Gmail from Google certainly makes email easy, but how many tricks do you know for making it even easier? It's time to make serious inroads into your inbox with these Gmail tips for Android.
Whether you want to cut down on the number of notifications you're receiving or need to find specific emails in a flash, we've got you covered: despite the easy and straightforward interface of the Gmail apps for mobile, there are a wealth of useful features hidden away.
The Gmail app for Android has one trick up its sleeve that isn't available on the web: the option to bring multiple email accounts together in one inbox (handy for monitoring your work and home email together, for example).
From the main app menu, tap your username then pick Add account, then follow the instructions. You can set up multiple accounts on iOS too, but for now only the Android app lets you view emails in one unified inbox.
Like many a mobile email client nowadays, Gmail for Android lets you swipe (left or right) on a conversation to archive it (you'll see a green archive icon as you do it). If you prefer you can delete messages this way instead.
Open up the app settings page from the main menu, then choose General settings and change the Gmail default action at the top. On iOS, you can swipe the message to the left to archive it, but there's no delete option.
You don't have to have an alert every time a new email comes in. On Android, go to the Settings screen, tap your email account and then Manage labels - you can turn notifications on or off for each one.
On iOS, your choices are a bit more limited: you can receive no alerts, alerts for 'primary' emails only, or alerts for every message. You also need to make sure notifications for the app as a whole are switched on, of course.
The same search terms that work on the Gmail web client can also be used on your phone - try searching for "is:unread", for example, to find all the unread messages in your inbox, no matter what label or category.
Meanwhile "from:emailaddress" finds all the incoming email from a specific contact, and "before:yyyy/mm/dd" gives you everything before a particular date. Google has a full list of operators you can refer to.
You may roll your eyes at emails with the message "sent from my iPhone" appended to them, but letting people know you're emailing from a phone can have its benefits, no matter what type of handset it is.
Your contacts might be more forgiving if an email is short or has spelling mistakes in it, for example, and will know you're not sat at a computer. You'll find a mobile signature option in the app settings for both Android and iOS.
It's up to you how much email gets synced and saved on your Android device - you can lower the amount to free up space on your handset, although all of your messages will still be available through the search function.
Open up the settings page from the main menu then tap your account name and choose either Manage labels or Days of email to sync. There's no such option available on iOS devices so you're stuck with the default.
Inbox by Gmail is a different email client from the same people who brought you the Gmail one. It tries to be even smarter than the original app, sorting your emails into certain buckets, and you can use it on the web too.
You can snooze emails to a later time, bundle together less important messages, and more besides. It's possible to run both this and the original Gmail app on your phone, though you probably want to turn off alerts for one of them.
You can see my another post about How to Delete Gmail Facebook Twitter Google+ YouTube or LinkedIn Account. Have you still any question suggestion about the article or about the blog please feel free to contact us.
Whether you want to cut down on the number of notifications you're receiving or need to find specific emails in a flash, we've got you covered: despite the easy and straightforward interface of the Gmail apps for mobile, there are a wealth of useful features hidden away.
1. Bring all your emails together
The Gmail app for Android has one trick up its sleeve that isn't available on the web: the option to bring multiple email accounts together in one inbox (handy for monitoring your work and home email together, for example).
From the main app menu, tap your username then pick Add account, then follow the instructions. You can set up multiple accounts on iOS too, but for now only the Android app lets you view emails in one unified inbox.
2. Swipe to archive (or delete)
Like many a mobile email client nowadays, Gmail for Android lets you swipe (left or right) on a conversation to archive it (you'll see a green archive icon as you do it). If you prefer you can delete messages this way instead.
Open up the app settings page from the main menu, then choose General settings and change the Gmail default action at the top. On iOS, you can swipe the message to the left to archive it, but there's no delete option.
3. Control the notification flow
You don't have to have an alert every time a new email comes in. On Android, go to the Settings screen, tap your email account and then Manage labels - you can turn notifications on or off for each one.
On iOS, your choices are a bit more limited: you can receive no alerts, alerts for 'primary' emails only, or alerts for every message. You also need to make sure notifications for the app as a whole are switched on, of course.
4. Get clever with your searches
The same search terms that work on the Gmail web client can also be used on your phone - try searching for "is:unread", for example, to find all the unread messages in your inbox, no matter what label or category.
Meanwhile "from:emailaddress" finds all the incoming email from a specific contact, and "before:yyyy/mm/dd" gives you everything before a particular date. Google has a full list of operators you can refer to.
5. Let people know you're on the go
You may roll your eyes at emails with the message "sent from my iPhone" appended to them, but letting people know you're emailing from a phone can have its benefits, no matter what type of handset it is.
Your contacts might be more forgiving if an email is short or has spelling mistakes in it, for example, and will know you're not sat at a computer. You'll find a mobile signature option in the app settings for both Android and iOS.
6. Save space on your (Android) phone
It's up to you how much email gets synced and saved on your Android device - you can lower the amount to free up space on your handset, although all of your messages will still be available through the search function.
Open up the settings page from the main menu then tap your account name and choose either Manage labels or Days of email to sync. There's no such option available on iOS devices so you're stuck with the default.
7. Try Inbox by Gmail
Inbox by Gmail is a different email client from the same people who brought you the Gmail one. It tries to be even smarter than the original app, sorting your emails into certain buckets, and you can use it on the web too.
You can snooze emails to a later time, bundle together less important messages, and more besides. It's possible to run both this and the original Gmail app on your phone, though you probably want to turn off alerts for one of them.
You can see my another post about How to Delete Gmail Facebook Twitter Google+ YouTube or LinkedIn Account. Have you still any question suggestion about the article or about the blog please feel free to contact us.
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