How to Prevent an Email Account from Linking to the Notes App on an iPhone

Open your iPhone's Settings., Scroll down and tap Mail., Tap Accounts. , Tap the account you want to unlink from Notes. , Disable the Notes switch., Tap Delete from My iPhone.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open your iPhone's Settings.

    You can find the Settings app on one of your Home screens.

    It may be in a folder labeled "Utilities."
  2. Step 2: Scroll down and tap Mail.

    You'll find this in the fifth group of options.

    On older devices, this may be labeled "Mail, Contacts, Calendars."

    ,, The switch button will move to the left and the switch will turn white. , This will delete any notes that were synced to your iPhone from your email account.

    The notes will still be accessible from your email service, and will appear again when re-enabled.
  3. Step 3: Tap Accounts.

  4. Step 4: Tap the account you want to unlink from Notes.

  5. Step 5: Disable the Notes switch.

  6. Step 6: Tap Delete from My iPhone.

Detailed Guide

You can find the Settings app on one of your Home screens.

It may be in a folder labeled "Utilities."

You'll find this in the fifth group of options.

On older devices, this may be labeled "Mail, Contacts, Calendars."

,, The switch button will move to the left and the switch will turn white. , This will delete any notes that were synced to your iPhone from your email account.

The notes will still be accessible from your email service, and will appear again when re-enabled.

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