Emails are something we all go through in our everyday lives and with regards to email services, Gmail is without a doubt the most famous service out there. However, you should come across several unwanted emails every day, emails from spammers and even stalkers, who decline to leave. The great news is, you can block email addresses on Gmail. So, with no further ado, here are the steps to block senders in Gmail from the web and Android app:
Block an Email Address in Gmail Web
Blocking an email address in Gmail’s web client is fairly easy. Here’s how to do it:
- First,open up Gmailon your preferred browser and log in to your account.
- Once you are logged in, go to an email from the sender you want to block. Then,hit the button beside the Reply button. From the options, click on the “Block <Sender’s Name>” option.
- Then, click “Block” again to confirm that you indeed want to block the email address on Gmail.
- Emails from blocked email address will go into thespam folderfrom now on, so you can be at peace.
Unblock Email Address in Gmail Web
If you have managed to accidentally block an email address in Gmail, here’s how you can unblock it in Gmail web.
- Open up Gmail in the browser and log in to your account. Then, go toGmail Settingsby clicking on settings cog icon on the right.
- In the Settings page, go to the “Filters and Blocked Addresses” tab. Here, you will find all the email addresses you have blocked and you can batch unblock them or unblock them one by one.
- You can also unblock an email address by going to their email and hitting the same button besides Reply and clicking “Unblock <Sender’s Name>“.
In the Filters and Blocked Addresses page, you can even set up filters to ensure that emails with certain subjects, or words, land up in the spam folder.
Block and Unblock Email Address in Gmail app on Android
You can even block email senders in the Gmail app on Android. Here’s how to do it:
- Open theGmail appand open up the email from the sender you want to block.
- Then, tap on thethree dot menu button besides the Reply button. From the options, tap on “Block <Sender’s Name>“.
- The sender will then be blocked and the messages from the blocked email address will land in spam.
- To unblock an email address in the Gmail application, you can just open the blocked sender’s email, hit the same three-dot button as above and tap on “Unblock <Sender’s Name>“.
Easily Block Senders in Gmail to Stop Annoying Emails
Well, those were the easy ways through which you can block emails from someone in Gmail. Sadly, the Gmail app on iOS does not let you block an email address but you can always do it from Gmail’s web portal.