Can you setup android gmail to play a sound when an email from a certain email address comes in?

I have my work emails forwarded to my phone and I'd like to be able to give them precedence over emails to my gmail. Is this possible? Or can I setup my work email using POP and then use a different tone for those?

Answer

Not with the Gmail app that comes with the phone, no. But, if you really wanted this, you could do it like so:

1. 
   

   Create a new Gmail account, like emailsfrommyfriendjohnsmith@gmail.com.

   
   



2. 
   

   Setup the new Gmail account in your Android phone, and enable notifications.

   
   


3. 
   

   In the Gmail web interface, set up a filter in your current Gmail account that has all email from your friend forwarded to the new email address. (You will still see these emails in your regular inbox.)

   
   

Voila!