How to change junk mail settings in gmail
To change junk mail settings in Gmail, you can follow these steps:
Method 1: Using the Gmail Web Interface
- Log in to your Gmail account on the web.
- Click on the gear icon () in the upper right corner of the page.
- Select "See all settings" from the dropdown menu.
- Scroll down to the "Filters and Blocked Addresses" tab.
- Click on the "Create a new filter" button.
- Enter the email address or domain you want to block or mark as spam in the "From" field.
- Choose the action you want to take for the filter:
- Block the email address
- Mark as spam
- Delete it
- Forward it to another email address
- Click "Create filter" to apply the changes.
Method 2: Using the Gmail Mobile App
- Open the Gmail app on your mobile device.
- Tap the three horizontal lines () in the top left corner of the screen.
- Tap "Settings" from the menu.
- Scroll down to the "Filters" section.
- Tap "Add filter" and enter the email address or domain you want to block or mark as spam in the "From" field.
- Choose the action you want to take for the filter:
- Block the email address
- Mark as spam
- Delete it
- Forward it to another email address
- Tap "Save" to apply the changes.
Additional Tips
- You can also use Gmail's "Report spam" feature to help train the algorithm to better identify spam emails. To do this, open the email you want to report as spam, click on the three vertical dots () in the top right corner of the email, and select "Report spam".
- If you're receiving a lot of spam emails from a specific sender, you can also use Gmail's "Block sender" feature to block all emails from that sender. To do this, open the email from the sender, click on the three vertical dots () in the top right corner of the email, and select "Block [sender's name]".
- You can also use third-party email clients or plugins to help manage your junk mail settings in Gmail.