Don’t like what happens when you swipe an email in the Mail app? You can customize the swipe gestures on your iPhone 14 so that a left or right swipe does exactly what you want — like delete, archive, or flag a message. Here’s how to adjust those settings in iOS 16.
How to Customize Swipe Actions in iOS 16 Mail
- Open the Settings app.
- Scroll down and tap Mail.
- Tap Swipe Options under the “Message List” section.
- You’ll see two settings: Swipe Left and Swipe Right.
- Tap either one to change what it does. Your options include:
- None
- Mark as Read
- Flag
- Move Message
- Archive
- Trash
For example, you can set Swipe Left to “Trash” and Swipe Right to “Mark as Read” if that’s how you prefer to sort through emails quickly.
How to Manage Blocked Sender Options
You can also decide what happens to emails from blocked contacts.
- In Settings > Mail, scroll down to the Threading section.
- Tap Blocked Sender Options.
- Choose what to do with emails from blocked senders:
- None: Keeps them in your inbox.
- Move to Trash: Automatically sends them to the Trash folder.
Regardless of the option you pick, those messages will still be labeled as “Blocked” for easy identification.