Gmail Introduces Priority Inbox

You don’t have to suffer from OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) or be an anal micro-manager delegating tasks to appreciate Gmail’s priority inbox. The feature was introduced to the public this Monday, August 30, to positive response from Gmail users overwhelmed with the quantity of emails and responding to them. While Gmail already does a great job at filtering out spam and junk mail, it can prioritize your incoming mail based on what’s important to you. Priority inbox works like a personal assistant by prioritizing the emails that are most important to you to the top of your priority list and all others moved aside so you can focus on the most pressing messages first. To be exact, Priority Inbox splits your inbox into three sections: “Important and unread,” “Starred” and “Everything else”.

How does Gmail know which messages are important to you? It basically profiles and monitors your account activity to determine what priority is and what isn’t, therefore the more you use the feature, the better and more accurate it works for you. For example, if you email your co-worker Erica a lot, then incoming messages from Erica are considered important. The messages you actually open, reply back to or mark as starred are also taken into consideration as the priority inbox learns what matters and what doesn’t. To get a better idea of how it works and an excuse to watch a cool cartoon, watch below.

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