Mark or unmark Spam in Gmail

The more you report spam, the better Gmail gets at automatically marking similar messages as spam.

1. Make sure you've downloaded the Gmail app.
2. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app .
3. Tap the sender's profile image next to the message you want to mark as spam.
4. In the top right, tap More   Report spam.

Note: When you tap Report spam or manually move an email into your Spam folder, Google will receive a copy of the email and may analyze it to help protect our users from spam and abuse.

1. Make sure you've downloaded the Gmail app.
2. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app .
3. In the top left, tap Menu Spam.
4. Tap Empty spam now.

If an email was incorrectly marked as spam, follow the steps below to remove it from Spam.

1. Make sure you've downloaded the Gmail app.
2. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app .
3. In the top left, tap Menu Spam.
4. Select the message that isn't spam.
5. Tap More Not spam.

To stop a message from being sent to Spam in the future, you can:

• Add the sender to your Contacts
• Filter these messages

What this warning means

An email address looks confusingly similar to the email address of a known sender. For example, the email address may replace the letter "O" with the number "0."

What to do if you see this warning

Don't reply to the email or open any links until you can verify that the email address is correct.

If you happen to notice a spoofed email address, but it’s not marked with a warning, be sure to report it as spam.

What this warning means

The email may be trying to trick you into sharing personal information, like passwords or credit card numbers.

What to do if you see this warning

• Don't reply to the email or open any links.
• If you aren't sure the email is from a trusted sender, report the email as phishing.

Note: Google will never ask for personal information over email. Learn how to avoid and report Google scams.

What this warning means

Gmail can't confirm that the email was actually sent by the particular person or company that appears to be sending it.

What to do if you see this warning

• Don't reply to the email or open any links.
• If you aren't sure the email is from a trusted sender, report the email as phishing.

If you're confident the message is not malicious:

• In the top right, tap More   Not spam.
• To prevent messages from a trusted sender from going to Spam, follow these troubleshooting steps.

What this warning means

If you use Gmail through your work, school, or organization, your admin might set controls to mark certain emails as spam.

What to do if you see this warning

If you see emails that are incorrectly marked as spam, contact your admin.

What this warning means

If you unsubscribed from someone's emails but they keep messaging you, their emails will go directly to Spam.

What to do if you see this warning

If you don't want these emails showing in your Spam, unmark the email as spam.

What this warning means

Spammers often send messages with no content in the body or subject to check whether email addresses are valid. Then, they spam those addresses later.

What to do if you see this warning

If the email looks suspicious, don't reply. You can report it as spam or phishing.

If the email is from someone you know and you think it was sent by mistake, unmark the email as spam.

What this warning means

When you mark a message as spam or phishing, it gets removed from your inbox and sent to your Spam folder. Messages from the same sender might be sent to Spam in the future.

What to do if you see this warning

• If you don't want the email to be in Spam, unmark the email as spam.
• If you mistakenly reported the message as phishing, unmark the message as phishing.
• To stop a message from being sent to Spam in the future, filter these messages.