How to fully delete mail on iphone

To fully delete an email on an iPhone, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Delete Email from Inbox

  1. Open the Mail app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap on the Inbox folder to view your emails.
  3. Find the email you want to delete and swipe left on it.
  4. Tap the "Delete" button that appears.
  5. Confirm that you want to delete the email by tapping "Delete" again.

Method 2: Delete Email from Sent or Drafts Folder

  1. Open the Mail app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap on the Sent or Drafts folder to view your sent or draft emails.
  3. Find the email you want to delete and swipe left on it.
  4. Tap the "Delete" button that appears.
  5. Confirm that you want to delete the email by tapping "Delete" again.

Method 3: Delete Email from a Specific Account

  1. Open the Mail app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap on the account icon (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) to view emails from that account.
  3. Find the email you want to delete and swipe left on it.
  4. Tap the "Delete" button that appears.
  5. Confirm that you want to delete the email by tapping "Delete" again.

Method 4: Delete Multiple Emails at Once

  1. Open the Mail app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap on the Inbox folder to view your emails.
  3. Select multiple emails by tapping on each email while holding the "Shift" key.
  4. Swipe left on the selected emails to delete them.
  5. Confirm that you want to delete the emails by tapping "Delete" again.

Note: When you delete an email on your iPhone, it will be permanently deleted from your device. However, if you have iCloud or IMAP enabled, the email may still be stored on the server and can be recovered by logging in to your email account on a computer or another device.

Additional Tip: To prevent emails from being deleted permanently, you can also use the "Move to Trash" feature instead of "Delete". This will move the email to the Trash folder, where you can recover it if needed.