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Take Control of Mail on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch

by Joe Kissell

May 2010

Beginner to intermediate

96 pages

2h 34m

English

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Check Your MailDevice-Specific ViewsiPhone/iPod touchiPadThe Accounts ListThe Mailbox ListThe Message ListThe Message View
Incoming AttachmentsOutgoing Attachments

Search within MailSearch Mail Using Spotlight
Email ProtocolsPOPIMAPExchange ActiveSync
Gmail on the Web vs. Gmail in MailGmail via POP vs. IMAP vs. Exchange ActiveSyncGmail via POPGmail via IMAPGmail via Exchange ActiveSync
Learn Mail's Strengths and LimitationsWhat's Great about iPhone OS MailWhat Mail on the iPhone OS Can't Do (and How to Cope)Unified InboxCollapsible Hierarchical MailboxesMailbox ManagementRulesCross-Account FilingTouch TypingStyled TextSpam FilteringFile ManagementSingle System-Wide SignatureDigital Signatures and EncryptionEncoding Choice
Account Setup Basics
Exchange ActiveSync AccountsMobileMe AccountsGmail AccountsYahoo Mail AccountsAOL AccountsStandard POP or IMAP Accounts
On/OffAccount InformationIncoming Mail ServerOutgoing Mail Server(s)Modify SMTP Server SettingsAdd an SMTP ServerDelete an SMTP ServerAdvanced Mail SettingsMailbox BehaviorsDeleted MessagesIncoming SettingsFetch/Push OptionsGlobal Fetch/Push OptionsAccount-Specific Fetch/Push OptionsOther Mail SettingsExchange ActiveSync SettingsMail NotificationsiPhone or iPod touch:iPad:
Activate IMAPManage Problematic MailboxesAll MailStarredHide Mailboxes
Network Problems
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Delete an Account

If you want to temporarily disable an account—so it doesn't appear on your accounts screen and Mail doesn't check it for new messages—you can easily turn it off (see On/Off). However, if you want to remove an account completely—meaning all settings and messages are permanently erased from your iPhone OS device (but not from the server or from other clients, in the case of IMAP or Exchange accounts)—you can delete it.

To delete an email account from your iPhone OS device, follow these steps:

Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
Tap the name of the account you want to delete.
Tap Delete Account; in the confirmation alert that appears, tap Delete Account again.

The account is immediately removed from your device.