{"id":33654,"date":"2013-06-03T22:46:05","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T17:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=33654"},"modified":"2026-10-13T13:42:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:12:04","slug":"new-gmail-tabs-inbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2013\/06\/new-gmail-tabs-inbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Gmail Tabs: How to Turn On, Customize or Turn Off Inbox Categories (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"

How do you turn on Gmail tabs, or turn them off? Gmail introduced its tabbed inbox in 2013 to sort email automatically into Primary, Social, Promotions, Updates and Forums, so newsletters and social alerts stop burying important mail. More than a decade later, Gmail tabs<\/strong> are still one of the easiest ways to tame a busy inbox. Here is how to set them up in 2026 on the web and on your phone.<\/p>\n

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Quick answer:<\/strong> On a computer, click the gear icon in Gmail, choose Default<\/strong> under Inbox type, then click Customize<\/strong> and tick the tabs you want (Primary, Promotions, Social, Updates, Forums). On the Gmail app, go to Settings, choose your account, open Inbox categories<\/strong> and select the tabs. To move an email to another tab, drag it there and Gmail will learn.<\/p>\n

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