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How to Remove Promotions From Gmail App in iPhone

Author: Ritikaa | Guide: iPhone |
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Remove 'Promotions' from the Gmail app on your iPhone or turn off all the promotion mails in Gmail in order to keep your Gmail account away from the constant bugging of useless emails. These emails promote brands, services, websites, products etc.

How to Disable/Enable Promotions Inbox Category in Gmail On iPhone

Remove Promotions From Gmail App on iPhone in 6 Steps

Step-1 Open Gmail: Begin the process by opening the Gmail application on your iPhone. If you do not already have this application:

  • Open App Store on your iPhone.
  • Then, search for the Gmail app.
  • And, click on the 'Install' button to download it.
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Step-2 Hit the' More' Icon: In the top-left corner of the home screen of your Gmail app, you will notice an icon with three small horizontal lines. This is the 'More' icon. Now, you are supposed to click on this icon to move forward.

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Step-3 Go To 'Settings': Move your eyes towards the bottom of the list now. Here you will find the 'Settings' option. Click on 'Settings'.

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Step-4 Choose 'Inbox customizations': Now, you are required to choose the option that says 'Inbox customizations'. It will take you to the next step.

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Step-5 Tap 'Inbox categories': And, just like other similar processes, click on the very first option now. The first option is the option of 'Inbox categories'.

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Step-6 Turn off Promotions: In 'Inbox Categories', you will find the on of operation for various file categories in Gmail such as:

  • Primary
  • Social
  • Promotions
  • Forums, etc

From these options, you have to turn off the toggle for the 'Promotions' category.

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We believe that you have completely understood how to remove Promotions from your Gmail app with the help of these 6 steps.

FAQ

How Can I Delete The Promotions in my Gmail App on my iPhone?

To delete the promotions in Gmail iPhone App, do the following:

  • Open Gmail.
  • Then, go to the 'Promotions' section.
  • Tap and select all those promotional emails individually that you want to delete.
  • Then, after selecting all the unnecessary emails, click on the 'Trash' icon from the top.

They will then move to the trash and will be permanently deleted after 30 days.

How Can I Filter Gmail 'Promotions' on my iPhone?

To filter Gmail Promotions on your iPhone, carefully read the following steps:

  • Go to the 'Promotions' section in your Gmail app.
  • Then, tap on the three dots.
  • Then, you have to click on 'Filter messages.
  • Now, click on the 'Create filter' button.
  • Make sure to check the 'Never send it to Spam and Categorize as' options from the list.

How Can I Change Gmail Settings on my iPhone?

It is really very easy to access the settings in the Gmail app on your iPhone.

You will easily find the 'Settings' option when you click on the more icon from the top left corner of your Gmail app's home screen.

Can I Stop Promotional Emails in Gmail?

You cannot completely stop all promotional emails from coming to your Gmail inbox.

However, you can surely minimize them in either of the two ways:

  • Report these emails as 'Spam'. Then, these emails will reach the spam section of your app. You must know how to find spam emails in you Gmail.
  • Or, just block the sender of this email.

Why Do I Receive Promotions in My Inbox?

You might be wondering why you receive promotions in your Gmail App when you have never actually signed up for them.

The thing is that you unknowingly give access to the websites to send your newsletters and brand promotions when you log in to them using your email address. So, you should be careful while signing up.

 

One think you might not know is that you can also open Gmail in the Safari web browser of your iPhone to remove promotions from your Gmail account. That's the beauty of this application!

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