How To Fix Queued Email In Gmail

If your email in Gmail outbox is queued and you are looking for a solution to fix it, then you have landed on the right web page.

In this article, you are going to learn simple but effective tips to fix queued email in Gmail outbox.

Let’s get started with real user practical scenario!

Practical Scenario 1: Emails Stay Queued In Gmail Outbox On Android Phone

My emails stay queued in my out box. Using an android phone. Suggestions

Sent emails stay in the queue outbox forever. Tried restarting the app, phone and look for a solution with success. Any suggestions?

Source: Gmail Help

Practical Scenario 2: Looking To Send Queued Email In Gmail Outgoing

How To Fix Gmail Outgoing Emails Marked as Queued

Source: MajorGeeks

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Causes: Why Is My Email Queued In Gmail and Not Sending?

There could be several factors due to which your email is queued in outbox and not sending.

Some of the causes could be:

Internet connectivity issue.
Syncing issue. If there is any error, then your email will fail to send.
If you are using outdated Gmail app, then please update it.
Mobile data restriction.
Storage problem. If your have reached the threshold, then your email will stuck in queued. Or if your phone storage is low.
If Google server is down.
If your email has attachments more than 25MB.

How To Fix Queued Email In Gmail

If you are able to send email successfully on your desktop or on Gmail web, but not able to send email from Gmail app on Android phone, then here are some effective fixes that you must follow to fix queued email in Gmail.

Fix #1: Force Close Gmail App and Restart Your Phone

On your Android phone, go to Settings > Apps > All Apps.
Look for Gmail app and tap on it.
Click on Force Stop.

Now, restart your phone and then open Gmail app and try to send the queued email.

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Fix #2: Clear Cache and Data of Gmail App

On your Android, go to Settings > Apps > All Apps.
Look for Gmail app and tap on it.
Tap Storage.
Tap on Clear Cache and Clear Data.

Now, restart your phone and then open Gmail app and try to send a queued email.

Fix #3: Switch Your Network Connections

If your phone is connected to wi-fi, then switch to mobile data.
If you are using mobile data, then switch to wi-fi.

After switching network connections, try to refresh your Gmail outbox.

If that doesn’t work, then try to connect to a different internet connection or to a different wi-fi network.

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Fix #4: Unsync and Resync Your Gmail

If your Gmail is having any sync issues on your mobile device then it may cause emails to enter queue.

To fix this, follow the below steps.

Open Gmail app and tap on Menu.
Scroll down and tap on “Settings”.
Now, tap on the Gmail id with which you are having issue with.
Scroll down and uncheck “Sync Gmail” option to disable it and restart your device.
Now, go back to Gmail settings and checkmark “Sync Gmail” option to enable it.

Next, force close the Gmail app and then open it and see if that resolves your issue or not.

Fix #5: Enable Background Data For Gmail App (If It Is Disabled)

On your Android, go to Settings > Apps > All Apps.
Look for Gmail app and tap on it.
Tap on Data usage and toggle the switch to ON position next to Background data.

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Fix #6: Free Your Gmail Storage

Whether you are using a free or paid Gmail account, if your storage has reached the threshold, then your email will stuck in queue.

So, to fix this issue, you have to delete some unwanted or old emails to free up some storage space.

You can delete emails that are available in Spam, Bin/Trash and Promotion tab.

You can also delete unwanted and old emails with large attachments to free up more space.

After you have freed some storage space, try to refresh your Outbox.

Wrap Up

So, I hope one of those fixes has helped in fixing the issue and got your email out of the queue in Gmail outbox.

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Max Field

Max Field is a founder of Recover Android Data. He is an Android lover and loves to write tips, tricks, fixes for errors, data recovery solutions and more related to Android. He has 9+ years of experience in this field.

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