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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone
Subject: Re: mail swipe options
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:15:02 -0700
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On 2024-07-30 09:57, Chris wrote:
> 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.
> 

Oh, I agree it's buried.

But it is inherently dishonest to come to a group looking for answers 
when the actually answer was so easily found.