Gmail introduces a new feature named Priority inbox. This feature will create a new inbox which will show only the important messages. It will learn which all messages are important to you as you use the gmail and also you can set the priorities from the settings tab.
Priority Inbox is a new view of your inbox that automatically helps you focus on your most important messages. Gmail has always kept spam messages out of your inbox, and now we’ve improved Gmail’s filter to help you see the emails that matter faster without requiring you to set up complex rules.
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