If you need to download the Gmail app, it’s available on the Google Play Store (Android) and the App Store (iOS). If you are not signed in to Gmail, you need to add your Google account on the Android app, or on the iPhone or iPad app.
Alternatively, you can specify a specific date range by typing “after:” followed by a starting date in YYYY/MM/DD format, followed by “before:” and an end date in YYYY/MM/DD format. For example, you can search for emails within the month of May 2019 by typing after:2019/05/01 before:2019/05/31 in the search bar. You can narrow your search further by typing the name or email address of a recipient or sender after the date, or words and phrases contained in the email. For example, you could type before:2019/01/01 wiki@wikiHow. com or after:2019/05/01 before:2019/05/31 doctor’s visit.
Make sure “All mail” is selected in the line next to “Search” at the bottom of the Search Filter options. You can refine your search more by typing the name or email address of a recipient or sender in the “To:” or “From:” lines. To search for words or phrases in the email or subject line, type them in the line that says “Has the words”.
Make sure “All mail” is selected in the line next to “Search” at the bottom of the Search Filter options. You can refine your search more by typing the name or email address of a recipient or sender in the “To:” or “From:” lines. To search for words or phrases in the email or subject line, type them in the line that says “Has the words”.
Make sure “All mail” is selected in the line next to “Search” at the bottom of the Search Filter options. You can refine your search more by typing the name or email address of a recipient or sender in the “To:” or “From:” lines. To search for words or phrases in the email or subject line, type them in the line that says “Has the words”.
Alternatively, you can search for emails before a specific date by typing “before:” followed by a date in YYYY/MM/DD format in the search bar. For example you could search for old emails by typing something like before:2018/04/08 in the search bar. You can also search for emails within a date range by typing “after:” followed by the starting date in YYYY/MM/DD format, followed by “before:” followed by an end date in YYYY/MM/DD format in the search bar. For example, you can search for emails in the month of May by typing after:2019/05/01 before:2019/05/31 in the search bar. You can narrow your search further by typing the name or email address of a recipient or sender after the date, or words and phrases contained within the email.
If you’re using your phone or tablet, open the Gmail app. This method will search all messages in your Gmail account, including those you’ve archived. We also have a guide for finding unread emails in Gmail.
Search by sender: Type from:sender into the search bar, but replace “sender” with the name or email address of the person who sent the message(s). Search by recipient: Type to:recipient, but replace “recipient” with the name or email address of the person you sent a message to. Search by word or phrase: Type “word or phrase”, but replace “word or phrase” with the word or phrase you’re searching for Search by subject: Type subject:word, but replace “word” with a word you remember from the subject. You can also combine search terms. For example, if you wanted to see messages from webmaster@wikihow. com with the word “learn” in the subject, you would type: from:webmaster@wikihow. com subject:learn.
If you’re using a computer, you’ll see the number of messages that match your search above the top-right corner of the results. If the count says something like, “1-50 of 133” (the number will vary), use the arrows on the right to see the next page of results. If there are hundreds of search results or more, you can re-order the results from oldest to newest. Click the number of results, then select Oldest.
If you’re using a computer, you’ll see the number of messages that match your search above the top-right corner of the results. If the count says something like, “1-50 of 133” (the number will vary), use the arrows on the right to see the next page of results. If there are hundreds of search results or more, you can re-order the results from oldest to newest. Click the number of results, then select Oldest.
Use this method if you want to view or restore a message you’ve already deleted from Gmail. Deleted messages remain in the Trash folder for 30 days before they are permanently purged. Messages that have been purged cannot be recovered.
If you can’t find a message you’re looking for and it’s been fewer than 30 days since deleting, it’s likely the message was archived. Use one of the search methods in this article to find your message.
If you can’t find a message you’re looking for and it’s been fewer than 30 days since deleting, it’s likely the message was archived. Use one of the search methods in this article to find your message.
Use this method if you want to view or restore a message you’ve already deleted from Gmail. Deleted messages remain in the Trash folder for 30 days before they are purged permanently. Purged messages cannot be recovered.
If you only see icons instead of menu options, click the trash can icon. You may have to click More at the bottom of the menu.
