Send attachments with your Gmail message

Add attachments, like files or photos, to your emails. To send large files over the size limit, like videos, use Google Drive.

Attach a file

On your iPhone or iPad, make sure you've downloaded the Gmail app.
Open the Gmail app .
Tap Compose Attach .
Select the file you want to upload.
- To attach items, like images and .pdf files, from emails sent to you, choose a file in "Recent attachments."

If you select an image, Gmail will insert it into your message text. To attach the image, tap it and then Send as attachment.

Tap the file and then Remove.

You can send up to 25 MB in attachments. If you have more than one attachment, they can't add up to more than 25 MB.

For larger attachments, you can insert using Google Drive.

Your network administrator or Internet provider probably blocked "mail-attachment.googleusercontent.com," the domain Google uses to host attachments.

For more help, contact your internet service provider.

To prevent viruses, Gmail doesn't let you attach executable files, like files ending in .exe.