Gmail Now Lets You 'Unsend' Emails

After trialling it for six years, Google has officially added a new feature which allows you to unsend emails.

The feature which was announced on Tuesday, is now an optional setting on the web version and app. For those that turn it on, the service will now delay sending mail for up to 30 seconds, in order to give you time to change your mind.

To activate the function, simply click onto Settings > General, and check the “Enable Undo Send” function. Then, you can choose whether to leave the function on for 5, 10, 20 or 30 seconds.

Whenever you send emails from now on, the "sent" notification will also ask if you'd like to undo the message.


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