Opening Gmail and your Inbox, Open Gmail

Opening Gmail and your Inbox

When you open Gmail, your most recent conversations are displayed in your Inbox. When you return to Gmail after using other applications, the last screen you were working with is displayed.

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STouch the Gmail icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 40.

Your Inbox displays those conversations with the newest messages at the top. All of your conversations are displayed in your Inbox unless you delete, archive, or filter them.

If you change your preferred inbox to the Priority Inbox in Gmail in the web, you can also view it and set it as your default inbox in Gmail on your phone. See “Working with Priority Inbox” on page 149.

The current Google Account is displayed at the top right of the Inbox. If you have more than one account, you touch the current account to switch accounts, as described in “Switch accounts” on page 140. Adding and working with accounts is described in “Accounts” on page 127.

Conversations with new messages have bold subject lines. To read a message in a conversation, touch its subject. See “Reading your messages” on page 141.