Friday, November 1, 2013

Long and winding road, aka "Deleting a mail in iOS7 using a @gmail account"


If you are using a @gmail account on iOS7 using the native mail client, you might notice that it is not straight forward to delete a particular email, up to the point to as if Google does not want you to delete any emails, but instead to "Archive" them.

So, how many steps are required to delete an email ? 4 steps. That's definitely a step in the right directions for usability?

1. Swipe left to show the contextualized menu. (User see "More" and "Archive", but no "Delete" option).
2. Touch "More" to reveal yet another UIActionSheet. (Still no "Delete" option).
3. Touch "Move Message" to get a list of folders (including the "Trash").
4. Select "Trash" and pray that you don't select another folder due to "fat fingers". Otherwise it's even more work.

I understand the need for Archive, but even more I don't want my mailbox to be clobbered with unwanted emails. Why why ?

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