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When you choose the "priority inbox" setting, your emails are automatically split into three sections: important and unread, starred, and everything else.
Turn on priority inbox
- Open the Gmail app .
- In the top left, tap Menu .
- Tap Settings.
- Choose your account.
- Tap Inbox type.
- Choose Priority Inbox.
Learn how emails get marked as important
Learn about importance markers in Gmail, including how importance markers get automatically added.