How to delete all promotions in gmail on android

  • To delete all emails on Gmail, click the "Select all" box, then "Select all conversations."
  • Use your search bar to find emails from specific senders for mass deletion.
  • If you accidentally delete an email, you can recover it from the Trash folder within 30 days.

If you have a cluttered Gmail inbox, you're not alone. Whether you're looking to free up some storage space or edit folders to organize your inbox, there are some shortcuts for mass-deletion.

Mass-deleting emails can be helpful for emails filed in your Social or Promotions tabs, which often pile up or get ignored. There are also shortcuts for deleting all read emails, all unread emails, and emails from specific senders. Here's how to do it all.

How to delete all read or all unread emails on Gmail

1. Log in to your Gmail account.

2. In the search bar at the top of the screen, type label:read to display all read emails or label:unread to display all unread emails.

3. Click the Select all box to the left of the Refresh button. This will select all emails on the current page — up to 50 emails. To mass delete all emails in this category and not just those on the first page, you can also click Select all conversations that match this search.

You can mass delete emails with just a few clicks using this shortcut. Abigail Abesamis Demarest/Insider

4. Then click the Delete icon at the top, which is shaped like a trash can.

How to delete promotions on Gmail

Promotional emails are emails sent by companies or organizations to consumers with the general goal of selling products. These types of emails are automatically filed in your Promotions tab to keep them separate from your primary inbox. 

You may get promotional emails from retailers after making a purchase on their website, or from a blog after signing up for their mailing list.

1. Log in to your Gmail account. Click on the Promotions tab at the top, above your list of emails.

2. Click the Select all box to the left of the Refresh button. This will select all promotional emails on the current page (50 emails). To delete all emails in this category, also click Select all conversations in Promotions.

Click the "Select all conversations in Promotions" button to delete all emails beyond just those on the first page. Abigail Abesamis Demarest/Insider

3. Then click the Delete icon at the top, which is shaped like a trash can.

How to recover deleted emails on Gmail

If you've accidentally deleted some emails you didn't intend to, don't fret. Deleted emails are stored in your Trash folder, where they're saved for 30 days before being permanently deleted. 

1. Log in to your Gmail account. Scroll down the menu on the left side of the screen and click the Trash folder. You may need to click on More to reveal it.

2. Click on the boxes next to the emails you want to restore.

3. Click the Move to icon, which is a folder with an arrow pointing right, then select the name of the folder you want to send the emails to. 

Select the emails you want to remove from Trash, and hit the "Move to:" icon to move them to another folder. Abigail Abesamis Demarest/Insider

How to permanently delete emails on Gmail

If you're deleting emails to clear up storage space and don't want to wait the 30 days for emails to be deleted from the Trash folder, you can expedite the process by permanently deleting these emails yourself.

To empty your Gmail trash:

1. Log in to your Gmail account. Scroll down the menu on the left side of the screen and click the Trash folder. You may need to click on More to reveal it.

2. Click on the boxes next to the emails you want to permanently delete.

3. Click Delete forever.

Once emails are permanently deleted, they cannot be retrieved. Abigail Abesamis Demarest/Insider

Abigail Abesamis Demarest is a contributing writer for Insider based in New York. She loves a good glazed donut and nerdy deep dives into the science of food and how it's made. 

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If you don’t pay attention, Promotional emails in your Gmail will fill up incredibly fast. And, to be perfectly honest, most of those are some forgotten subscriptions or ad spam that we all neglect. And, many of us, would want them deleted and out of Gmail Inbox as soon as possible. But, sadly, the Gmail app for Android (and iOS alike) doesn’t allow you to select all emails and delete them. And in a tab with 300+ emails you don’t want to spend an hour checking the box next to every email. Not to worry, we have a solution for you and here you can learn how to delete all promotions in Gmail in no time.

How can I delete all my promotional emails at once?

An important thing to know is that you can’t do it from the Gmail app for Android. You can only do it from a web-based client. Of course, this doesn’t mean you can delete all emails from the Promotions tab from your Android or iPhone.

True, it might be easier to do it on your PC but, with Chrome’s Desktop mode on your Android/iPhone, you can simulate the PC and access advanced options offered there. Including but not limited to emptying all emails from the Promotions section in your Gmail Inbox.

If you are still not sure how to delete all promotions in Gmail on your Android/iOS device, follow the steps below:

  1. Open Chrome.
  2. Tap on the 3-dot menu and enable the Desktop site mode.
  3. Search for Gmail, open the web client and sign in.
    How to delete all promotions in gmail on android
  4. Tap on the Promotions tab.
  5. Check the box just under the Search icon. This will highlight all the latest promotional emails.
  6. Wait a bit until you see the prompt to select all emails instead of just 50 (or more if you changed the Maximum page size option).
  7. Then, tap Select All and just tap on the Delete icon (Trash Bin icon).
  8. Confirm when prompted and that’s it — all conversations in the Promotions tab will be moved to Trash.

From there, you can delete all emails permanently or roam through to find some that are worth retrieving. You can do the same for the Social Tab or alternative tabs that are not enabled by default, like Updates and Forums. You can also hide the Promotions tab in Gmail > Settings > All Settings > Inbox > Categories. Although, we would advise against this as all those emails will start pouring into your main Inbox.

And, on that note, we can conclude it. Thank you for reading and make sure to share your thoughts, questions, or suggestions in the comments section below.

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How do I delete all promotions in Gmail at once?

How to delete promotions on Gmail.
Log in to your Gmail account. Click on the Promotions tab at the top, above your list of emails..
Click the Select all box to the left of the Refresh button. ... .
Then click the Delete icon at the top, which is shaped like a trash can..

Can I delete all my promotional emails at once?

Select Promotions. To delete, select promotional emails individually by clicking on their header. Select all necessary emails and click the Trash icon on the top bar. To delete permanently, select Bin folder from the left-side menu and empty it.