Gmail for Android users can also undo a send
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It's a feature that has probably saved your life on more than one occasion You start writing an email at the speed of the light, you give it to send without even reviewing it and suddenly you realize that it has a misspelling of those that make history. Or that you're actually sending it to someone else and it contains data they shouldn't know about. It's also usually great for when you're sending those emails in the wee hours of the morning after partying all night.Mistake.
Unsending an email has been around for a long time in Gmail. But we are talking about the desktop version. Luckily, and since most of us already use our mobile phones for almost everything, this option will begin to be available soon for Gmail users on Android
It appears to be landing on users' devices aboard Gmail version 8.7,so getting it will require waiting for get the update. However, the Android Police media outlet, discoverer of this important novelty, has explained that it may be a server-side update.
This means that even if the app is updated to the newest version of Gmail, the feature may still not work. What will have to be done, in any case, will be to restart the Gmail application.
How to undo a send in Gmail for Android
A send in Gmail for Android can be undone just as easily as in the desktop version of this email. In fact, the operation of this tool in the application is identical to that of the web To undo sending emails, follow these steps:
1. The first thing will be to activate this functionality (if you had not done it before), accessing the Settings section > General Gmail settings. Here you will find an option that reads Undo sending And from here you can choose a cancellation period: 5, 10, 20 or 30 seconds.
2. Once this option is activated, each time you send from the application, an information strip will appear at the bottom of the screen, in black. And there the UNDO option will appear in yellow.
3. If you think you should cancel the shipment to avoid greater evils, be sure to hit the UNDO button before it's too late. Keep in mind the number of seconds configured, because after that time, you will no longer be able to undo the sending.
4. From there you will return to the draft of the email and you can discard the shipment permanently or modify the message to send it correctly. You can be sure that your sender will not have received it.
How to get this option
It is possible that at this point you still have not received any notification to update you. In fact, in principle you should have this functionality if you have version 8.7 of Gmail installed.You can check it by accessing the Google Play Store > My apps and games > Updates or Installed
Tap Gmail and scroll to the bottom of the app. Hit the Learn more button to check what's new and check the version number. If even with edition 8.7 you don't see this functionality, you will need to restart the application. Follow these steps to do so:
1. Access the section of Settings > Applications of your Android.
2. Select Gmail > Storage.
3. Click on the button Clear data.
