How can I disable icons in the Mail app on iOS 18.3?

I just updated to iOS 18.4 on my iPhone and all other devices. And the contact posters are still not appearing as I had turned them off when this feature first came out.

Are you doing this exactly:

• Open Settings App
• Go all the way down to and tap Apps
• Find and tap Mail
• Look for and TURN OFF Show Contact Posters

THANK YOU!!!!!!!

Well said - 1,000% agree ✅

You're welcome.

Thanks for raising this - I like how you phrased it!

And thanks to the people who have answered the question! It’s a relief to have my ‘old’ mailbox back.

Thanks, that was very helpful! Apple really missed the boat with this update as far as the Mail inbox is concerned.

Thanks to all above for showing us how to fix "improvements" to mail with 18.3.

I think Apple needs to ensure that new design concepts like the iOS 18.2 Mail app changes, which affect millions of users, can be completely switched off in some way. Thank you Apple! 🙏

I turned off Show Contact Photos and my mail inbox looks nice and clean like it used to, thank you!…But when I open one individual mail item, I still have those annoying icons next to the sender at the top of each email! Any idea how to make those go away? I hate them, they are visually annoying! (See example in this screen shot)

yes. Thank you for this. I hated those **** icons. You summed it up nicely.

The icons still appear when I open and read an email. How do I get rid of them?

Another completely pointless and annoying update from Apple.

Hi @lobsterghost1.

thank you but are you able to help me as I no longer have the 3 dots in the top corner. There is only the icons of the cart etc. if I pull down I have nothing appearing? No dots no search bars?

thanks so much.

Horrible? No. Different? Yes. As with changes which come along year after year, we have to retrain ourselves, then we wonder how we managed to get along before the new formats came out. Just give yourself time to adjust and learn how the new mail app works.

SCBiker7 wrote:

Same here- I am a senior that needs to see my screen. With these icons all the email is truncated! Made mail functionally difficult to read and use. Switch it back, please!!!!

We are all users here on this user to user only forum. See my post which is the Top Ranked post and follow the I provided on how you can change it back.

Sksksksksksksksk wrote:

Appreciate your answer regarding the icons but I can’t stand the small blue dots designating new mail. I want to go back to bolding. Can I?

No, you can't go back to however you thought the unread dots looked before. I honestly don't remember them looking different than they do now under iOS 18.3. So, I did a google search and found this article from December, 2023, which shows the blue dot was exactly as it is now in 2023. People often remember things which might not have been.

Check this out --> https://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/03/03/how-to-show-unread-folder-mail-iphone-ipad/