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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone
Subject: Re: mail swipe options
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:57:52 -0000 (UTC)
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Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
> On 2024-07-29 16:32, badgolferman wrote:
>> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>> On 2024-07-29 15:59, badgolferman wrote:
>>>> badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Paul Goodman <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>> badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 2024-07-29 12:59, badgolferman wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On my iPhone I primarily use Gmail app to read and manage my two Gmail
>>>>>>>>>> accounts. Sometimes I use the Apple Mail app.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On the Gmail app I’ve set up the swipe left option to delete a message.
>>>>>>>>>> However on the Apple Mail app there is no Delete option for swiping left or
>>>>>>>>>> right. There’s also no Delete button on the toolbar! I must click the three
>>>>>>>>>> little dots to finally find the Trash message option.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Why is this and how do I expand the swipe options to allow a delete action?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I'm sorry, but there most certainly is a swipe option to delete.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Not on my phone….
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> https://ibb.co/Vgc3ChN
>>>>>>>> https://ibb.co/Tm9Rftf
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Those links opened up on my phone,  it they don’t open up on my desktop
>>>>>>> browser. Here’s another link to a different photo hosting site. Notice
>>>>>>> there is no Delete option.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> https://postimg.cc/gallery/n7JfHP0
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Are you swiping the message itself or subject header in the inbox? At least
>>>>>> in my app, selecting the subject header in the inbox and swiping left shows
>>>>>> a delete option.
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> The header in the inbox. Do you have a Gmail account?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Did you look at the screenshots in postimg? It clearly shows I don’t have a
>>>>> delete option. And neither does the bottom toolbar within the message
>>>>> itself.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Here’s a picture of the toolbar:
>>>> 
>>>> https://postimg.cc/WFjq3bZq
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Ah, finally.
>>> 
>>> Your issue is that there is a choice to be made for each email account
>>> to either trash or archive emails when you swipe to "delete" them.
>>> 
>>> Go to Settings:Mail:Acccounts:<account involved>:Account:Advanced
>>> 
>>> Once there, change the option for "MOVE DISCARDED MESSAGES INTO:" from
>>> "Archive Mailbox" to "Deleted Mailbox"
>>> 
>> 
>> Your instructions finally game me a Delete option when swiping left and on
>> the toolbar. They made that really difficult to find. It didn’t have to be
>> that complicated.
>> 
>> Thank you.
>> 
> 
> You're welcome, but it seems what you wanted more than a solution was 
> something to complain about...
> 
> ...because this:
> 
> 'No trash option available in swipe
> 
> In the Settings app, tap Mail.
> Tap Accounts.
> Tap your account.
> Tap your account once more.
> Tap Advanced.
> Select Deleted Mailbox or Archive Mailbox to send discarded messages there.'
> 
> Was literally first hit when Googling, "no delete option when swiping 
> left ios"
> 
> 
> <https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=no+delete+option+when+swiping+left+ios&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8>
> 
> The...
> 
> ...first...
> 
> ...answer.

TBF it is rather buried and it's odd that different mail accounts have
different default behaviours. I have gmail and non-gmail accounts with only
the latter defaulting to delete.