![]() There have been no awards, nor accolades, nor “Best Column” submissions, and that’s OK. It’s Geek to Me will be back in 2022 to start its 15th year of bringing you technical information and answers to your computers and technology questions.Īnd yes, to-date I have earned exactly $0 writing this column. Unchecking these will cause all messages to appear in the main inbox.Īnd that, dear readers, is my last column written in 2021. The feature can be easily turned off by selecting Settings (the Gear icon) then choosing “Inbox.” Under “Categories” you’ll see not only the two we’ve been talking about, but two more named Updates and Forums. information on how to get his AOL email going that I totally spaced Gmail’s tendency to segregate selected emails under separate tabs.īy default, it creates virtual tabs named “Social” and “Promotions.” I think it’s important to understand that these emails are technically still in the Inbox, and if you view your email using a mail client such as the built-in mail app on an iPhone, those extra tabs don’t appear.īut if you view Gmail using its native webmail interface, any messages that Gmail considers to be Social Media-related or promotional are segregated into these two virtual folders. I will admit that I was concentrating so hard on providing reader John P. As I write this, it’s a couple of days before Christmas, and this old Geek could use a little break. Usually, words don't describe what it is or where it is in the operating system.Ī: Well, thank YOU, Gordon, for writing such an information-packed and helpful “question” that is long enough to practically stand-in for the entire column this week. So many times, I can't solve a problem till I can see it myself. ![]() Uploading a screen shot for problems is GREAT. It caught my eye that a reader had exactly the same problem my friend did with showing only promotional emails on his phone. I hope this is not too much information, but I wanted to explain the issue in detail. from this issue of IGTM was able to view Gmail on his phone (not promotional emails) he might do what is needed and just switch to Gmail instead of AOL. Not great but at least he can see new email that comes in that is not promotional. Now he is able to see his primary inbox emails mixed with his promotional email on his phone. I then asked him to go into the Mailboxes section of iPhone Mail and choose All Mail instead of inbox. ![]() I suggested to him that he download the Gmail app on his phone that I think allows you to see each tab separately, but he was reluctant to do that. I suggested that on his computer that he deselect all tabs but primary but he didn't want to view the promotional and primary tabs together on his computer due to so many promotional emails. I talked him through how to set up Gmail on his iPhone, but what is displayed in the mail app (according to him) is the PROMOTIONAL emails tab. Recently he was to take a trip and would only have his phone with him. My friend however uses them and instead of unsubscribing from promotional emails allows them to pile up in his promotional tab on his computer. I don't like the tabs and remove them in settings. More from the Geek: How to know if your PC meets the compatibility requirements to run Windows 11? | It's Geek to Me Last week: Is your Edge running? Better go catch it
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