With Gmail Undo Send, users now don't need to worry of missent emails. The new feature allows Gmail users to put on hold their outgoing emails from five to 30 seconds in case they decide not to send the email for certain reasons. Gmail Undo Send was launched Monday.
The new feature has been tested and was under Google Lab since 2009, according to USA Today. It was launched in Google's latest version of inbox last month. This week, Gmail Undo Send becomes an official part of Gmail setting.
"Undo Send allows people using Gmail to cancel a sent mail if they have second thoughts immediately after sending. The feature is turned off by default for those not currently using the Labs version, and can be enabled from the General tab in Gmail settings," says Google.
Gmail Undo Send is perfect for those who are often sending emails in a hurry and promptly clicking the send button without checking grammatical mistakes, typo errors or sometimes striking the "reply all" button instead of sending to just one person, SKY reports.
Users must reportedly enable the feature from the settings as it is set to "disabled" by default. They can easily access it by clicking the General tab under Settings that can be found on the upper right hand corner of the Gmail interface. A user can then choose among 5, 10, 20 and 30 second setting and then click "Save" to enable the feature.
Once Gmail Undo Send is turned on and an email has been sent, a yellow bar will be seen on top of the screen to enable the user to cancel its delivery. However, the feature only applies if the user is sending emails from a laptop or personal computer and not from mobile devices.
In 2012, Gmail blew its rival Hotmail as the largest email service in the world. It currently has 425 million monthly service users, and the email service has been used by more than five million businesses including top companies such as KLM and Roche, among others.
