71732 How do I temporarily disable an e-mail account Rich Hall iPhone Life 1528-5456 2011-03-21 May-June 2011 3 3 60 Messaging Managing Accounts iPad iPhone iPod Touch Mail

imageThere may be situations where you'd like to stop receiving e-mail from one or more account. For example, you're on vacation and don't want to receive business-related messages. The following temporarily disables the account on your iOS device. The account still receives incoming messages; they just don't show up on your device:

Temporarily disable e-mail accounts when you don't want updates for a set period of time.


1. Open Settings> Mail, Contacts, Calendars.

2. Under Accounts, tap on the account you want to disable.


3. In the pop-up screen, tap or slide the Mail category to OFF. (If you are disabling an IMAP or POP account, tap or slide Account to OFF.)