How to Download Emails from Gmail on Android

Learn how to download your Gmail emails on Android

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Last Updated: April 18, 2025 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to download a PDF copy of an email from your Gmail mailbox, and save it to your phone or tablet's local storage, using Android.

Things You Should Know

Open the email on your Android smartphone or tablet, then tap the vertical three-dot menu icon.
Tap "Print," then select "Save as PDF" from the printer menu at the top of your screen.
Tap the PDF download icon and select "Save."
Find the downloaded email in the Downloads folder of your Android's file manager app.

Steps

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The Gmail icon looks like a multicolored "M" letter. You can find it on your Apps menu.
Find the email you want to save, and tap on its sender or subject line to open the email message.

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This button is located next to an envelope icon in the upper-right corner of your screen. This will open your email options on a drop-down menu.
This will open a print preview of your email on a new page.
Tap the drop-down menu at the top of your screen, and select Save as PDF here. This will allow you to download a PDF copy of the selected email to your Android.
This is a circular button near the upper-right corner of your screen.
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Tap SAVE above your keyboard. This will download a PDF copy of the selected email, and save it to your Android's Downloads folder.
- Optionally, you can also rename your file before saving it here.