How to Get Rid of “Sent from my iPad” on Emails

To get rid of “Sent from my iPad” on your emails, open Settings, tap Apps, tap Mail, then tap Signature (below Composing) and delete the text. Leave the box empty for no signature, or type your own. On iPadOS 17 and earlier, Mail is in the main Settings list instead of under Apps.

These steps follow Apple’s Change your Mail settings on iPad guide, which currently covers iPadOS 27. The change only affects the Mail app on this iPad, and only new messages. Nothing is deleted from your account, and you can put the line back at any time.

Why your emails say “Sent from my iPad”

A signature is text that an email app adds to the bottom of each message you write. The Mail app on an iPad comes with “Sent from my iPad” already filled in as its signature, so the line goes out with every message until you change it.

Your email provider does not add it. It is stored in the iPad’s own settings, which is why you will not find it in Gmail, Outlook, or iCloud Mail in a web browser. It is also why the setting applies to any address you use inside the Mail app, including a Gmail, Yahoo, or Outlook address.

People remove it for different reasons. Some want their name and phone number at the bottom of work email instead. Others would rather not tell every recipient which device they use, or want messages to look the same whether they write them on a computer or the iPad.

What you need before you start

• The iPad you send email from. You do not need your email password.
• To know which app you write email in. These steps are for Apple’s Mail app. The Gmail and Outlook apps have their own signature settings, covered below.
• Your iPadOS version, if the menus look different. Go to Settings > General > About to see it.

How to remove “Sent from my iPad” (iPadOS 18 and later)

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Scroll down the list on the left and tap Apps.
3. Tap Mail. The apps are listed alphabetically, and there is a search field at the top if you do not see it.
4. Find the Composing section and tap Signature.
5. Tap inside the text field so the keyboard appears.
6. Delete “Sent from my iPad.” Leave the field blank if you want no signature, or type the text you want instead.

7. Tap the back arrow at the top, or close Settings. There is no Save button; the change is kept as you type.

New emails you write in Mail no longer end with “Sent from my iPad.” Emails you already sent do not change.

How to remove it on iPadOS 17 and earlier

Older versions of iPadOS do not have the Apps screen in Settings. The signature setting is the same, but the path is one tap shorter.

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Mail in the list on the left.
3. Tap Signature (below Composing).
4. Tap the text field and delete or replace “Sent from my iPad.”
5. Tap outside the text field or go back to Mail. The change is kept without a Save button, just as on newer versions.

Apple documents this older path in the iPadOS 17 version of the iPad User Guide.

How to check that it worked

1. Open the Mail app.
2. Start a new message.
3. Look at the bottom of the empty message. It should be blank, or show your new signature.
4. Discard the draft. You do not need to send anything.

Use a brand-new message for this check. A draft you started before the change can still contain the old line. Delete it from that draft by hand.

How to set a different signature for each account

If you have more than one email account in Mail, Apple lets you give each one its own signature. This is useful when you want contact details on work email and nothing on personal email.

1. Go to Settings > Apps > Mail > Signature.
2. Tap Per Account.
3. Edit the field under each account name. Delete “Sent from my iPad” from every account where you do not want it.

Mail adds the signature that belongs to the account you send from. Tap All Accounts to go back to one signature for everything. If only one account is set up in Mail, you may not see these two choices.

What you can put in a signature

• Mail signatures on iPad can only use text, so do not count on a logo or picture working.
• Common choices are your name, job title, company, and phone number.
• Keep it short. It is added to the messages you send, so a long block of text quickly becomes clutter in a back-and-forth conversation.

If you use Gmail, Outlook, or another email app

The Mail signature only applies to Apple’s Mail app. If you write email in a different app, changing the Mail setting does nothing for those messages. Each app keeps its own signature.

• Gmail app: Google’s Create a Gmail signature page says to tap Menu, then Settings, then Signature settings under “Compose and Reply,” where you can turn Mobile Signature on or off and edit it. You set it separately for each account in the app. Google also says that if you don’t create a mobile signature, new messages use the signature you set up on your computer, so check Gmail on the web too if a signature still appears. For the full steps, read about creating or removing a signature in Gmail.
• Outlook app: look for Signature in the app’s settings. For more help, read about how to add or change a signature in Outlook.
• Other apps: open the app’s settings and look for a signature option. The name can vary from app to app.

Troubleshooting

• The signature is still there: go back to Signature and tap Per Account. You may have cleared one account but not another. Then check the From address on your message to see which account it is going out from.
• You cannot find Signature: on iPadOS 18 and later it is under Settings > Apps > Mail, not in the main Settings list. You can also type “Signature” in the search field at the top of Settings.
• Mail is not in the Apps list: the Mail app may have been deleted from the iPad. In that case you are sending from another app, so change the signature in that app instead.
• It only shows in replies or forwards: look closely at where the line sits. If it is inside the quoted part of the conversation, it came from an earlier message, possibly someone else’s. The setting cannot remove text that is already part of an email thread, but you can delete it from your reply by hand.
• It shows on emails from your iPhone: each device has its own signature. Follow the steps to remove “Sent from my iPhone” from emails. Apple’s iPhone Mail settings guide lists the same Signature option.
• It shows on emails from your watch: the watch has its own setting, and you can remove the email signature on Apple Watch.
• A signature appears when you use iCloud Mail in a browser: that one is set on the website. Apple’s iCloud.com signature guide says to open Mail settings there, select Composing, and deselect Add a signature.

Frequently asked questions

Can I get “Sent from my iPad” back?

Yes. Go to Settings > Apps > Mail > Signature and type “Sent from my iPad” in the field. It is ordinary text, so typing it again restores the original line.

Does removing it change emails I already sent?

No. The signature is added when you write a message. Emails that were already sent keep whatever text they had, both in your Sent mailbox and in the recipient’s inbox.

Does this change my signature on my iPhone or Mac?

No. The setting on your iPad only covers Mail on that iPad. An iPhone has its own Signature field in its Mail settings. Mail on a Mac keeps its signatures under Mail > Settings > Signatures, as described in Apple’s Mail for Mac guide.

Can I add a logo or image to my iPad signature?

On iPad, Mail signatures can only use text. If you need a picture in your signature, you can drag an image into a signature in Mail on a Mac, but that signature is used for email sent from the Mac, not from the iPad.

Why is there no Per Account option?

The All Accounts and Per Account choices are for people with more than one email account in Mail. With a single account there is only one signature to edit, so the field on the Signature screen is the only one you need.

Next step

Open Mail, start a new message, and confirm the bottom of the draft looks the way you want. Then repeat the change on any other device you send email from.

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