete” to the mail app’s swipe options, go to the “accounts” section of the settings menu.
iPhone’s default mail app lets you perform common actions, like mark as read, flag, and even delete, with a simple swipe left or right.
However, what’s confusing is that by default, you can’t delete messages this way. instead, your mail application will “archive” them, removing them from your inbox, but keeping the data.
Archiving your messages will keep them available if you need them later, but it can quickly fill your phone with old files.
If you want to swipe to remove, you’ll need to enable it in the settings app. here’s how.
how to swipe to delete messages in your iphone mail app
The swipe options for the mail app are in the settings. here’s how to customize them.
1. launch the settings app and tap “mail”.
2. tap “accounts”.
3. In the list of accounts, tap the email account you want to add the delete option to. you will have to enable it on each account manually.
4. on the next screen, tap “account” at the top of the page.
5. tap “advanced”.
6. finally, on the advanced page, in the “move discarded messages to” section, tap on “deleted mailbox”.
7. tap “account” in the upper left corner and then “done” in the upper right corner to save the changes.
now when you swipe left, you should see the “trash can” option, which allows you to delete the message.
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