Inbox shows 1 unread message For weeks I seem to a phantom unread message in my personal gmail inbox. I cant seem to locate it and used the search email box: unread and nothing shows up. Anyone seen this before? Up until two days ago, my Inbox in Gmail has only shown unread emails at the top, with the read ones being shown somewhere near the bottom. For some reason, this has changed. While my Inbox tab still shows 32 next to it, on the right hand side I can now see all emails, including unread ones. According to Gmail, I've got one unread email in my inbox. How do I find it without browsing through the entire inbox? This worked for me. Go to the Settings icon - choose settings - click on Inbox and near the top is a box called Inbox type - you can select 'Unread first' from that menu - scroll down to save your changes and the missing emails should appear. For questions about the Gmail web application as accessed by a desktop or mobile browser. Before asking a question please search this site and the Gmail help center at . Learn how to locate unread emails in your Gmail primary inbox with this helpful guide from the Gmail Community. 1 unread message always showing in inbox I cannot get the inbox indicator to show no unread messages, it stays at 1 even though I have checked everywhere, refreshed the email box etc. Inbox is showing 1 unread email but I can't find it Looked at Trash and Spam and a number of other labels to find message Details Reading and Receiving Messages, Chrome, Chrome OS The Gmail webapp has an option to display unread messages first (go to parameters fast settings and scroll down). It is an option I know well because I had it activated a while ago on an other account. I have a more recent account for which I would like to activate this option, but it doesn't work, something seems broken. To open Gmail, you can log in from a computer, or add your account to the Gmail app on your phone or tablet. Once you've signed in, check your email by opening your inbox.