Questions tagged [gmail]
For issues specific to the Gmail app, AKA Google Mail. For another mail app use the tag specific to it or, if none found, the generic 'email' tag.
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Gmail app : "To continue you'll need to take additional action"
Whenever I open Gmail, it pops up this To continue, you'll need to take additional action Your account or device settings require you to complete additional steps before using the Gmail app The only ...
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Don't show images is missing in sender header
In the Gmail app on my Android, I mistakenly hit always show images for a particular sender. How do I turn that off? All the answers found say to use the drop-down by the sender's address, but the ...
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How to make Android automatically check for new Gmail emails more frequently and notify it with a sound?
I'm going to make another attempt to find a solution to this. This has been the bane of my life, all the time without interruption, since I bought my first "smart" phone in 2012. I've always ...
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How to display body in GMail notification?
I've recently switched to Android from iOS. I'm a bit annoyed that my Gmail notifications do not include any of the body. It only displays the subject. This is what it looks like (not my phone, but it ...
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Pressed on image in gmail, created a ghost image that would not go away and prevented interacting with screen--why?
I have an old Samsung Galaxy S7 running Android 8.0. I was using the Gmail app version 2025.03.16.738445112.release. I opened a message from a trusted contact that contained a reference to a Google ...
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How do I stop GMail running on my phone?
On my Samsung S24, I am using Fairmail for my emails. I have a number of Google and non-Google email accounts. In GMail->Settings and Settings->Accounts (they are probably the same settings) ...
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Gmail blacks out if you scroll the message
My mother has a relatively new (2-3 months) Samsung Tab S9 FE tablet. It has developed a problem where if she attempts to scroll through the body of an email in Gmail, the body will blank out, as ...
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Can't add my corporate account in the Gmail app in my Android phone
I want to add a corporate-managed email in the Gmail app, but it opens a site for authentication that has to be opened in desktop mode. On Android, it's opened in the app's internal browser and I can'...
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How can I undelete a few messages in a conversion in the Gmail Android app?
I deleted a few messages in a conversion: How can I undelete a few messages in a conversion in the Gmail Android app? I can't find the option:
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How can I view the size of each email in Gmail Android application?
How can I view the size of each email in the Gmail Android application? I am able to see the size of some emails (e.g., emails located in the trash) via Google Drive's cleaning feature, but I can't ...
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Override sender address in GMail app for non-Google mailbox
There's a popular 3rd-party mail provider and for some time they don't provide OAuth2 auth scheme and resort to regular password. This mail provider was known to authors of Gmail when OAuth2 was still ...
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Microsoft Exchange emails not syncing with gmail app
I have a Moto g8 with Android 10. I use default gmail app to read my phone's gmail account as well as my two work emails (both MS Exchange/Outlook). I do not use the Outlook app for the latter. I have ...
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Is a standalone periodic email checker app feasible?
I bought my first smartphone in 2012. I had one motivation for doing so: my clients, instead of ringing me, were increasingly emailing me. I had to have a computer "to go" to respond in a ...
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Cannot add additional Google account for Gmail on Android 13-based phone
I am trying to add an additional Google account to Gmail on an Android 13-based phone. While adding an account, I asked for a security code. But when I try to enter the value of the security code (10 ...
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Why am I getting a separate notification for each incoming e-mail?
I recently did a factory reset on my Pixel 6a (running Android 14). Now I find that I get a separate notification in the notification shade for each incoming e-mail. So, for example, if five e-mails ...
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