Android Magazine 58 - 2015 UK

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App used » Gmail Works with » Varies with device

Clear your Gmail

inboxofspam

Googlehasaddedsomenewfunctionalitytothe

GmailAndroidapp,enablingyoutoquickly

unsubscribefrommassemaillistsandblock

contactswithaquickcoupleoftaps.The blocking

button will put any emails you receive from that

particular sender straight into your Spam folder. It’s

aprettyeasysystemtogettogripswithandit

shouldn’t take you more than a couple of minutes to

get things working. You’ll also fi nd these new

buttonsinthewebversion of Gmail too and any

blocking or unsubscribing you do on one platform

will automatically cross over to the other. You’ll

need the latest version of the Gmail app installed on

your device, but that’s about it. So if you’ve got your

phone to hand, we’ll walk you through the process

and give you a few tips on the way.

If you use multiple accounts in your app,

you’ll need to block and unsubscribe from emails

in both accounts. We’d like to see an option to

block from multiple accounts at once, but that’s

something for a future update.

Different accounts

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Tap the option in the menu. A pop-up will

appear asking you to confirm. Tap Unsubscribe

and you’re done. Remember that unsubscribing

can’t be undone within the app, you’ll need to

re-subscribe from the company’s original website.

Confirm your choice

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Sadly you can’t access these options using

the Inbox by Gmail app, so you’ll need to either use

the Gmail app to set up the blocks or do it directly

from the website on your computer. Hopefully the

buttons will be added to the Inbox app soon.

If you’re using Inbox

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The Block button is in the second menu,

the one within the body of the email next to the

sender’s details. Tap it and you’ll see the option to

block. Another tap and all emails in your inbox that

were sent from that sender will move to spam.

Block your spam

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You can undo a block in the same manner

if you’ve done it in error or if you decide you miss

those emails. Just tap the options menu next to

the contact’s details and select Unblock. Emails

already in your spam folder will stay there.

Unblock

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The Unsubscribe button is at the top of the

drop-down menu, in the top-right corner of the

screen. It’s only visible if the email you’re trying to

unsubscribe from is supported by the app, so if

you can’t see it then you can’t use the function.

Unsubscribe

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Use the new Unsubscribe and Block functions

to make sure your Gmail remains spam free