Can I revert to the Mail App after the iOS 18.2 update

To remove the icons in the list view:

• Open Settings
• Tap Apps
• Tap Mail
• Turn off Show Contact Photos
• Optionally, turn off Summarize Message Previews

To turn off Categories:

• Open the Mail app
• Tap on an inbox
• Tap on ⋯⃝ in the upper right
• Tap to check List View

These 2 steps will return the Mail app to the way it previously worked.

DinaYGattuso wrote:

I absolutely hate my email now, I want it back how it used to be, even my recent emails in all my different folders are gone.

It is not possible to revert to the previous version of Mail. However, you can make adjustments in the new version that may make it easier to user. Look for Lawrence Finch's post of March 17th.

You can also let Apple know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

You may also want to consider looking at another email program. I'd start with Outlook.

Yes tap the 3 dots top right in your mail and toggle list. If you want the pictures to the left of each of your mails to disappear go into settings go into Mail and toggle off contact photos

Thanks! Toggled off contact photos and I’m back to old display.

Go to Settings-Apps-Mail

Scroll down to Threads

That is where all the changes are.

turn off any or all of the threading options! Hooray for all of us that feel the same way about this option!

Tina (Once a national trainer for Apple)

As has been posted at least a dozen times in the thread you just added to:

• Tap Settings
• Tap Apps
• Scroll down and tap Mail
• Scroll down and turn off Show Contact Photos

Thank you so much for answering this. Hitting the three dots and hitting list view sent it right back to the way. But thank you so much for the info.!!

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The three dots-list view did not do it for me. Had to turn off "show contact photos" in mail app! Hurray!

What were they thinking?

CarmCop wrote:

The new email format that came along with the latest IOS upgrade is AWFUL,

and selecting the “list” option doesn’t help much. Bring the former, more simple in every way, format back.

Apple doesn't read here for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Meanwhile, perhaps consider trying one of the many other email apps available. Outlook seems to be popular among people who don't like Mail.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

Biddy-B wrote:

Please give us the roll back options.

No one participating in this forum can change how your iPhone works. If you want Apple to know your thoughts, use the feedback page:

Product Feedback - Apple

However, as was already pointed out by lkrupp, you can revert to the list view. Directions have been provided.

As previously discussed, NOBODY ever reads a thread before adding to it. If people did every thread would have only a few replies, not the current 6 pages for this one of 60 for another “popular” thread.

__LG wrote:

I am in OS 18.3.1 on iPhone SE3 and am in list view and the mail is still using categories w colored icons. I absolutely hate it and want a way to return completely to the way it was before w no icons and NO categories. Its absolute madness. And there seems NO way to get back to the simpler old way. Please help us make this happen. Give us directions that can FIX THIS please.

Thank you.

As has been posted at least a dozen times in the thread you just added to:

• Tap Settings
• Tap Apps
• Scroll down and tap Mail
• Scroll down and turn off Show Contact Photos

Go to Settings>Notifications>Mail>Customize Notifications>in BADGE COUNT select All Unread Messages. Copied from someone else but seemed to work for me

The new mail is terrible. Please revert - no categories, no pictures, no unwanted prioritization. Just same old mail.

Not gonna happen. However, you can spend a minute or two reading the thread you just added to and learn how to customize the Mail app.

You can sort threads by oldest, newest, or most upvoted. Unfortunately, the default is the most upvoted. Click on your icon at the top right and choose preferences, and you can choose a more logical sort order.

As the thread is hard to follow:

To remove the icons in the list view:

• Open Settings
• Tap Apps
• Tap Mail
• Turn off Show Contact Photos
• Optionally, turn off Summarize Message Previews

To turn off Categories:

• Open the Mail app
• Tap on each Inbox
• Tap on ⋯⃝ in the upper right 
• Tap to check List View

These 2 steps will return the Mail app to the way it previously worked.

go to list view then go to the mail app in settings and turn off show contact photos.

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