how to block an email address
On Gmail, it is possible to specifically block an email address, so that you no longer receive any message from it in a few clicks.
When you receive hundreds of messages per day in your Gmail inbox, it is possible that a few non-legitimate emails can enter it. These messages can be of various kinds: unwanted emails or unsolicited advertisements from a specific address, emails containing attempted scams, phishing or other types of fraud, inappropriate, offensive or unwanted content.
In this context, blocking an address then becomes necessary to avoid any problem. This is all the more the case when your address is considered vulnerable by sites like Have I Been Pwned? or by the breach detection tools of some VPNs.
But there are other reasons why it may be necessary to block an email address. You may want to end communication with a person or organization. Some want more generally to protect their privacy against unwanted solicitations or to reduce distractions that could impinge on productivity.
For this, Gmail has obviously integrated a function to block an email address in a few clicks, whether from a browser or from the Gmail mobile application.
How to block an email address in Gmail?
On browser
- Log in to your Gmail account using a web browser.
- Open an email from the address you want to block.
- In the email header, look for the three vertical dots (⋮). Click on it to open a drop-down menu.
- In the drop-down menu, click on the option To block *******. then confirm blocking.
- A pop-up window will appear to confirm that you want to block the sender. Click on To block to confirm blocking.
- To unblock a user, click on the three vertical dots again, then on Unlock ******* and confirm by clicking Unlock.
On mobile app
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- Open the Gmail app and sign in to the address you want
- Open an email from the address you want to block.
- In the email header, look for the three vertical dots icon (⋮). Select there to open a drop-down menu.
- In the drop-down menu, click on the option To block *******. Confirm blocking.
- A pop-up window will appear to confirm that you want to block the sender. Click on To block to confirm blocking.
- To unblock a user, click on the three vertical dots again, then on Unlock ******* and confirm by clicking Unlock.
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