“My iPhone 6 Plus started to download deleted 5000+ email on my mail server to my iPhone after using iTunes sync. What can I do to remove them from my iPhone, iOS 8? I have followed some guide online to delete emails from all mailboxs and trash, and change back to weeks ago. However, it doesn’t work.” — Jason, question from Discussion Apple.
“I found there is no trash all to 1-click delete all emails on my iPhone” — iOS 10 user.
When you want to free up your space, tap on your iPhone, and going to usage, you may found your email store is more than 500 MB used. Deleting all emails in iOS 9 is so easy since iOS 9 offers you “Trash All ” on Inbox and other Mailboxes to make it. but how to quickly delete all emails in iOS 8/10 devices?
No “Trash All”? How to Delete All Emails in iOS 8/10 Inbox
Besides removing emails one by one, this is one simple method to delete all emails on iPhone iPad inbox for iOS 8 and iOS 10.
- Open Inbox > Edit > Check one message; it will highlight the move button.
- Press and hold”Move” button and uncheck the message that you checked before.
- Lift all your fingers off screen and leave it alone.
- Choose trash to delete all emails on your iPhone iPad.
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Hi. I followed the above instructions and seemed to work however once I exit the inbox and return back all emails reappear. How come?
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Have you used the second method to delete your emails?
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Hello. I had the same problem. I just bought the iphone 6s yesterday. I solved the problem by using using outlook to set up my email accounts versus hotmail. They are the same; hotmail just have the server malfunction.
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doesnt work on iphone6 (ios8.4)…when deselecting the message while holding the “move” link, the move (and all the other links) goes inactive underneath your finger
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Nope all still there and followed to a T… Now too afraid to delete my account and re do in case I loose it entirely. Sheesh..why can’t you fellas get your act together and update the phone to clear emails properly. BIG fail on this one.
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i phone and ipad are the biggest fails i have ever purchased. i would always tell people to buy another app and never touch apple brand
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iphone 6s are junk mother fuckers and add gmail in the mix what fucking puke, gag my ass, should i continue?
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Now how do you get rid of 3 or 4 thousand trash emails? On an iPad?
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