any idea how to slow down the swipe feature on emails?

I have a new 10th gen iPad with several email accounts on it. Swiping left to delete a mail it moves so fast I barely touch it and swooosh… it’s gone. How could I slow this down please?


iPad, iPadOS 17

Posted on Aug 22, 2024 4:46 AM

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Posted on Aug 22, 2024 6:37 AM

Try to avoid a full-swipe to the left - as this will indeed trigger the quick deletion. When use the swipe gesture, just swipe a half-column width - and release - to show the More, Flag/Unflag and Delete buttons.


If you are having getting to grips with the left-swipe gesture in Mail, instead touch-and-hold the message to expose the Action Menu - and from the menu select Delete Message.

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Aug 22, 2024 6:37 AM in response to Jantnet

Try to avoid a full-swipe to the left - as this will indeed trigger the quick deletion. When use the swipe gesture, just swipe a half-column width - and release - to show the More, Flag/Unflag and Delete buttons.


If you are having getting to grips with the left-swipe gesture in Mail, instead touch-and-hold the message to expose the Action Menu - and from the menu select Delete Message.

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