How to Delete Mail App Messages Without Confirming on an iPhone

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: May 25, 2021 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to permanently delete any selected email when you press the "Trash" button without having to confirm your decision first.

Steps

1
Open your iPhone's Settings. Do so by tapping the great gear icon on one of your Home screens (it may be hiding in a folder named "Utilities").
2
Scroll down to the fifth group of options and tap Mail.
3
Slide the green Ask Before Deleting switch left to the "Off" position. It should turn grey. Now when you delete an email from the stock Mail app, it will be deleted immediately without going to the trash folder.

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This article was written by Jack Lloyd. Jack Lloyd is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. He has over two years of experience writing and editing technology-related articles. He is technology enthusiast and an English teacher. This article has been viewed 1,585 times.

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1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Mail.
3. Slide Ask Before Deleting left.

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