Send an automatic reply when you're out of office

To let others know when you're out of office or on holiday, you can create an Out of Office AutoReply in Gmail. When someone sends you a message, they receive an automatic reply.

Set up an Out of Office AutoReply

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Gmail app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu   Settings.
3. Choose your account.
4. Tap Out of Office AutoReply.
5. At the top, set the 'Out of office AutoReply' switch to On .
6. Fill in the date range, subject and message.
7. Optional: To send the reply to your contacts only, under the message, tick the box.
8. Tap Done.

Tip: To turn off your automatic reply, turn off Out of Office AutoReply .

Learn how an automatic reply works

Your automatic reply starts at 12:00 am on the start date and ends at 11:59 pm on the end date, unless you end it earlier.

In most cases, your reply is only sent to people the first time they message you.

Someone can get your reply more than once if:

• The same person contacts you again after four days and your automatic reply is still on.
• You edit the automatic reply.
  • If someone gets your initial automatic reply, then emails you again after you edit the reply, they get the updated email.

Tips:

• To prevent an automatic reply in a conversation thread, add a subject line to your reply. When you add a subject line, the recipient receives your reply in a separate email.
• Emails sent to your spam folder or addressed to a mailing list that you subscribe to don't get your reply.

Related resources

• Change your Gmail settings
• Set your working hours and location