View email attachments

View attachments

Attachments appear at the end of an email.

To view or play the attachment, touch it.

If you see a message for which you can't open the attachment type, then most file types have a free viewer that you can use. In Play Store, search for the file type, then select and download an app.

Save attachments from email

in the email, touch to download and save it on your phone or touch to save it in Drive.

To view attachments later, open the Downloads app or the Drive app.

Delete attachments saved from email

  1. Open the Downloads app.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • to select one item, touch & hold it.
    • To select multiple items, touch & hold the first one, then touch the others.
  3. Touch .

Prevent previews of attachments

Attached photos or videos appear as thumbnails, showing a preview.

To see a generic thumbnail instead of a preview thumbnail until you open the file:

  1. Open the Gmail app.
  2. Touch > Settings, then touch the account name.
  3. Touch Images > Ask before displaying external images.