Note that Gmail has a policy where e-mails are automatically deleted after 30 days once they arrive in the Deleted Mailbox, so keep that in mind when selecting this option. In case you almost never delete an e-mail, but rather archive it, select ‘Archvie Mailbox’. Now think what action you will mainly use? If you often delete e-mail, select ‘Deleted Mailbox’. In the advanced menu, select ‘ Deleted Mailbox’ or ‘ Archive Mailbox’ under Move discarded messages into. Once the account is opened, go to ‘ Advanced’ (at the bottom of the screen). Under ‘ Accounts’, select the concerned Gmail account. For this blogpost, I assume you are working with an iPhone and you have a Gmail account (example: ). The first time you open Mail, you may be asked to add an account.

Simply add your existing accountssuch as iCloud, Exchange, Google, school, work, or otherin Mail. Fine-tune your Settings appįirst, you will need to have to go to the Settings app on your iOS device. Use the Mail app on your Mac to send, receive, and manage email for all of your email accounts in one location on your Mac. Here I explain how you can both Delete and Archive a Gmail e-mail on the Mail app. Unfortunately, on the Mail app, there is no option to both Delete or Archive an e-mail for Gmail accounts. The official Gmail app brings the best of Gmail to your Android phone or tablet with robust security, real-time notifications, multiple account support, and search that works across all your mail. However, you may not like the app, and you prefer the built-in Mail app that is by default installed on your device. Managing a Gmail (or G Suite) e-mail account on an iOS device (such as an iPhone or an iPad) is often done by using the Gmail app from the App Store.

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