Gmail for Android and iOS improving search with ‘Top results’

Google is rolling out an update to Gmail search that will show “Top results” first to help “you find exactly what you’re looking for much faster.”

Gmail’s Top results section leverages machine learning models that “use the search term, most recent emails, and other relevant factors.” After this dedicated section, “All results in mail” – previously just called “Results in mail” – will appear with “results sorted by recency.”

The company calls this a “highly requested feature,” with one oft complaint being that Gmail search quality varies. It joins filtering by labels, people, and date, which was introduced in 2021 and quite useful but requires manual inputting.

This Top results section is rolling out to Gmail search on mobile starting today and will be available over the coming weeks for “all Google Workspace customers and users with personal Google Accounts.”

Looking ahead, we’re waiting for Gmail on tablets and foldable to switch to a navigation rail. 

More on Gmail:

• Gmail tweaks search UI on web to match Android
• Google will delete accounts, including Gmail & Photos, that haven’t logged on in 2 years
• Google Workspace Labs more widely rolling out in Gmail and Docs
• Google announces Wear OS 4, Gmail and Calendar for watches, more

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