News Summary

• Yes, we're talking about a Select All button for your email app in 2024Gmail is, without a doubt, one of the best email apps for Android, and it has earned its place as the most widely-used email service in the world — but it's definitely not perfect..
• Much like the feature that has been available on the desktop site for years, this works in all views, from search results to inboxes and categories.But there's one quirky caveat: Select All doesn't always select every email in a view..
• On all the devices we tested, spanning multiple Google accounts and Gmail app versions (namely, 2023.11.12.586837719 and 2023.11.26.586591930), the new Select All feature was available, pointing to a widespread rollout.It's an intuitive feature, even if it's extremely late..
• Perhaps the most puzzling omission over the years has been the app's lack of a Select All option — instead, you've had to manually select each email you want to delete, archive, or recategorize..
• A weird artifact of Gmail for Android's endless scrolling UI is that you can tap Select All, then if the list is long enough, scroll down past the 50th email to see a bunch of emails that aren't selected (once they load)..
• Simply long-press an email or tap the sender's avatar on the left to select a single conversation, then you'll see the new Select All option at the top of the list..