How to Whitelist Emails on All Current Email Clients
Whitelisting an email ensures that emails from a specific sender are not mistakenly marked as spam. Here’s a detailed guide on how to whitelist emails on various popular email clients:
1. Gmail
Web Version:
1. Open Gmail.
2. Click the gear icon in the top right and select “See all settings.”
3. Go to the “Filters and Blocked Addresses” tab.
4. Click “Create a new filter.”
5. Enter the email address you want to whitelist in the “From” field.
6. Click “Create filter” at the bottom of the window.
7. Check “Never send it to Spam.”
8. Click “Create filter” again to save.
**Mobile App:**
1. Open the Gmail app.
2. Tap the menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the top left.
3. Scroll down and tap “Settings.”
4. Select the account.
5. Tap “Filters.”
6. Follow similar steps as the web version to add the filter.
#### 2. **Outlook**
**Outlook.com (Web Version):**
1. Sign in to Outlook.com.
2. Click the gear icon in the top right and select “View all Outlook settings.”
3. Go to “Mail” > “Junk email.”
4. In the “Safe senders and domains” section, click “Add.”
5. Enter the email address you want to whitelist and click “Add.”
**Outlook Desktop App:**
1. Open Outlook.
2. Click on “Home” > “Junk” > “Junk Email Options.”
3. Go to the “Safe Senders” tab.
4. Click “Add” and enter the email address you want to whitelist.
5. Click “OK.”
**Outlook Mobile App:**
1. Open the Outlook app.
2. Tap the menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the top left.
3. Go to “Settings” > “Junk email.”
4. Add the email address under “Safe senders.”
#### 3. **Yahoo Mail**
**Web Version:**
1. Sign in to Yahoo Mail.
2. Click on the settings icon in the top right and select “More Settings.”
3. Go to “Filters” and click “Add new filters.”
4. Give the filter a name.
5. Enter the email address in the “From” field.
6. Choose the folder where you want the emails to be sent (usually “Inbox”).
7. Click “Save.”
**Mobile App:**
1. Open the Yahoo Mail app.
2. Tap the menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the top left.
3. Go to “Settings.”
4. Tap “Filters” and add the email address to a new filter as above.
#### 4. **Apple Mail**
**iCloud Web Version:**
1. Go to iCloud.com and sign in.
2. Open Mail.
3. Click on the gear icon in the sidebar and select “Rules.”
4. Click “Add a Rule.”
5. Set the rule to “If a message is from” and enter the email address.
6. Set “Then” to “Move to Inbox.”
7. Click “Done.”
**Mac Mail App:**
1. Open the Mail app.
2. Go to “Mail” > “Preferences.”
3. Go to the “Rules” tab.
4. Click “Add Rule.”
5. Enter a description, set the condition to “From” and enter the email address.
6. Set the action to “Move message” to Inbox.
7. Click “OK.”
iPhone/iPad Mail App
1. Open the Mail app.
2. Open an email from the sender you want to whitelist.
3. Tap the sender’s name or address.
4. Tap “Add to VIP” to add the sender to the VIP list.
#### 5. **Thunderbird**
1. Open Thunderbird.
2. Go to “Tools” > “Message Filters.”
3. Click “New.”
4. Enter a filter name.
5. Set the condition to “From” and enter the email address.
6. Set the action to “Move to” and select the Inbox.
7. Click “OK.”
#### 6. **AOL Mail**
**Web Version:**
1. Sign in to AOL Mail.
2. Click “Options” > “Mail Settings.”
3. Go to “Spam Settings.”
4. Add the email address under “Allowed Senders.”
5. Click “Save Settings.”
#### 7. **Zoho Mail**
1. Sign in to Zoho Mail.
2. Go to “Settings.”
3. Click on “Anti-Spam Lists.”
4. Under “Whitelist/Blacklist Emails,” add the email address to the whitelist.
5. Click “Save.”
#### 8. **ProtonMail**
1. Sign in to ProtonMail.
2. Go to “Settings.”
3. Click on “Filters” > “Whitelist.”
4. Add the email address to the whitelist.
5. Click “Save.”
Following these steps for each email client will ensure that emails from your desired senders are not marked as spam and always land in your inbox
