Split your emails using Gmail Priority Inbox

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

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app .
2. To configure your inbox, at the top left, tap Menu Settings .
3. Under 'Inbox', tap Inbox type.
4. Select Priority Inbox.

Learn how emails are marked as important

Learn about importance markers in Gmail, including how importance markers are added automatically.