How to Block Emails on Gmail (2024)
Apr. 23, 2024If you are here, you are probably very tired of having those uncountable newsletters and suspicious emails flood your Gmail inbox. In that case, you can simply block these emails and make your Gmail as clean as a hound’s tooth. Additionally, you can also unsubscribe to these emails to stop receiving them or even report fraudulent ones for Google to look into. This article will show you how to go about carrying out these actions as well. With that being said, here’s a complete guide on how to block emails on Gmail.
Blocking Emails on Gmail
First and foremost, let’s take care of how to block emails on Gmail before getting into anything else. Moreover, it is pretty similar across the web version and mobile apps.
The process to block an email address is pretty similar on Android and iOS as well. The Gmail app interface is also similar on both the platforms. So, I used an Android device in this case, to take you through the process.
Whether you are on the Android or iOS app for Gmail, you will see the samethree-dot menuadjacent to the sender’s name. Tap on it and selectBlock [‘Sender’s name’]. Next, tap onBlockagain in the confirmation window and that’s it. You will see a grey panel, stating that the sender has been blocked.
Don’t worry though. Blocking emails is not a permanent action, and can be reverted. Besides, you can unblock emails on Gmail through both the web browser and mobile apps. With that being said, take a look:
If you are on either the Android or iOS mobile app versions of Gmail, mass unblocking is not possible. Instead, you will have to retrace your steps and find the emails from the email addresses you have blocked, manually. Then, as you find and get into these mails, you will see a dedicatedUnblocksender button in a grey panel. Simply tap on it to unblock the sender.
Blocking is probably the last resort. Before blocking a sender on Gmail, you can also choose to unsubscribe to the sender’s emails. That will also solve a lot of your problems. So, if you want to do unsubscribe instead, here’s how to do it on the different platforms:
If you are on the Android or iOS Gmail app, just like on the web browser, you will see the unsubscribe button right beside the name of the sender.
For the emails that you don’t see thisdedicated Unsubscribebutton, you can simply tap on thethree-dot menuin the topmost right corner and use the Unsubscribe button from the list of options.
Alongside blocking and unsubscribing to email addresses, you can also report them. Sometimes, some senders can go overboard with emails, and you can report them as ‘spam’. Reporting mails as spam will move them to your Gmail’s Spam folder. So, automatically, these emails won’t be bothering you anymore with notifications every now and then. Here’s how to report emails on the web and mobile app versions of Gmail:
When on your web browser, navigate to the email address on Gmail that you want to report. Once you open a mail from the particular email address, you will see theReport spam exclamation iconat the topmost panel. Simply clicking on it will report the email and move it to your Spam folder.
In addition, on the web version of Gmail, you can also report a mail as a phishing attack. To do that:
Once you report an email as a phishing attack, it is reported as that andmoved to your Spam folderas well.
If you have accidentally reported an email as spam or a phishing threat, simply head over to yourspam folder -> select the email -> Report not spam. You can do so on both your web browser and the Android/iOS mobile apps.
With that, we have finally reached the end of this guide. I hope this detailed how-to solved all your problems. Now, if you are looking todelete your Gmail accountaltogether and make a fresh new start, you can check the in-depth interlinked guide for the same. Now, if you have any other related queries or run into any problems, drop a comment down below and I’ll get back to you!
Sagnik is a tech aficionado who can never say “no” to dipping his toes into unknown waters of tech or reviewing the latest gadgets. He is also a hardcore gamer, having played everything from Snake Xenzia to Dead Space Remake.
