Get Swipe Left in Mail To Show 'Delete' Instead of 'Archive' A new swipe-left feature to delete emails was promised to us in iOS 8 for the Mail application.  And yet, when I swipe left, it only shows More, Flag and Archive.  That is beyond disappointing.

How can I get it to show Delete instead of archive from the inbox?

I need a fast way to delete mails so they go straight to the Trash.  And so far, the only time I see Delete when I swipe left is if I'm actually in the Trash folder.

Note: This is for a Gmail account.
Go to Settings → Mail, Contacts, Calendars. 
Select the Gmail account in question. 
Select Account → Advanced.
In the second section called "Move Discarded messages into" change Archive Mailbox to Deleted Mailbox.

The messages will then be deleted instead of archived.


Apple KB Article: Archive your Gmail messages