Report spam in Gmail

In Gmail, you can report unwanted emails as spam. Emails you report as spam are added to Spam. As you report more spam, Gmail identifies similar emails as spam more efficiently.

Report emails as spam

Important: When you report spam or move an email into Spam, Google receives a copy of the email and may analyze it to help protect users from spam and abuse.

1. On your Android device, open the Gmail app .
2. Open the email you want to report as spam.
3. At the top right, tap More Report spam.

Tip: If you signed up to receive messages from a specific sender and no longer want them, click Unsubscribe or Go to website. Learn how to block or unsubscribe from emails.

Report multiple emails as spam

1. From your inbox, next to each email you want to report as spam, tap the sender’s profile picture.
2. At the top right, tap More Report spam.

Delete spam

1. On your Android device, open the Gmail app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu Spam.
3. Tap Empty spam now.

Remove an email from Spam

If you incorrectly marked an email as spam, you can remove an email from Spam:

1. On your Android device, open the Gmail app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu Spam.
3. Open the email you want to remove.
4. At the top right, tap More  Report not spam.

Prevent valid emails from going to Spam

Important: When you block a sender, even when you remove their emails from Spam, Gmail still automatically identifies their emails as spam.

If Gmail automatically sends emails from people you know to Spam, you can:

• Remove the email from Spam: After you remove the email, future emails from that sender won’t go to Spam.
• Add the sender to your contacts: When you add the sender to Google Contacts, Gmail stops sending their messages to Spam. Learn how to add, move, or import contacts.
• Create a filter: For specific senders, you can create a filter to label their email as important or another option that you choose. Learn how to create rules to filter your emails.

Learn more about types of Gmail spam

In Spam, you can:

• Get suspicious emails that Gmail automatically identified as spam.
• Find emails that you identify as spam.
• Find a warning at the top of each email that explains why Gmail sent it to Spam.

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