How to View Unread Emails in Gmail? [Fast and Simple Way]
“That intrusive 1 unread message in Gmail Inbox! How to find it?” Does this sound familiar? I’ve been there too. But now I know how to get showing all that lost unread emails. Good news – it’s very simple.
You may have 10-20-30 years of experience in digital services, but not know the sipmlest things.
So am I.
I use Gmail by Google for about 20 years already.
But I didn’t know how to easily get these tricky messages that somehow went unread and lost in the hundreds of emails in my inbox.
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Here I will talk about
- How to find all unread emails in the Gmail Inbox Folder
- With Video Instrustions
You can watch my video where I show how to sort Gmail by unread messages:
I remember there was a filter in the Google Gmail settings. But I found it to complicated, so I was procrastinating to clean up my mailing box.
Luckily, it comes up much easier.
How to View Unread Emails in Gmail?
On desktop and on your phone:
Time needed: 1 minute
- Open Your Inbox in Gmail
Open Inbox tab in your Gmail account in browser of your computer or in your phone app. Or any other Gmail folder you want to search in (Spam, Sent, etc.) - Add Search Operator
In the search bar at the top of your Gmail screen, simply type: is:unread
- Hit Enter
Press the Enter key (or tap the Search button on your phone).
Done!
Gmail will now display only the unread emails in the folder you select to see the old hidden emails.
Finally, you can do with these pesky messages whatever you want – delete, open, sort, mark as read or anything else.
Bonus Tip: Create a Filter for Unread Emails in Gmail
Want even more control over your inbox?
Or what if you need to delete thousands of unread emails in Gmail?
You can create a filter that automatically marks certain emails as read.
This is useful if you get a lot of emails that aren’t important, like daily deals or automated notifications.
Here’s how to create a filter to automatically mark emails as read:
- Go to Gmail Settings.
- Select the “Filters and Blocked Addresses” tab.
- Create a new filter.
- In the From field, add the email address you want to filter.
- Click Create Filter.
- Check Mark as read.
- Click Create Filter.
Did this tip work for you?
What’s your favorite Gmail productivity hack?
