RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
November 25, 2025 – 3 minutes read time
Overview
Some people love the Mail app Preview feature, while others want to know how to turn off Mail Preview.
The iOS 18 Mail app update included an Apple Intelligence feature that gives you email summaries. With iOS 26, you can shrink or enlarge those email summaries.
Here’s how to turn off Mail Preview, as well as how to change the length of the previews you see in the Mail app, so you can get a preview that’s actually helpful for you.
Key Takeaways
- Choose anywhere from a one-line to a five-line summary of your emails in the Mail app.
- Turn off email summaries if you do not find them useful.
System Requirements
This tip was performed on an iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 26.1.
Click here to learn how to update your iPhone to the latest iOS version.
Set Email Preview
First, open the Settings app. Refer to the image below:
Next, rap Apps option.See the image below:
Now, tap the Mail app,See the following image:
Next, scroll down and tap the Preview option.Refer to the image below:
Now, tap None, 1 Line, 2 Lines, 3 Lines, 4 Lines, or 5 Lines for your preview length. See the below image:
Now you know how to turn off email previews or change the length of your iPhone and iPad email previews to anywhere from none to five lines.
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