The ability to mark, move, or delete emails using the Mail app comes in handy when you need to manage your inboxes. You can easily mark, move, or delete multiple emails in your iPhone's Mail app; here's how.

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How to Mark, Move, or Delete Multiple Emails in the Mail App

System Requirements

This tip was performed on an iPhone 16 running iOS 18.5. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS.

Want to know how to delete multiple emails on Gmail, Outlook, or All Inboxes on your iPhone or iPad? How about how to mark multiple emails as Read, or move multiple emails to another folder or location? Here's how to mark, move, or delete multiple emails on your iPhone or iPad.

Open the Mail app.
Go to a particular inbox, or All Inboxes, and tap Select in the upper-right corner.
Tap the empty circle to the left of each email to select it; the circle will turn blue with a white checkmark when selected.
Once you have all the emails you want selected, tap Mark, Move, or Trash.
Tap Mark to Move to Junk, Mark as Read, or Flag the emails.
Tap Move to bring up a list of folders where you can move emails.
Tapping Trash will delete the selected emails; tap Trash Selected Messages to confirm.

If you mistakenly delete the wrong email, you can retrieve the deleted emails. That's it! Now you know how to mark, move, or delete multiple emails on your iPhone or iPad. For more great Mail app tutorials, be sure to check out our free Tip of the Day.