The Best of Gmail

Get the official Gmail app

The best features of Gmail are only available on your phone and tablet with the official Gmail app. Download the app or go togmail.com on your computer or mobile device to get started.

  

Happy emailing,The Gmail Team

Gmail's inbox puts you in control

Meet the inbox Gmail's inbox sorts your email into categories so you can see what's new at a glance, decide which emails you want to read when and view similar types of emails together. Watch the video

Choose your categories The Social and Promotions categories are on by default. Add categories like Updates and Forums or remove categories to have those emails show up in your Primary inbox. Learn how to choose categories

Customize your inbox If you see a message you want in a different category, you can move it there. On mobile devices, you can even choose which categories create a notification. More customization tips

To learn more about Gmail's inbox, check out the help center or watch the video.

Tips to get the most out of Gmail

Bring your contacts and mail into Gmail

On your computer, you can copy your contacts and emails from your old email account to make the transition to Gmail even better.Learn how.

Find what you need fast With the power of Google Search right in your inbox, it's easy to sort your email. Find what you're looking for with predictions based on email content, past searches and contacts.

Much more than email You can send text messages and make video calls with Hangoutsright from Gmail. To use this feature on mobile, download the Hangouts app for Android and Apple devices.

What is Google+?

1. Google+ is literally Google with a plus. The "+" is the social networking it adds to all of Google's other services, including Gmail, YouTube, and Blogger. Google+ brings popular social-media features like comments, photo- and music-sharing, videochat, etc. to your social circles.

   
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   In Google+, people chat, share ideas, post photos and videos, stay in touch and share personal news, play games, plan meetings and get-togethers, send birthday and holiday wishes, do homework and business together, find and contact long-lost friends and relatives, review books,recommend restaurants and support charitable causes. The list goes on and it also includes getting and giving validation and emotional support, lots of informal learning and exploring personal, academic and future professional interests.
   
   
   In fact, there’s very little of human life that doesn’t get expressed in a social network site. It’s sometimes called a “social utility.” Like a power grid, it provides the supporting infrastructure for the constantly changing everyday activities of millions of users, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
   
   
   In effect, the “product” called Google+ is a living thing that changes constantly. Unlike the media we parents grew up with – books, newspapers, and even radio and television – it’s extremely “user-driven,” the collective product of its millions of users’ lives, updated spontaneously, moment by moment around the world and part of the social Web that increasingly mirrors all of human life.

Advertise your business on Google

No matter what your budget, you can display your ads on Google and our advertising network. Pay only if people click your ads.

You create your ads

You create ads and choose keywords, which are words or phrases related to your business. Get keyword ideas

Your ads appear on Google

When people search on Google using one of your keywords, your ad may appear next to the search results. Now you're advertising to an audience that's already interested in you.

You attract customers

People can simply click your ad to make a purchase or learn more about you.