How to Undo a ‘Sent’ email in Gmail

How to Undo a ‘Sent’ email in Gmail

Islamabad: Do you sometime thought that why did you sent that e-mail in Gmail?

If you don’t know there’s a feature which lets you undo an email sent through Gmail. Most people don’t know about this feature since it is hidden. Since the Undo Send feature is part of Gmail Labs, you’ll have to navigate to the Gmail Labs page to activate it.

By default, Gmail gives you a 10-second window of time in which you may undo a sent e-mail, but you can also change it to 5, 20 or 30 seconds. Go to Settings > General > Undo Send, and select a cancellation period up to 30 seconds.

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1. On the right hand corner of your Gmail account you’ll find the gear icon. Select Settings from the dropdown menu.

How To Undo a Sent Email in Gmail – Follow Simple Steps

If you make a typo or regret sending a message, you can undo the action by enabling the “Undo send” lab. This lab will give you the option to take back a message you just sent.

To enable the lab:

1. Click the gear in the top right.
2. Select Settings.
3. Click the Labs tab.
4. Find the “Undo Send” lab and select the Enable radio button.
5. Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page.

Select the amount of time you have to undo sending a message by clicking the gear icon , and finding the “Undo Send:” section in the General tab of your Settings.