The mail application on iPhone obtained a visual overhaul in iOS 18.2. Suddenly, there was a priority mailbox supplied entirely, intelligent categories at the top and an icon of each sender. For long -standing mail applications users on the iPhone, it is a big change, with apparently minimal yields.
The functionality of contact photos may be the worst offender here, because most icons are only Apple icons in stock. Even if you receive a Lifehacker email, it will not show the Lifehacker website logo, as it does when you visit your browser website. And this is the case with the vast majority of email addresses.
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Fortunately, Apple seems to have listened to these complaints – in iOS 18.5, they add a rocking to completely delete contact photos. And you also don’t need to get into the settings to do this.
When writing these lines, iOS 18.5 is only available as a beta developer, although it should be available in public beta early enough. Everyone can now register and download the beta version of the iOS developer, although I generally do not recommend it. Betas developers are more sensitive to the first bugs and problems, because Apple first publishes these versions of beta. These things are generally set at a time when the public beta version strikes. The public beta version is also easier to install and more stable. To access this feature, I suggest you wait for the public beta version 18.5, or the wider stable version that will be In the beginning of start to lunchtime.
To get rid of contact photos, open the email application and press the three points Menu button, then uncheck Show contact photos.
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Instantly, the column of icons on the left edge will disappear and the content of the emails will occupy all the available space. Ah, the good old days.
Alternatively, you can also use the Settings app to deactivate this feature. This option has existed until the launch of iOS 18.2, but it is hidden fairly deep in the Parameters App. Here, go to Applications > Email then deactivate the Show contact photos option.
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But you may notice that you always No return to the way the mail application was. It is because of the sight of the categories and the priority messaging section.
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These two features can be disabled from the same menu window, and you also need to use iOS 18.5. Each iPhone running iOS 18.2 or higher will see these options in the menu. Here, go to List display To get rid of the category section, then uncheck Show priority To delete priority mail.
To learn more about the deletion of all AI features in the mail, consult our detailed guide.
