Read, send, manage emails

Read email

If you've set up email, you’ll start receiving emails after your account syncs with your phone. When you receive an email notification, you'll see in the status bar.

  1. To open email from a notification, swipe the status bar down and touch the notification:

    • A single email notification opens the message directly.
    • A multiple email notification opens the email list; touch an email to open it.

    If you dismiss the notification and want to view the email later, open the Gmail app.

  2. Do any of the following:

    • To view other folders, touch menu icon from your email list.
    • Attachments appear at the end of the email. You can view or save them.
    • You can print emails from your phone.

Reply to or forward an email

  1. Touch to reply to the sender. Or, swipe to the end of the email and touch to reply to all recipients or to forward.
  2. Enter your message.
  3. To copy someone on the email, in the To field, touch down arrow.
  4. Touch .

Send new email

  1. Open the Gmail app and touch Compose.

    Or, touch & hold , then touch Compose. (If you send lots of emails, add a task shortcut. Drag Compose to your home screen.)

  2. Enter the recipient and your message.

  3. To copy someone on the email, in the To field, touch down arrow.
  4. Touch .

Add attachment to email

  1. In the email you're composing, tap > Attach file to add a file stored on your phone, or attach one saved on Drive.
  2. Browse to the file, and tap it to add it to the email. The attachment appears at the bottom of the email.

Find emails

When you open the Gmail app, you see your Inbox.

To view sent email, drafts, recently deleted email, and other categories, touch menu icon.

To search for emails, at the top of your email list enter terms, like the topic or the sender's name.

Delete emails

To delete an open email, tap delete icon.

To delete an open draft of an email, tap more options icon > Discard.

To delete multiple emails, go to your email list, touch & hold the first message, then touch the other messages to select them, and tap delete icon.

To delete large quantities of email, sign into your email account on your computer, and see your email provider's help for more information.

Tips
  • To delete attachments that you saved from emails, use the Files app.
  • You can also remove email accounts from your phone.

Learn more

For more help with Gmail, read Google's support information.

For help managing email from other providers, sign into your email account on your computer and look for the provider's instructions.