To clean up your inbox without deleting your Gmail messages, you can archive or mute the messages.
Learn how archive & mute work
The “All Mail” section displays messages that you archive or mute.
- Archive:
- The message comes back to your inbox when someone replies to it.
- Mute:
- The message is labeled as "Muted."
- New messages in the thread skip your inbox.
- You still receive the message in your inbox if:
- The message is sent to you and no one else.
- The message is sent to a Google Group where you’re a member.
- Someone adds you to the “To” or “Cc” fields in the message.
Archive a message
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app
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- On the left of the message, tap the sender’s profile image.
- At the top, tap Archive
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Tip: To archive multiple messages, tap and hold each message you want to archive, then tap Archive
Add "Archive" as a swipe action
To quickly archive messages in your inbox with a swipe to the left or right, you can add “Archive” as a swipe action.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app
- At the top left, tap Menu
Settings.
- Under "Inbox," tap Inbox customizations
- Tap Right swipe or Left swipe
- At the top right, tap Done.
Find archived messages
Important: When you search in Gmail, your results include archived messages. Learn more about search in Gmail.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app
- At the top left, tap Menu
Move archived messages to your inbox
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app
- At the top left, tap Menu
- On the left of the archived message, tap the sender’s profile image.
- At the top right, tap More
Mute messages
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app
- Open a message.
- If you want it to stay in your inbox, tap the sender's profile image.
- At the top right, tap More
Tip: At the top of the Gmail search box, to find all messages with the “Muted” label, enter is:muted.