Change your Gmail settings

When this setting is on, you'll select messages by tapping the sender's profile image. When this setting is off, you'll see checkboxes instead.

1. Make sure you've downloaded the Gmail app.
2. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app .
3. Tap Menu   Settings.
4. Turn on Show Sender Images.

• Archive
• Trash
• Mark as read/unread
• Snooze
• Move to...
• None

Change your swipe actions

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu Settings .
3. Under "Inbox," tap Inbox customizations Mail swipe actions.
4. Tap Right swipe or Left swipe.
5. Select the swipe action you want to set.

Use custom swipe with a screen reader

Your iPhone or iPad has privacy settings that control how Gmail can use information on your device, like your contacts and photos.

If you want to access your device's contacts or photos while using Gmail, follow these steps:

1. Go to your device's Settings app.
2. Tap Privacy.
3. Tap Contacts or Photos.
4. Turn on Gmail.

You can always revoke or change these settings by going back to your device's Settings app.

"Gmail would like to access…"

When you add contacts or photos from your device to a message for the first time, you'll see this prompt.

By tapping OK, you’ll allow Gmail to:

• Autocomplete contacts from your device when you write messages
• Access your photo library only when you attach photos to your messages