How to delete gmail emails on iphone

If you do not want Gmail Messages appearing on iPhone, you can find below the steps to prevent Gmail Messages from appearing in Mail App, remove Gmail Account from Mail App and Remove Gmail Account from Gmail App.

How to delete gmail emails on iphone

In many cases, people use Gmail Account to create an Apple ID and end up adding the same Gmail Account to Mail App on iPhone.

Later on they find the need to remove Gmail Account from iPhone Mail App, as they want to keep their Apple ID separate from Email Account.

Another common reason for removing Gmail Account from iPhone is to switch to dedicated Gmail App, instead of using Gmail via the iPhone Mail App.

1. Stop Gmail Messages in iPhone Mail App

Instead of removing Gmail Account from iPhone, you can simply switch OFF the Mail option for Gmail in the Mail App.

Go to Settings > Mail > Accounts and tap on Gmail.

How to delete gmail emails on iphone

On the next screen, move the toggle next to Mail to OFF position.

How to delete gmail emails on iphone

After this, you will no longer find Gmail Messages appearing in iPhone Mail App.

As mentioned above, your Gmail Account will still remain linked to Mail App and you can start receiving Gmail Messages at any time on your iPhone by switching ON the Mail option for Gmail in the Mail App.

2. Delete Gmail Account from iPhone Mail App

If you no longer want to access Gmail from within the Mail App, you can follow the steps below to remove Gmail Account from iPhone Mail App.

Go to Settings > Mail > Accounts and tap on Gmail.

How to delete gmail emails on iphone

On the next screen, select the Delete Account option.

How to delete gmail emails on iphone

This will totally remove your Gmail Account from iPhone and you won’t be able to access your Gmail Account from within the Mail App.

3. Remove Gmail Account from Gmail App on iPhone

If you are using the dedicated Gmail App, you can follow the steps below to Remove Gmail Account from iPhone.

Open the Gmail App on iPhone > tap on Profile Icon and select Manage Accounts on this device option.

How to delete gmail emails on iphone

On Manage Accounts screen, select Remove from this device option.

How to delete gmail emails on iphone

On the confirmation pop-up, tap on Remove Account to confirm.

Note: You can Add your Gmail Account to iPhone at any time by opening Gmail App and logging back into your Gmail Account.

4. Remove Gmail Account from Safari Browser on iPhone

Once you use Safari browser to access Gmail Account on iPhone, it will automatically Sign-in to your Gmail Account, whenever you launch Safari browser.

The fix for this issue is to either Clear Safari Cache or manually Remove Gmail Account from Safari browser by following the steps below.

Open Safari browser > go to https://mail.google.com and tap on 3-dots menu icon (top-left corner).

How to delete gmail emails on iphone

On the next screen, tap on the Down Arrow next to your Gmail Account and select Sign out of all accounts option.

How to delete gmail emails on iphone

After you are signed out, tap on Remove an Account option.

How to delete gmail emails on iphone

On the next screen, tap on the (-) minus icon next to your Gmail Account.

How to delete gmail emails on iphone

On the confirmation pop-up, select Yes remove option.

How to delete gmail emails on iphone

After this, you will no longer find Safari browser automatically logging into your Gmail Account.

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How do I delete thousands of emails in Gmail on iPhone?

How to delete multiple email messages.
Open Mail and go to your Inbox..
Tap Edit in the upper-right corner, then individually select the emails that you want to delete, or tap Select All..
Tap Trash or Archive. If you only see Archive, touch and hold Archive to see other options like Trash Selected Messages..

How do I mass delete Gmail emails?

How to mass delete emails in your Gmail inbox.
Open Gmail..
Click Inbox on the left..
Check the checkbox near the top of the page..
A message tells you that you've only selected the messages on this page. Click the text that says Select all conversations in Primary..
Click the trashcan-shaped Delete button..

How can I delete all my Gmail at once on iPhone?

How to Delete Gmail Emails in Bulk on iPhone.
To start, open the folder that contains the emails you want to delete..
Tap the circular contact icon to the left of one message you're ready to delete. ... .
When you've marked all the emails you wish to delete, you can click the delete button to delete them all at once..