I am not able to swipe left in the default mail app on some accounts to get it to show delete on IOS 14.1.1.
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All iPads Cant swipe left to delete in mail app
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Make sure you start at the right side and swipe all the way over. Big swipes work. Small swipes don't.
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You might need to change the action in settings. That what I had to do when iOS 13 came out.
I have been looking but have not able to find it. I get the archive but not a delete option like I do on my iphone.
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BrianBaughn
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Who is your email provider? Gmail and a few other email providers will say archive instead of delete.
I have the same gmail and an exchange server for both iPhone and iPad. The phone works like I want and has been for years. I just had the iPad activated to match and when trying to mimic my phone swipes is when I noted the difference.
It appears to only be a google account problem on my iPad. I have my phone setup with same accounts on default Apple mail app. My phone says flag when swi left and that always shows delete.
Have a look here, it’s how gmail is set up.
www.google.com
Set the Mail app to delete Gmail on iPhone instead of archive - 9to5Mac
This step-by-step guide with images covers how to set the Mail app to delete Gmail on iPhone and iPad instead of the default archive option.
www.google.com
Thank you all for your help. I kept missing the advanced section. It also was not under passwords but in the mail app under the account.
Well I thought I had it working but it must have just been a few emails that worked correctly. It’s just odd how it functions like I want on the phone but not on the iPad.