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iPhone IPad email

Suddenly, when I delete email on my iPad it is not deleting on my iPhone.

iPhone 13 Pro

Posted on Nov 10, 2022 11:34 AM

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Posted on Nov 10, 2022 11:39 AM

Both your iPad and iPhone require an Internet connection and a connection to the mail server, as the mail server has the master copy of all email. When you delete from one device a request is sent to the server to delete it from the server (or more correctly, move it to the deleted folder). The next time the server syncs to other devices it will be deleted on those devices. This doesn’t always happen in real time, except for iCloud and MS Exchange accounts that support Push technology. You can control how often the sync takes place in your Mail settings.

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Nov 10, 2022 11:39 AM in response to MOUMC

Both your iPad and iPhone require an Internet connection and a connection to the mail server, as the mail server has the master copy of all email. When you delete from one device a request is sent to the server to delete it from the server (or more correctly, move it to the deleted folder). The next time the server syncs to other devices it will be deleted on those devices. This doesn’t always happen in real time, except for iCloud and MS Exchange accounts that support Push technology. You can control how often the sync takes place in your Mail settings.

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