Star emails in Gmail

When you star emails in Gmail, you mark them as important. This helps you remember to look at them later.

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Star an email

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Gmail app .
  2. To the right of the message or subject, tap Star .

Search for your starred emails

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Gmail app .
  2. In the top left, tap Menu Menu.
  3. Tap Starred.
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