Gmail's 'Undo Send' Features Finally Announced By Google

 Gmail's 'Undo Send' Features Finally Announced By Google

I know like me, you most have one day sent an email blunder at some point whether it was accidentally hitting reply to all, sending a message to the wrong person or forgetting to attach a file, insert a link or insert a photo. Now Gmail has rolled out a feature that lets you recall or  'Undo Send' a wrongly sent message within 30 seconds of it being sent.
Gmail originally launched the “Undo Send” feature in March 2009, but it was hidden as an experimental “Labs” feature.

“Previously a popular feature in Gmail Labs, and recently added to Inbox by Gmail, ” Google said  in an announcement today we’re adding ‘Undo Send’ as a formal setting in Gmail on the web.

In the web-based version of Gmail, you can activate the “Undo Send” option by tapping on the gear icon at the top right and selecting “Settings” from the drop-down menu. Under the general settings, make sure that ”Enable Undo Send” is check-marked.

You will notice that the number of seconds can be changed between 5, 10, 20 or 30. It is better setting up “Undo Send” for 30 seconds because 5 seconds does not seem like enough time. The “Undo Send” feature will remain activated for your account if you switched it on while it was still an experiment.

To recall a message after enabling the “Undo Send” feature, you simply have click on the “Undo Send” text at the top of the Gmail website once the email is sent. The “Undo Send” option will disappear even if you click on a link within Gmail before the recall time expires so use this feature with caution. “Undo Send” may not work if you are experiencing connection issues too. Here is what the “Undo Send” text looks like:

Unfortunately, “Undo Send” is not available for the Gmail mobile app. But Mashable reported Gmail is planning to roll out the “Undo Send” feature for the mobile app eventually.