What is Top Picks in Gmail?
In the Promotions tab of Gmail, the emails are divided into two unsaid categories. Top picks or top promotions and other promotions. The emails that come under top picks are seen with an image and they stand out from the rest of the promotional emails. If an advertiser or promotional newsletters adopt Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) on their emails, they are sent into top picks automatically by the Google algorithm along with the top bidder.
How to remove Top Picks From Gmail Desktop
To remove Top Picks from Gmail, log in to your Gmail account and, Let’s get into the details of the process. On your Gmail account, click on the Gear ⚙️ icon at the top-right and then click on See all settings.
It opens the Settings page of Gmail. By default, the General tab is selected. Select Inbox tab beside Labels and Accounts and Import.
Then in the Inbox tab, under the Categories section, uncheck the button beside Enable bundling of top promo emails in Promotions. It will stop the bundling of emails as top picks and other picks.
After unchecking the button, scroll down and click on Save Changes for the changes to save and take effect.
This is how you can disable or remove top picks in Gmail.
Why is Gmail doing Top Picks?
Gmail is doing top picks based on the email data scanned by its algorithms. The emails you receive with a promotional tone are divided into categories like top picks and other picks. Advertising by the sender, AMP-enabled promotional emails, etc. play a great part in getting categorized into top picks.
How do I get rid of the Promotions tab in Gmail?
Why are emails going to Promotions in Gmail?
Google algorithms scan every email that comes into your inbox and categorize them after processing the scanned data according to the algorithm. The emails are divided into different categories and make it easier for the user to access them and prioritize them. Related Read: How to set an Out Of Office message in Gmail.