Gmail on Android - How to show Categories in IMAP?

[Lazhar]

Hi,

I have a Google Apps account and I use Gmail a lot on my macbook but also on my phone and I archive loads of emails in the update category for instance and I cannot find them on my Android's Gmail as there is an Updates category but only showing the messages still in the inbox. How can we work this around, it is basic...

Thanks,

L

[Marko Vukovic]

I don't understand exactly what you are asking here. Inbox categories are not part of the IMAP protocol.

You then say that you archive messages on one device, but then don't want them archived on another. This makes no sense.

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[ro mo]

Lazhar, I would say the issue is 99% due to the fact that the archived folder you're using on your mac and mail client are local folders. As vukko mentioned (if I understand correctly), if this archived category isn't a subscribed folder via IMAP, you're not going to see these emails when you back to Gmail.

Instead of archiving, here's the workaround:

1) Create a new label in Gmail.
2) This label should show up as a folder on both your mac and phone clients (assuming you're using IMAP)
3) Instead of archiving, move your messages to this folder.

Cheers,
Ray