How to Delete an Email from iPhone Mail

Open Mail., Select an email message., Swipe from right to left., Tap Trash.

4 Steps 1 min read Easy

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open Mail.

    It's a blue app that contains a sealed, white envelope icon.
  2. Step 2: Select an email message.

    Locate the email message you'd like to delete.

    If the email message you want to delete is in a different folder or mailbox, tap the Back (<) link in the upper-left corner of the screen and select the correct folder. , Use one finger to swipe from the right side of the message to the left until a series of buttons appears. , It's the red button on the right side of the screen.

    Now the email message has been deleted from the current mailbox and moved to the "Trash" folder.
  3. Step 3: Swipe from right to left.

  4. Step 4: Tap Trash.

Detailed Guide

It's a blue app that contains a sealed, white envelope icon.

Locate the email message you'd like to delete.

If the email message you want to delete is in a different folder or mailbox, tap the Back (<) link in the upper-left corner of the screen and select the correct folder. , Use one finger to swipe from the right side of the message to the left until a series of buttons appears. , It's the red button on the right side of the screen.

Now the email message has been deleted from the current mailbox and moved to the "Trash" folder.

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