Does The Gmail App Show You All Emails

If you're using Gmail as your primary email service, you've probably received a huge number of emails that you want to delete. Alternatively, you might want to select multiple emails and organize them in folders.

How to Select All Emails in Gmail

This article will help you understand how to select all emails in Gmail across various devices and platforms. Plus, you'll learn how to format emails in Gmail and see solutions to some common problems with the Gmail app.

How to Select All Emails in Gmail on Windows, Mac, and Chromebook?

The process of selecting all emails is the same for Windows, Mac, and Chromebook. You can select all emails in your Gmail inbox via your web browser. But before you go to Gmail, make sure that you are logged in to your Google account. Then, follow these steps:

Go to www.google.com.
Click on "Gmail" in the top-right corner of the page to open your Gmail inbox.
Hover your cursor over the sidebar and click on "More."
In the extended menu, scroll down and click on "All Mail."
Click on the small empty box in the horizontal toolbar. (Note: When you direct your cursor over it, it says "Select").
Select "All Mail."
Click on "Select all 1,500 conversations in All Mail." (Note: This number depends on how many emails you have).

Success! You've selected all your emails in Gmail.

How to Select All Emails in Gmail to Delete?

Deleting all your emails in Gmail is best done through your web browser. Bear in mind that you have to be logged in to your Google account to delete your emails.

Go to www.google.com.
Click on "Gmail" in the top-right corner of the page to open your Gmail inbox.
Place your cursor over the sidebar and click "More."
In the extended menu, scroll down and click on "All Mail."
Click on the small empty box in the horizontal toolbar.
Click on "Select all 2,000 conversations in All Mail." (Note: This number depends on how many emails you have).
Select "All Mail."
Click on the small garbage can icon in the horizontal toolbar. (Note: When you put your cursor over this icon, it says "Delete").
In the "Confirm Bulk Action" dialog box, click "OK" to delete all mail.

Note: All of your sent emails will be deleted as well.

Sometimes, Google won't delete all emails at once. Check "Primary," "Social," and "Promotions" tabs. If there are any emails left, perform the same action to delete them.

Also, Google may not delete emails in your Spam folder. You should remove them as well.

In Gmail, direct your cursor over the sidebar and click "More."
Scroll down and go to the "Spam" folder.
Click on the small empty box in the horizontal toolbar.
Click on the garbage can icon to delete all emails in your spam folder.

Now you've successfully deleted all emails in your Gmail.

How to Select All Emails in Gmail on iPhone?

First, you need to have the official Mail app for iPhone. You can download it here. You'll access your Gmail emails from this app.

Open the Mail app.
Click on the Google logo.
Click "Continue."
Enter your email and click "Next."
Enter your password and click "Next."
Click "Settings." (Note: If this dialog box doesn't appear, go to Settings > Mail > Accounts Gmail).
Enable the "Mail" option.
Return to the Mail app.
Click on "All Mail."
Click "Edit" in the top-right corner of the screen.
Click "Select All" in the top-left corner of the screen.

Great! You've selected all your Gmail emails on your iPhone.

How to Select All Emails in Gmail on Android?

You can't select all emails in the Gmail app. Fortunately, there is a workaround for selecting all emails in Gmail from your Android device.

Open your Chrome browser.
Click on the three vertical dots in the top-right corner of the screen.
Check "Desktop site."
In the address bar, enter "mail.google.com."
Click on the small arrow in the sidebar.
Click "More."
Go to "All Mail."
To close the extended menu, click on the edge of the extended menu. (Note: You can also open one email and click the "back" button on your device.)
Click on the small empty box in the horizontal toolbar.
Click on "Select all 2,456 conversations in All Mail." (Note: This number depends on how many emails you have).

How to Select All Emails in Gmail and Mark as Read?

That annoying notification about having unread emails can be easily removed. All you have to do is select all emails and mark them as read.

Log in to your Gmail.
Hover your cursor over the sidebar and click "More."
Click "All Mail."
Check the small empty box in the horizontal toolbar.
Click on "Select all 1,348 conversations in All Mail." (Note: This number depends on how many emails you have).
Click on the opened envelope icon in the horizontal toolbar.

Now, all your emails are marked as read and you won't see the notification anymore.

How to Select All Emails in Gmail Folder?

Folders that contain emails in your Gmail are called labels. If you don't have a label already, you can create a new one.

Select the emails you want to group in a label.
In the horizontal toolbar, click "Labels."
Click "Create New" in the extended menu.
Type in the name of your label and select a nesting option.
Click "Create."

Now, you can select all the emails within that label.

In the sidebar, click on your label.
Check the small empty box in the horizontal toolbar to select all the emails in that label.

How to Select All Emails in the Gmail App to Delete?

Unfortunately, you can't select all emails in the Gmail app for your mobile device. Still, you can always delete all the emails in your spam folder.

Additional FAQs

How Do I Format My Emails in Gmail?

You can format your email while creating it.

1. Log in to your Gmail.

2. Click on the "Compose" button.

3. If you don't see formatting options in the horizontal toolbar, press the "A" icon.

Here, you can apply different formatting options to your emails.

Do Gmail Emails Automatically Delete?

Gmail will never delete an email automatically. You'll have to delete your emails manually. Even after that, you'll still be able to access your deleted emails in the Trash folder. After 30 days, Gmail will remove these emails forever.

How Do I Find All of My Emails?

Gmail divides your emails into multiple sections (e.g. "Primary," "Social," "Promotions," etc.) If you want to view all these emails in one place, you'll have to open "All Emails" in Gmail.

1. Log in to your Gmail.

2. Place your cursor over the sidebar and click "More."

3. In the extended menu, scroll down and click on "All Mail."

You should be able to view all your emails here.

Note: You can view spam and trash emails only in their folders.

How Do I Select Multiple Messages in Gmail?

You can select multiple emails by selecting every email independently, or you can use a shortcut.

1. Log in to your Gmail.

2. Select one email by checking the box.

3. Hold Shift and select another email.

You've now selected a range of emails. You can apply this method only on one page at a time.

How Do I Do a Mass Delete of Emails in Gmail?

If you don't want to delete all your emails at once, you can still select and delete multiple emails.

1. Log in to your Gmail.

2. Go to the section where you want to delete multiple emails (e.g. "Primary," "Social," etc.)

3. Select a range of emails you want to delete by clicking on one email, holding Shift, and then selecting another email.

4. Click on the garbage can icon in the horizontal toolbar to delete the range of selected emails.

Repeat this process until you've deleted all the emails you want.

Note: If you accidentally delete an email, go to the "Trash" folder and select that email. Then, click on the "Move to" icon and select "Inbox."

Selecting All Emails in Gmail

Selecting all emails in Gmail is only available via desktop. The Gmail app doesn't support this feature. But we've shown you a few workarounds to access this feature on your mobile device even though the Gmail app won't let you select all emails at once.

This feature is important because you can easily delete all your emails, except emails in the spam folder. You've also learned how to mark all your emails as read. The annoying notification about thousands of unread emails won't bother you anymore.

How did you select all emails in Gmail? Did you use another method? Let us know in the comments section below.