With 18.2 introduction of category inboxes in apple mail, even when selecting list view (top three dots in mail app) to return it to the old format, you still have the annoying new icons representing the categories in front of each email. I'm selecting 'list view' because I don't want to use 'categories' at all. Can the icons be removed from list view so that I can just see a normal/clean email inbox?
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iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18
Redfethor wrote:
This doesn’t solve the problem, it just replaces it with a different issue. I want to keep the contact photos and get rid of the Apple generated icons for categories. If I get a message from a trusted contact it was much easier to identify previously, now it’s grouped in a category with a badly designed graphic in ugly colors.
That doesn't appear to be possible at this time. Let Apple know what you'd like to see here:
Meanwhile, consider one of the many, many other email programs available in the App Store. It's possible that one of them will better suit you.
THANK YOU!
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Thanks. Hated it. Looked like all my mail was a promotion add
Brilliant. Thank you. I’m partially sighted and found it so annoying.
Badger
I don’t have message list under “mail” in settings so this answer doesn’t help me.
kathleenfromburlington wrote:
I don’t have message list under “mail” in settings so this answer doesn’t help me.
Yet another example of Apple listening to feedback.
Thank you! Very helpful and solved the issue.
April 25, 2025 update
Oh my gosh, thank you! Those new icons , contacts photos were obnoxious. Thank you so much. What is wrong with a clean, adult, simple presentation
I would like to revert to the simple categories of inbox, composing, junk, trash, archive for my email. I have my own system of categories. How can I get rid of all these other categories?
thank you thank thank you
gone are these visual pollutants
in seconds
I don't have "Message List" under Mail. How do I find it?
That works! Yeah! Thank you!
Thank you sooooo much. I hate that Apple just makes arbitrary changes without telling you how to get rid of them. Thanks for letting us know how to get rid of them!
At the risk of getting threatened again by the powers-that-be for doing nothing more than telling it like it is, unfortunately it’s pretty clear they don’t care. If they did, a good deal of what they broke or otherwise ruined in 18.x & that millions of people have complained about wouldn’t have happened they’d have been reverted, but until that attitude changes expect more of the same.
How to remove Category icons in iOS 18.2 Mail?
