The lock screen also allows apps to display information such as weather,
unread e-mail counts, alarms, and other useful stuff.
If you have the Badge App Icon setting enabled, it means that if an app wants to alert you to
unread e-mails or messages, it will typically show an unread counter (badge) on its app icon, as seen here with Hangouts.
Not exact matches
If your in - box is currently reporting
unread messages in the hundreds or thousands, you might have a hard time believing the news:
e-mail is on the decline.
Also, you can check the status of
e-mails you may have sent (read,
unread, etc.).
My favorite is called «MyZine,» which shows your photos,
e-mails, calendar events, current song, and even
unread Amazon books in one place.
You can even decide whether to have the
e-mail show up as read or
unread.