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Webcat86

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After Spark's recent update I've decided to try the native Mail app again. I like to delete emails I don't want, rather than leave them or archive them. I swear that Mail used to let me do this with a swipe, but now the only options are snooze, archive, flag, move etc, but not delete.

Am I overlooking it, or has it actually been removed? I can find “delete” by swiping and then hitting the 3 dots, but I really want it as a primary swipe option

ETA: Found it after some additional reading, for anyone else who has been confused by this it's a baffling UX as it's not actually in Mail settings under swipe options, but you have to go to Settings > Mail > Accounts > [select account] > Advanced and then tweak the options there.
 
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usagora

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ETA: Found it after some additional reading, for anyone else who has been confused by this it's a baffling UX as it's not actually in Mail settings under swipe options, but you have to go to Settings > Mail > Accounts > [select account] > Advanced and then tweak the options there.

Yep, this was always frustrating when I set up a new iPhone, because I couldn't remember how I had done it before. Here are the swipe options and advanced account options I have set, which make swiping all the way to the right archive the message and swiping all the way to the left delete the message:

Settings > Mail > Swipe Options
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Settings > Mail > Accounts > [select account] > Account > Advanced
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Webcat86

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Jun 7, 2022
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Yep, this was always frustrating when I set up a new iPhone, because I couldn't remember how I had done it before. Here are the swipe options and advanced account options I have set, which make swiping all the way to the right archive the message and swiping all the way to the left delete the message:

Settings > Mail > Swipe Options
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Settings > Mail > Accounts > [select account] > Account > Advanced
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Thanks, that’s how I’ve got mine now. Absolutely baffling design decision!
 
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