Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Set Email Addresses or Contacts as Priority Senders in Email App in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

As same as the priority senders feature in the stock Messaging app, the priority senders feature in the stock Email app also lets you to set contacts that you communicate with frequently as priority senders. By adding email addresses or contacts with email addresses to the priority senders list in the stock Email app, you cannot only have a different inbox to help you manage email messages from priority senders with more easily, but also adjust settings for them separately, for instance: set different tone for incoming email messages from priority senders, set the app to show the priority senders inbox whenever you open the stock Email app, etc.

How to set an email address or contact as priority senders in the stock Email app?
You can do so by adding the required email address or contact to the priority senders list in the stock Email app by using the following steps:

1. Open the stock Email app.
2. Tap at the top left corner of the screen to open up the menus.
3. Tap Priority senders.
4. Tap to add a new priority sender. To add an email address to the priority senders list manually go to the step #5, while to add an email address from the existing contact to the priority senders list go to the step #6.
5. Adding an email address to the priority senders list manually:
• Tap Enter email.
• Enter the required email address.
• Tap OK button.
• The email address has been added to the priority senders list.
6. Adding an email address from the existing contact to the priority senders list:
• Tap Contacts to go to the contacts list. Here you'll be provided with the list of contacts that have email addresses.
• Tap the required contact.
• Tap Done button.
• The selected contact has been added to the priority senders list.