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Trash icon in my Inbox

The trash icon is no longer in the bottom bar. I have to swipe them select Move Message and then select Trash. This is very inefficient. How can I efficiently delete emails?

Posted on Oct 11, 2019 8:13 AM

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Posted on Oct 11, 2019 12:29 PM

To do Mass Delete you need to do the following:


  • Go into Settings / Passwords & Accounts / Gmail account
  • Tap on the account (e.g. myname@gmail.com)
  • Tap on Advanced
  • Under Move Discarded Messages Into, tap on Deleted Mailbox
  • Tap on Account at the top left of screen
  • Tap on Done
  • Tap on Accounts
  • Close Settings
  • Close the Mail app if it was open
  • Reopen the Mail app and go to any of your Mailboxes, click Edit and then Select All and you should see at the bottom - Mark, Move, Trash (or Delete)


It's important to close out of Settings and the Mail app for the changes to take affect.


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Oct 11, 2019 12:29 PM in response to DStup1d

To do Mass Delete you need to do the following:


  • Go into Settings / Passwords & Accounts / Gmail account
  • Tap on the account (e.g. myname@gmail.com)
  • Tap on Advanced
  • Under Move Discarded Messages Into, tap on Deleted Mailbox
  • Tap on Account at the top left of screen
  • Tap on Done
  • Tap on Accounts
  • Close Settings
  • Close the Mail app if it was open
  • Reopen the Mail app and go to any of your Mailboxes, click Edit and then Select All and you should see at the bottom - Mark, Move, Trash (or Delete)


It's important to close out of Settings and the Mail app for the changes to take affect.


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