iPhone / iPad: delete all emails at once

With the mail app on the iPhone and iPad, you already manage your emails very well. This practical tip shows you how to delete all messages at once.

Delete all emails on iPhone and iPad

If you swipe an email from right to left on your iDevice, you can delete it directly. With several messages, however, this takes a very long time. With a little trick, however, it is a little faster:

1. Open the mail app and go to the inbox of your mail account.
2. Tap on "Edit" in the top right corner and mark the first email.
3. Then tap and hold the "Move" option at the bottom. Tap again on the just highlighted message and release the "Move" button.
4. Your iPhone automatically selects all mails that you only have to move to the trash.
5. Here tap again on "Edit" and select the option "Delete all".

These instructions refer to an iPad 3 with iOS 8. Instead of deleting all emails, you can also sort the messages into different mailboxes. Read how to create your own mail folder on iPhone.