This article describes the iOS email settings available to configure on your mobile devices. You can learn how to view and modify the settings as well as more details about each setting.
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How to View Settings
If you have added your email account to your iOS device, then you may be wondering what options you have to modify the email settings. For iOS devices, you can view them in the Settings application. Simply navigate to Settings > Mail.
How to Modify Settings
Most of the settings available for the Mail application are switched on and off by a toggle. A green toggle indicates that the setting is enabled. A colorless toggle indicates that the setting is disabled.
If the setting requires configuration, rather than simply toggling, the settings are automatically saved as you select them. You can refer to the table below for a brief description of each setting.
What are the Settings?
The Mail Settings are divided into categories. This section will provide a table for each category to briefly describe the settings contained within.
MESSAGE LIST
This category allows you to control what is displayed and actions when you are viewing your list of email messages.
| Setting | Description | How to Configure |
| Preview | Set the number of lines of the email that will appear in the preview | Simply tap on the value you desire NOTE: To disable preview, select None |
| Show To/Cc Labels | Displays a label that indicates whether you were cc’d the email or it was sent to you | Tap the toggle to enable/disable |
| Swipe Options | Set the action that will be taken upon swiping left or right on the message from the message list | Tap to select the direction fo the swipe Tap on the action you desire for the swipe direction |
MESSAGES
This category of settings allows you to control what is displayed when viewing an email message.
| Setting | Description | How to Configure |
| Ask Before Deleting | Enable/disable deleting an email right away or display a confirmation before deleting | Tap the toggle to enable/disable |
| Load Remote Images | Enable/disable automatically loading images when viewing messages If disabled you will need to tap on “Load All Images” in the email to load them | Tap the toggle to enable/disable |
THREADING
This category of settings allows you to control how related email messages are organized.
| Setting | Description | How to Configure |
| Organize by Thread | Enable/disable displaying related (threaded) emails at the bottom of the message | Tap the toggle to enable/disable |
| Collapse Read Messages | If Organize by Thread is enabled, enable/disable collapsing related (threaded) messages that have been read | Tap the toggle to enable/disable |
| Most Recent Message on Top | If Organize by Thread is enabled, enable/disable displaying related (threaded) messages with the most recent message on top of all other related (threaded) messages | Tap the toggle to enable/disable |
| Complete Threads | If Organize by Thread is enabled, enable/disable displaying related (threaded) messages found in all mailboxes | Tap the toggle to enable/disable |
| Muted Thread Action | If you have muted a thread, set whether the email messages should be marked as read or archived/deleted upon delivery | Tap on the action you desire |
| Blocked Sender Options | If you have blocked a sender, set whether the email messages should be blocked but left in the inbox, moved to the trash, or do nothing (None) | Tap on the action you desire |
| Blocked | View, add, and/or remove blocked senders | Tap on a blocked sender to view Tap Add New… to add a sender to the block list Swipe left on a sender and tap on Unblock to remove a blocked sender |
COMPOSING
This category of settings allows you to control your experience when composing email messages.
| Setting | Description | How to Configure |
| Always Bcc Myself | Enable/disable automatically Bcc’ing the message to the email account you are sending from | Tap the toggle to enable/disable |
| Mark Addresses | Set a value to automatically append to email addresses that you do not include @domain.com on | Enter the @domain.com you would like to automatically append the email address with if no domain is specified NOTE: If this field is left blank, this feature is disabled. |
| Increase Quote Level | Enable/disable indentation of messages in replies and forwards | Tap the toggle to enable/disable |
| Include Attachments with Replies | Set how you want attachments to be treated when replying | Always Ask When adding recipients Never |
| Signature | Set a signature for all accounts or for each account to use | Tap on All Accounts, to use the same signature for all accounts Tap on Per Account, to use a different signature for each account Tap on the text box to edit your signature |
| Default Account | Set the default email account to compose a message with when you create a message outside of the Mail app | Tap to select the account you desire |
Congratulations, now you know how to modify your email settings using iOS. Customize the settings so that you can enjoy your email experience on your mobile device. If you need to add an email account to your iOS device, check out our guide: How to Add a Mail Account Using iOS 11 to learn how.
