Google says Undo Send – a life-saver for those who may enter the wrong email address or let a Freudian slip into an email – is to become a formal feature on Gmail.
The tech giant is rolling out the feature allowing users to pull back emails – up to 30 seconds after hitting send. The feature has been around for a while, but hidden in Google’s labs section.
For those who didn’t already know about it, they can breathe a sigh of relief knowing future email embarrassments can be averted.
If you make a typo or regret sending a message, you can undo the action by enabling “Undo send.” This setting gives you the option to take back a message you just sent.
To enable Undo Send:
- Click the gear in the top right
. - Select Settings.
- Scroll down to “Undo Send” and click Enable.
- Set the cancellation period (the amount of time you have to decide if you want to unsend an email).
- Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page.
If you had Undo Send turned on in Gmail Labs, your Undo Send setting will be on by default.
Note: To give you time to undo, Gmail delays sending the message for a few seconds. So if you don’t select “Undo” within the time limit, your message will be sent. “Undo send” may not work if you experience connection issues.