How to Set Up Gmail Vacation Responder on iPhone SE (2022)

Heading off the grid and don’t want to leave your email contacts hanging? If you use the Gmail app on your iPhone SE 3, you can easily set up a vacation responder to automatically reply to emails while you’re away. Here’s how to do it step by step.


Open the Gmail App

  1. Tap the Gmail icon on your iPhone’s Home screen.
  2. Once the app opens, tap the menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the top-left corner.

Go to Your Gmail Settings

  1. Scroll down and tap Settings.
  2. Select the Gmail account you want to set the vacation responder for by tapping the right arrow next to your email address.

Enable Vacation Responder

  1. Tap Vacation responder from the list of settings.
  2. Toggle the switch next to Vacation Responder to turn it ON.

Set Your Vacation Dates

  1. Tap to set the First day and Last day of your vacation.
  2. Use the date picker to select the dates you’ll be away.

Write Your Auto-Reply Message

  1. Enter a Subject for your auto-reply (e.g., “Out of Office”).
  2. Type the Message you want people to receive when they email you.

Limit Replies to Your Contacts (Optional)

  • If you only want your vacation message sent to people in your contacts, toggle on Send only to my contacts.
  • Leave it off if you want everyone who emails you to get the response.

Save Your Settings

  • Once everything’s set, tap Save in the top-right corner.

That’s it — your vacation responder is active and ready to go! Anyone who emails you during your set dates will receive your auto-reply.


Need to Make Changes Later?

You can go back into the Vacation responder settings at any time to adjust the dates or message.


Alternative: Set Vacation Responder from Gmail Web

If you prefer doing this on a computer:

  1. Go to mail.google.com and log in.
  2. Click the gear icon in the top-right, then See all settings.
  3. Under the General tab, scroll down to Vacation responder.
  4. Fill in your dates, subject, and message.
  5. Click Save Changes at the bottom.

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