With 18.2 introduction of category inboxes in apple mail, even when selecting list view (top three dots in mail app) to return it to the old format, you still have the annoying new icons representing the categories in front of each email. I'm selecting 'list view' because I don't want to use 'categories' at all. Can the icons be removed from list view so that I can just see a normal/clean email inbox?
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iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18
This no longer works, now when you open the inbox tap the three dots in the upper right hand corner and choose list view. Unfortunately, if you have a half a dozen or more email accounts, like I do, you have to do it for each one, but once you do it the changes not one single Apple customer likely asked for have been reverted.
MrIVXX wrote:
Apple PLEASE stop introducing “features” I do not want. If anything, let people “opt in” to them instead of enabling them by default and forcing all users to scramble to disable. Please.
Has it occurred to you that they may be features that other people want or like? That your needs are not the only ones that Apple considers?
Apple doesn't read here for feedback or suggestions. If you want them to know your thoughts, you can use the feedback page:
Galebrook wrote:
I would like to revert to the simple categories of inbox, composing, junk, trash, archive for my email. I have my own system of categories. How can I get rid of all these other categories?
As posted dozens of times in this thread:
To turn off Categories:
These 2 steps will return the Mail app to the way it previously worked.
Indeed. And no off button is simply bad UI and UX…most of iOS update sucks and takes so long to reload and reminded it’s just painfully bloated crap with zingy icons from TikTok. Meh.
Hate category inboxes on Apple Mail! How to get rid of it permanently or do I have find another mail service?
I hate the new color icons before my emails. How can I get rid of them without loosing the photo I have in my contacts?
I HATE the new icons. I want to remove them BUT I DONT WANT TO LOSS MY PHOTOS. I worked hard to get photos in my contacts. Any one know how to loose the icons without loosing the photos.
I want to remove those new icons in mail. NOT needed. VERY annoying
Open the Mail app like normal. Click the 3 dots in the upper right hand corner. Then click “list view”. This will remove the annoying categories.
Thanks. What’s waste if screen real estate on a little a phone screen. Wish they’d stop trying to “improve” things!
Thank you so much for this! The new Icons were driving me nuts!
Thank you rosefromuslter!! Your instructions are extremely clear and I appreciate the time you put in to add to this issue.
My bad! It worked, thank you
How to remove Category icons in iOS 18.2 Mail?
