Change your Gmail inbox layout

Customise your inbox, including multiple inboxes.

Choose your inbox layout

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu Settings .
3. Under 'Inbox', tap Inbox type.
4. Select an inbox layout:
   • Default inbox
   • Important first
   • Unread first
   • Starred first
   • Priority Inbox

Learn about the inbox layout options

Some inbox styles have more settings and options that you can change.

Default inbox

If you choose 'Default', your inbox will be split up into different sections in the menu , like 'Primary', 'Social', 'Promotions' and 'Updates'. When you have the 'Default' inbox, your messages are automatically sorted into tabs, but you can move messages between categories if you wish.

Learn more about inbox tabs & categories.

Important first

If you choose 'Important first', your inbox will be separated into two sections: 'Inbox' and 'Important'.

Learn more how Gmail decides which emails to mark as important.

Unread first

If you choose 'Unread first', your inbox will be split up into two sections: 'Inbox' and 'Unread'.

Starred first

If you choose 'Starred first', your inbox will be split up into two sections: 'Inbox' and 'Starred'.

Priority inbox

If you choose 'Priority Inbox', your inbox will be separated into multiple sections. You can choose which sections you want to show, including 'Inbox', 'Important and unread', 'Starred' or a label that you've made.

Hide or show list of inboxes and labels

You can find all your inboxes and labels in the left-hand menu. When the left-hand menu is hidden, you'll have more space for your emails and can point to the menu for more options.

To show or hide the menu, tap Menu .