Change archive mail to delete

[muchospanish]

Hi, I just added my mail accounts to the Mail app and I only see the option to archive mail. I would rather delete it.

How can I change this?

 

[Lee_Bo]

Hi, I just added my mail accounts to the Mail app and I only see the option to archive mail. I would rather delete it.

How can I change this?

What account (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) did you add? I know with Gmail there is no "delete". You have to move the message to the trash folder. Kind of dumb, IMHO, but this may be a rule Apple has in place.

 

[muchospanish]

That must be it. I added both a Gmail and an iCloud account. Thank you!

 

[Lee_Bo]

That must be it. I added both a Gmail and an iCloud account. Thank you!

Glad to help. Using Gmail in iOS doesn't have a "delete" option. You have to manually move to trash. I found it 1000 times easier to just forward all my Gmail to my iCloud address.

Thanks.

 

[doogald]

I know with Gmail there is no "delete". You have to move the message to the trash folder.

Using Gmail in iOS doesn't have a "delete" option

Nope, not true. If it is a Gmail account, in Settings / Accounts & Passwords; tap the account, then the top "Account" option, then "Advanced", then change "Move Discarded Messages Into" from "Archive Mailbox" to "Deleted Mailbox".

 

[Lee_Bo]

Nope, not true. If it is a Gmail account, in Settings / Accounts & Passwords; tap the account, then the top "Account" option, then "Advanced", then change "Move Discarded Messages Into" from "Archive Mailbox" to "Deleted Mailbox".

I stand corrected. Thanks. Found the setting. Would be nice to have it set to delete by default.

 

[doogald]

FWIW, if you do not change the setting, you can also delete by long-pressing the archive icon - that will pop up an option to delete or archive. (I believe this works with all accounts, not just Gmail.)