Step Two: Turn on Notifications for the Primary Tab
Simple, right? Now it’s time to customize notifications. On Android: Slide open the left-hand menu, then scroll down to “Settings.” From there, select your email address, then tap “Inbox type.” If it’s not already selected, choose “Default.” Done.On the web: First, click the cog icon in the upper right corner, then choose “Settings.” On the next page, click the “Inbox” tab. The top option will show which type of inbox you’re currently using-to change it, just click the dropdown menu and select the one you’d like to use.It will not sync to Android, so Andorid users will have to change it on the web and on the mobile app. Note: this setting does not exist on iOS, but if you change it on the web, it’ll sync to the Gmail app on iOS. If you’re not sure, however, it never hurts to check, so let’s take a look at where to find this setting (and tweak it if you’d like). If you’ve never changed your inbox setting, there’s a good chance you’re already the Default Inbox. These are all pretty self-explanatory, and for the purposes of this tutorial, work just like Priority Inbox. Many users choose to use the Default Inbox for their personal email, where Priority makes more sense for their work inbox.įinally, there are a handful of other options: Important First, Unread First, and Starred First. From there, users are able to further customize how their inbox looks, with what’s important to them in the following sections. It learns over time (and with your help) which emails are important and which aren’t. Priority Inbox puts messages it deems “important” up at the top (based on who sent the email, among other factors), so you always see those first. This is more similar to Gmail’s older, traditional interface-there are no tabs along the top, though your messages are sorted into a few top-to-bottom categories. This is how Gmail is configured out of the box (though the “Forums” option is disabled by default), and users can customize the labels, toggling them individually, save for the Primary box.Īlternatively, you can configure Gmail to use the “Priority” inbox.
Firstly, there’s the “Default” inbox-this uses Gmail’s tabbed interface, which automatically sorts through messages and puts them into the correct category: Primary, Social, Promotions, Updates, and Forums. RELATED: How to Use Gmail's Advanced Search Features & Create Filtersīefore we get into the meat and potatoes here, we first need to talk about the different types of Gmail inboxes. The Two Main Types of Gmail Inboxes You Can Use With Gmail, however, there are a variety of ways to keep things silent, yet still immediately know about the messages that are important to you. Email is a powerful tool that we all use, but it can also be exceedingly annoying to get notifications for every single message that hits your inbox.
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