This wikiHow teaches you how to block email from specific senders on the desktop and Android versions of Gmail, as well as on the desktop versions of Yahoo, Outlook, and iCloud. While it's difficult to block the sender of an email in Yahoo, Outlook, or mobile versions of iCloud, you can mark the email as spam. Blocked emails don't mean they don't appear in your email account at all, but they will automatically go straight to your Spam or Trash folder.
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Method 1 of 4: Gmail
Android Device
Step 1. Launch Gmail
This app has a white envelope shaped icon with the letter "M" on it. Your email inbox will open if you are logged into Gmail.
If you're not logged into Gmail, enter your Google email address and password, then tap Sign in.
Step 2. Tap the email whose sender you want to block
The person's email will be opened.
Step 3. Tap
It's in the upper-right corner of the email, but not on the device screen.
Step 4. Tap on Block "Name"
This option is at the bottom of the drop-down menu. If you do this, future emails from this address will go straight to the Spam folder.
- For example: if you want to block notification emails from Tokopedia, tap Block "Tokopedia".
- Occasionally, you may be asked to tap Block & unsubscribe when you want. This option will block the email address and unsubscribe from the mailing list.
Desktop Computer
Step 1. Open your Gmail inbox
Visit https://www.gmail.com/, then click SIGN IN in the upper right corner, and enter your email address and password.
Your Gmail inbox will automatically open when you're logged in on the computer you're using
Step 2. Click the email whose sender you want to block
The email will be opened.
Step 3. Click
It's in the top-right side of the email, to the right of the "Reply" arrow. A drop-down menu will appear.
Step 4. Click Block "Name"
It's in the middle of the drop-down menu. The name of the sender of the email will be placed next to "Block".
For example: if you want to block emails from Bukalapak, you have to click Block "Bukalapak".
Step 5. Click Block when prompted
You can find this blue button in the window that appears. This will confirm the choice you made and block the email address from contacting you.
- All subsequent emails from that person will go directly to the Spam folder.
- Sometimes, you can click Block & unsubscribe when requested. Both of these options will block the email address and cause you to unsubscribe from the mailing list.
Method 2 of 4: Yahoo
Step 1. Open your email inbox on Yahoo
Visit https://www.yahoo.com/ in a web browser, select Sign in, then enter your Yahoo email address and password.
Skip this step if you are already signed in. If you are logged into Yahoo, your first name will be displayed in the upper right corner
Step 2. Click on Mail which is in the upper right corner
Step 3. Click Settings
It's in the upper-right side of your inbox, under Options Home.
Step 4. Click More Settings
It's at the bottom of the drop-down menu Settings.
Step 5. Click Security and Privacy
You can find this option on the left side of the Yahoo page.
Step 6. Click + Add which is to the right of the " Blocked addresses " heading
Step 7. Enter the email address of the person you want to block
Do this in the "Type a email address" field on the right side of the page.
Step 8. Click Save
It's below the email address you just entered. Emails from that sender won't appear in your inbox, although they may still appear in the Trash folder.
Method 3 of 4: Outlook
Step 1. Open the inbox in your Outlook account
Visit https://outlook.com/, and click Sign in. Next, enter your email address (or phone number) and password, then click Sign in.
If you have signed in to Outlook on your computer, your inbox will open immediately when you visit it
Step 2. Click ️ which is in the upper right corner of the Outlook page
Step 3. Click Options
. This setting is at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
Step 4. Scroll down and click Blocked senders
This option is below the " Junk email " heading in the column on the left side of the Outlook window.
Maybe you should first click the triangle to the left of the " Junk email " heading to bring up the options Blocked senders.
Step 5. Enter the sender's email address
Enter the address in the "Enter a sender or domain here" field on the right side of the page.
If you don't know the email address, look for the address to the right of the sender's name at the top of the email sent to you
Step 6. Click the + which is on the right side of the text field
With this action, emails from blocked senders won't appear in your inbox, although they may still appear in the Trash folder.
Method 4 of 4: iCloud
Step 1. Open your iCloud inbox
Go to https://www.icloud.com/, then enter your Apple ID and password, and click the button →.
Skip this login process if you're already signed in to your iCloud account on your computer
Step 2. Click Mail
The icon is a white envelope on a blue background.
Step 3. Click the email from the sender you want to block
The email will be selected.
Step 4. Click the ️ button
It's in the lower-left corner of the iCloud email page.
Step 5. Click Rules
This option is at the bottom of the window that appears above the gear button.
Step 6. Click Add a Rule in the upper right corner of the " Rules " window
The sender's address of the selected email will be displayed in the text field below the " is from " box
If the sender's email address is not listed here, first type it into the field below the " is from " box
Step 7. Click the "Then" box
This drop-down box is below the "Then" heading. A drop-down menu will appear.
Step 8. Click Move to Trash
This option ensures that all emails from blocked senders will go straight to the Trash folder.
Step 9. Click Done
It's a blue button in the lower-right corner of the "Rules" window. The rule changes you define will be saved.
Step 10. Click Done which is located in the lower right corner
Your settings will be saved and all emails from people you have specified will be blocked.
