Snooze temporarily removes a Gmail message from your inbox and brings it back at a time you select. The message remains in the mailbox while it is snoozed. Use it to defer attention, not as a guarantee of a device alarm or a substitute for a critical deadline reminder.
Snooze a message at a specific time
- In Gmail on a computer, point to the message and choose the clock-shaped Snooze action.
- Select a suggested time or a specific date and time.
- Check the confirmation so you know when the message is scheduled to return.
You can also select messages and use Snooze in the toolbar or under More. For your first test, snooze one unimportant message for a short interval rather than selecting a large group.
Find and review snoozed mail
Open Snoozed in the left navigation. If necessary, expand the menu or More first. You can also search in:snoozed. Open the message and check its displayed snooze information before changing the schedule.
On Android and iPhone or iPad, open the message, use More, then Snooze, and choose the time. Open the app’s Snoozed section to find it again and inspect the available controls. Use the account that owns the message; an app displaying several accounts can otherwise make it seem to have disappeared.
Keep reminders and delivery separate
Snoozing affects when the mail appears for you. It does not recall the sender’s message, postpone a bill’s due date, or notify the sender that you have deferred it. Notification permissions and the device’s focus settings are separate from the mailbox action.
For an obligation that needs an explicit alarm, record the deadline in your approved calendar or task system as well. After the chosen return time, check the inbox and search for the message if necessary. Do not delete and recreate mail to restart a snooze; changing or removing the snooze is the relevant operation.
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