Just updated to 18.2. The Mail App is terrible. I just want it to be how it was, I don’t know, the entire time I’ve been in the iOS ecosystem. You know, like 10+ years.
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I have the same question. I absolutely hate the mail update. Who ever thought that was a good idea must really hate humanity.
fishcough wrote:
Thank you! Should have remained the default.
If it had remained the default the 99% of users who don’t read the release notes would never know about the new features.
Thank you so much. Made my day 🤩
Thank you. That worked. Hateful update.
i like the old way of getting mail
how do I revert back ?
YES YES YES This worked!!! Thank you!!! I HATED the new layout.
In the mail app upper right corner choose the Select button. You will see two view options for your mail. It is automatically set for categories that we all seem to dislike. Click the button under list view and your email list will not show the icons.
This group thread is a space to help each other and not to be rude to someone who is trying to help. It may not be exactly what you want, but it does certainly get rid of all the icons. I hope everyone has a great day Tina.
-Ronster- wrote:
What a useless mail update.
A lot of these ‘improvements’ are irritating and generally counterproductive. I loved my iPhone and Apple products >5-10y ago.
Not anymore.
Taking that philosophy back to the beginning, we would still be using MS-DOS on 1983 IBM PC/XTs.
Olevano1 wrote:
This new Apple mail setup looks very similar to Google’s email, which I don’t like either. Why couldn’t Apple just stay with a good thing!
Then change its back to what is was before the update. The instructions on how do it are contained on this thread. Have you bothered to read it at all.
Like others here, I dislike the update. I followed the suggestions to eliminate the dysfunctional categories, but I still have big circles next to each email that clutter up my view. Any way to get rid of these too? They take up too much space, and I keep accidentally "selecting" emails.
Lawrence Finch wrote:
PlzSimplify123 wrote:
This is for lkrupp, who left a snarky response to my civilized question. You are not helpful. This was my first time reaching out to the Apple "support community" after decades as an Apple/mail user. I came here for help, and I asked my question respectfully. There was no need to insult me. I will think long and hard before reaching out here again.
When you go to a forum for assistance it is prudent to read what has already been posted. Expecting other users to repeat what has been posted multiple times in a thread is selfish, counting on others to do your homework for you. Everything you commented on has already been answered multiple times in this thread and others.
Maybe they did read what was posted. The problem is that the default sort order for posts is rank. The start of this whole thread, when sorted by rank, does not give the impression that suggested solutions work because potential solutions are mixed in with comments indicating that something is still wrong and an assumption that suggested solutions didn't work wouldn't be unreasonable. It surely can't be a surprise that defaulting to rank order with no threading and no easy way for anyone, let alone a newbie to follow the thread results in people re-stating the question or saying that they can't find a solution even when one might have been posted.
I've suggested to Apple on more than one occasion that threading and solution pinning and defaulting to posting order would help but nothing changes other than Apple's customers coming here and getting annoyed when they should be getting help.
Dear Lawrence Finch: Did you happen to read my original question, in which I specifically said that I had followed the instructions shared by others in this group? Following the advice of others got me part of the way, but not all of the way. As it turned out, my phone glitched, making it impossible to open and read emails. This WAS NOT a symptom that others had asked and answered. It IS a problem I have now solved, though. Before signing up for this "support community," I read through the ENTIRE thread looking for solutions. Thanks to those who offered thoughtful solutions. I am tapping out.
In the spirit of keeping the responses kind and helpful, I'm simply grateful for the information in how to revert mail to its previous look and relating my own experience and opinion about the change.
Judging from this forum, many other users are not fans of the change and were perhaps not asked or included in any surveys or customer focus groups
I understand how the testing and rollout process is supposed to work. I’ve been an Apple user for a long time and a participant in consumer outreach and beta testing, but in my experience, there can sometimes be other needs or goals that drive change in addtion to, or aside from, customer product feedback.
My personal feedback is that I would appreciate it if Apple included the information on how to opt or how to revert to the earlier look of mail along with the update.
greginthevalley wrote:
My personal feedback is that I would appreciate it if Apple included the information on how to opt or how to revert to the earlier look of mail along with the update.
You mean like this→Use categories in Mail on iPhone - Apple Support specifically:
Turn off categories
Tip: You can quickly view all emails in an inbox. Swipe left on the categories at the top of the inbox to open All Mail.
on your iPhone.
at the top of the screen, then choose List View.For all other changes→What’s new in iOS 18 - Apple Support
Apple provides release notes like these above with every update, but you have to read them.
fishcough wrote:
Good point, but purposefully breaking things and then forcing us all to find a way back to normal seems too much like this current administration. :/
Believe it or not, nothing is broken. Features were added that users had requested, so it would work more like Gmail or Outlook. Just because it doesn’t suit you needs that doesn't mean it’s broken.
Allow_Revert_Options wrote:
The new update is terrible at “categorizing” emails and the layout is awful. I hope whoever came up with this terrible update to mail gets permanent and agonizing hemorrhoids so they know what this pain in the butt feels like. Terrible….absolutely TERRIBLE change.
Well, you can complain about it, or you can change it back to just a message list, as explained dozens of times it’s the thread you added to without reading it first. Any Inbox, tap the 3 dots upper right, then List View. Your choice.
Can I revert to the Mail App after the iOS 18.2 update
