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Gmail will now help you write an email on the web with AI

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Gmail will now help you write an email on the web with AI Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGoogle is expanding “Help me write” to Gmail on the web, allowing users to whip up or tweak emails using Gemini AI. Just like on mobile, users will see a prompt to use the feature when opening a blank draft in Gmail. Google’s “Help me write” feature is only available to users who subscribe to Google One AI …

The Verge 838 2024-10-29

LPT Email reminders to yourself using Gmail’s scheduled emails

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LPT Email reminders to yourself using Gmail’s scheduled emails If you need to remind yourself to cancel that trial before it starts charging you, you can use Gmail’s scheduled email feature. Just compose a regular email with yourself as the recipient, then click the drop-down right next to the send button and schedule the email for the date and time you want. Other email clients might offer the same featur…

Life Pro Tips 470 2024-07-06

Gmail’s new emoji picker on the web is getting a long overdue upgrade

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Gmail’s new emoji picker on the web is getting a long overdue upgrade Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGmail’s emoji picker on the web is getting a long overdue upgrade that lets you pick skin tones and gender preferences for certain emoji, Google announced in a blog post on Wednesday. Previously, when composing emails in Gmail on the web, if you used the emoji picker, there was no way to select a skin tone …

The Verge 825 2024-01-18

The Gmail Add-ons You Need (and the Ones You Don’t)

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The Gmail Add-ons You Need (and the Ones You Don’t) You can get all kinds of Chrome extensions and add-ons for Gmail that make inbox management and utility easier, but some of them are less useful than others. Before you waste space (and potentially money), let’s go over some cheap ones that are actually helpful. Read more…

Lifehacker 502 2023-12-15

Your Gmail Archives Should Be More Organized

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Your Gmail Archives Should Be More Organized The concept of declaring inbox “bankruptcy” isn’t new. The act of simply deleting or archiving all your old emails and starting fresh has been a welcome one for many of us for years. Personally, I advocate for archiving, never deleting, but even doing that can make a bit of a mess—you’ll have to sort through all your… Read more…

Lifehacker 459 2023-12-06

The Easiest Way to Filter Junk Out of Your Gmail Inbox

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The Easiest Way to Filter Junk Out of Your Gmail Inbox No matter how dedicated you are to responding to and archiving all your emails, there will always be one villainous monster preventing you from hitting true inbox zero: mailing lists. These horrors come in at all hours of the day, clogging things up and making it harder to spot the truly important messages—and it’s… Read more…

Lifehacker 667 2023-11-28

Google releases Gmail app for Wear OS

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Google releases Gmail app for Wear OS Photo by Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto via Getty ImagesGoogle is rolling out a Gmail app for Wear OS that will allow smartwatch wearers to view their inbox and open messages. The announcement comes a few months after the app’s initial announcement at Google I/O in May. The app (first spotted on the Google Play Store by 9to5Google) allows users to ch…

The Verge 379 2023-11-25

Gmail is getting emoji reactions

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Gmail is getting emoji reactions Emoji reactions are coming to a Gmail inbox near you. | Image: GmailIt’s finally here — the tool that could turn your email inbox into a nightmare or a pure delight, depending on your POV. Google is adding the ability to react to an email with an emoji. First rumored last month, Google has now confirmed it is bringing emoji reactions to its Gmai…

The Verge 670 2023-11-22

Google is making it harder for bulk senders to fill your Gmail with spam

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Google is making it harder for bulk senders to fill your Gmail with spam It’ll soon be easier to stop receiving those annoying marketing emails you subscribed to. | Image: GoogleGoogle is preparing to enforce new Gmail requirements that aim to reduce spam, improve email security, and make it easier to unsubscribe from commercial email senders. The new requirements will be imposed on bulk senders — defined as those wh…

The Verge 1.1k 2023-11-21

Gmail’s basic HTML view will go to the Google graveyard in 2024

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Gmail’s basic HTML view will go to the Google graveyard in 2024 Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGoogle will send Gmail’s basic HTML view sailing into the great beyond starting in January 2024, after which time everyone who uses it will be switched to the service’s far more modern “Standard” view. The change appears to have been announced around September 19th in a Google support article. Though the va…

The Verge 591 2023-11-02

Gmail might let you send emoji reactions to emails soon

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Gmail might let you send emoji reactions to emails soon Some limitations for the in-development feature will cap how many emoji you can apply to a single email. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGoogle is developing emoji reactions for Gmail that would make the email platform feel a little more like a messaging app if released. The feature was first reported a few weeks ago by The Tape Drive a…

The Verge 126 2023-09-23

How to Create a New Gmail Account

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How to Create a New Gmail Account Gmail is one of, if not the most, popular email service on the planet, and for good reason: It’s free, it’s full of features, and nearly everybody uses it. If you don’t already have one of these ubiquitous addresses, or you’re looking to start fresh, it’s easy to create a new Gmail account right now. Read more…

Lifehacker 154 2023-08-31

Judge dismisses Republican lawsuit against Google over Gmail’s spam filtering

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Judge dismisses Republican lawsuit against Google over Gmail’s spam filtering Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeA federal judge in California’s eastern district has dismissed the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) lawsuit against Google over the company’s alleged “discriminatory” spam filtering, according to The Washington Post. The suit complained Google intentionally sent RNC political emails to Gmail users’ sp…

The Verge 187 2023-08-27