In this guide, we’ll cover how to set up Gmail to automatically respond to inform people that you’re on vacation. So if that sounds like something you need to do, read on.

Here’s how you can set up vacation auto-responses in Gmail for desktop

Here’s how you can set up vacation auto-responses in Gmail for desktop

Here’s how you can set up vacation auto-responses in Gmail for desktop

There are two places where you can set up vacation responses in Gmail. In this first segment, we’ll be covering how that’s accomplished on desktop platforms. Or in a mobile browser that’s been set to desktop mode. As is often the case with our browser-based how-to guides.

…you can do this from your phone or tablet too

If you don’t typically use your computer, laptop, or other desktop Chrome instance to check email, vacation auto-responses can also be set up via Android or other mobile OS — and this segment will cover how to accomplish that. It is worth noting, of course, that some options that work in Android won’t necessarily work the same way on iOS. But, otherwise, most of the steps should be the same. Similarly, it’s also worth noting this can be set up in the mobile browser in desktop mode. Specifically, by following the steps laid out above. But we’ll be using the dedicated Gmail app for Android in the example images below.