While you can send Group Emails from your Android phone by adding recipients one by one to the email message, this method is inefficient and difficult to manage while dealing with a large number of contacts.
The most efficient way to send Group Emails is to create a Contact Group, add recipients to this Contact Group and simply address your Email to this Contact Group.
This method totally eliminates the need to manually locate and add Contacts to email messages, everytime you find the need to send a Group Email.
Send Group Emails On Android Phone
The first step that is required to setup your Android Phone to efficiently send Group Emails is to Create a Contact Group on your device. This can be done by using the Contacts App and also by using Gmail.
Once the Contact Group is setup, you can add Contacts that you usually send the Group Emails to and this will allow you to send Group Emails by simply addressing your Email to this Group.
1. Create Contact Group Using Contacts App
Follow the steps below to Create a Contact Group, using the Contacts App on your Android Phone.
1. Open the Contacts app on your Android Phone.
2. Next, tap on the Groups tab.
3. On the Groups screen, tab on the ADD option located at upper-right corner.
4. On the Next screen, type a Name for the Contact Group and tap on Save to save this New Contact Group.
5. On the next screen, tap on the ADD option, located at top-right corner.
6. On the next screen, select Contacts that you want to Add to this Group by tapping on them. Once the Contacts have been added, tap on Done.
Once you tap on Done, the Contact Group containing the selected Contacts will be saved and you are ready to make use of this Contact Group to send Group Emails from your Android Phone.
Create Contact Group Using Gmail
As mentioned above, you can also create a Contact Group by going to your Gmail Account on a computer and this Contact Group will be available for use on your Android Phone or Tablet.
The added benefit of creating a Contact Group on Gmail is that it allows you to send Group Emails, both from your Android Phone and also your Laptop or Desktop Computer.
You can take a look at this article for the exact steps to Create a Contact Group in your Gmail Account: How to Create Contact Groups in Gmail.
2. Send Group Emails From Your Android Phone
Now that your Contact Group is ready, you can follow the steps below to send a Group Email or a Group Text Message from your Android Phone.
1. Open the Contacts app on your Android Phone.
2. Next, tap on the Groups tab located at the top right corner of your screen
3. On the Groups screen, tap on the Contact Group that you want to send the Group email to (See image below).
4. On the next screen, tap on the More (or 3 dot) icon located at top-right corner of the screen.
5. From the menu that appears, tap on Send Message or Email option.
6. Next, you will see a popup, providing you with the option to send either a Group Email or a Group Text Message. Select Email, since you are trying to send a Group Email.
7. On the next screen, tap on All to Address your Group Email to all the Contacts in your Contact Group and tap on Done.
Alternatively, you can also select Contacts by tapping on Contact Names and tap on Done.
Note: An easy way is to tap on the All option to select all the Contacts in a Group, and then deselect the Contacts that you want to exclude from Group Email.
8. Next, you will see a popup, providing you with various options to send the Group Email from. Tap on Gmail to send the Group Email from your Gmail Account.
9. On the next screen, write your Group Email Message and tap on the Send button.
Tip: You can include your own email address in the “To” field and include the Contact Group in BCC field, in case you do not want anyone to view the email addresses of other recipients.