The current Gmail folder is displayed in the header at the top of the inbox. If you have more than one account, you can switch accounts to view the messages in each inbox using the Accounts and labels icon .
Conversations with new messages are displayed with bold subject lines. To read a message in a conversation, tap its subject line text.
The letter icon (or contact photo) next to a Gmail message allows you to select it and choose an action from the icons at the top of the screen.
The Favorite icon next to a Gmail message allows you to designate it as a favorite message.