Never Miss Any Message, Sort Your Gmail by Unread

Last updated on Aug 4, 2026
Gmail comes with a number of features. But, not everyone know how rich of features Gmail actually is. One of Gmail useful features is its ability to sort messages. By default, Gmail shows you the newest messages at the top of your inbox. Since you are a busy person with so many messages coming to your inbox everyday, chance that you will miss some messages. To avoid this, you can sort your inbox to show the unread messages first. You can do this easily in Gmail.
  • Click on the gear icon at the top right corner to get the Settings menu. Click on the Inbox tab.
 
  • On the "Inbox type" section, choose "Unread first". Click the Save Changes button.

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