you could still jump into the account via a web net web surfer.

Scroll down and selectMail>Accounts.

Choose theemail account you want to remove.

iOS delete mail account

To confirm, selectDelete Accountor, in some cases, tapDelete from My iPhone.

Considerations for Email Account Removal

Before you remove an email account, evaluate the implications.

In other words, you’ll no longer see messages in the Mail app.

iOS delete mail account confirm

Nothing changes for POP accounts either.

With POP, the iPhone may be the only place where emails are stored.

If you want access to those features, disable only the email for that account.

Disable Email from Your Account

Choose an email account.

For IMAP and Exchange accounts, turn off theMailtoggle switch.

For POP email accounts, turn offAccount.

Passwords & Accounts, Gmail, Mail toggle to OFF in iOS Settings

On older versions of iOS, tapDone.

To turn off automatic mail checking for an account on an iPhone:

TapFetch New Data.

Choose the email account.

Passwords & Accounts, Fetch New Data, Manually buttons in iOS Settings

To find theManualoption on older versions of iOS, tapSelect Schedule.

Scroll down and selectMail.

choose the account for which you want to disable new mail notifications.

Notifications, Mail, and Allow Notifications toggle to OFF in iOS Settings

Turn off theAllow Notificationstoggle switch.

Some older versions of iOS have different prefs.

If you don’t see the above, go toAlert style when unlockedand selectNone.

Edit, Checkbox, and Done button in iOS Mailboxes screen

Also, turn offShow in Notification CenterandShow on Lock Screen.

Optionally, disable theBadge App Icon.

erase the check mark next to the mail account.

ChooseDoneto save the changes.

You will receive notifications for emails from VIP senders.

To change the VIP notification tweaks, go toNotifications >Mail >VIP.

The same applies to thread notifications.

To change alert tweaks, bring up the tweaks app and go toNotifications>Mail>Thread Notifications.

FAQ

Tap theMailapp and choose an email account.

Swipe left on a single email and selectMore.

Note that this only works with one email at a time.

Scroll through the list of emails and tap the ones you want to delete.

SelectTrashat the bottom of the screen.

This can happen if you have disabled Cellular Data for the Mail app.

Check it by going toSettings>Cellular>Cellular Dataand confirm the slider is in theOnposition.

If you’ve travelled recently, check thatAirplane Modeis turned off.

It can also cause your email account to be offline.