tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50722627144365117672024-09-14T02:58:41.074+05:30The Gmail Blog, News, tips and tricks from Google's team and friendsSearchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.comBlogger354125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-41076235619367102792015-05-01T22:04:00.004+05:302015-05-01T22:04:39.710+05:30

When I found out I was having twins a year or so ago, I was pretty worried. How could I possibly manage 2 babies, a three-year old, a dog, and a "I like to start companies and not hold down a 9-to-5 job" husband -- all while managing my own full-time job? This phase certainly started out rockily (mostly for our dog, Tobey, whom I consistently forgot to feed; he's fine, though, just a little

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-84791761631905927882015-05-01T22:04:00.003+05:302015-05-01T22:04:23.673+05:30

According to Wikipedia, the world’s most accomplished hyperpolyglot is Ziad Fazah. This guy can readily communicate in 58 (f-i-f-t-y e-i-g-h-t) languages. Wow. Well Mr. Fazah, while we’re not quite up to your standard yet, you better watch out -- because Gmail is now available in 41 languages, and don’t think we’re going to stop there. If you’re multilingual, feeling adventurous, or if you

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-60113826953671420942015-05-01T22:04:00.002+05:302015-05-01T22:04:11.983+05:30

Want to know how your favorite stock is doing each day? Now you can! Google Calendar and Google Finance have teamed up to provide daily stock quotes. Try searching for your favorite stock symbol in Calendar: You will then be able to able to see the close price as an event each day.

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-87439122956942055962015-05-01T22:04:00.001+05:302015-05-01T22:04:06.717+05:30

My friend Theresa is always looking to keep better organized. And while she loves the "search, don't sort" approach that Gmail offers, sometimes she likes to sort. As a neat freak myself, I totally agree -- sometimes you need to get in there and organize. As it turns out, Gmail does have a tool for sorting - called "labels."You can find labels on the left side of the Gmail window. Labels

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-81379709109647453382015-05-01T22:04:00.000+05:302015-05-01T22:04:01.202+05:30

Gmail has a bunch of lesser-known feature that can end up being very useful once you get to know them. I've put together a list of my top 10 favorite features that you may or may not be familiar with. Here are the first five; watch for the second batch sometime next week. 10. Custom "from" Most people end up managing more than one email account -- some are personal, others might be for

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-51414667062323388902015-02-14T14:16:00.004+05:302015-02-14T14:16:45.591+05:30

Do you have mad video-making skills? OK, how about just a video camera and a little bit of spare time to get creative? A few of us on the Gmail team came up with an idea to stitch together a bunch of video clips that all share one element: someone hands the Gmail M-velope in from the left of the screen, and hands it off to the right. Put them all together, and they form one long chain of

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-52118382354773961362015-02-14T14:16:00.003+05:302015-02-14T14:16:39.312+05:30

For all you Gmail users hitting those "Report Spam" and "Not Spam" buttons, thanks a ton! We hear from a lot of users that they love how well Gmail blocks spam, and the only reason it works is because you all report it to us. If you're not in the habit of doing this, I hope I can convince you to start. Here are three reasons you should report spam: Reason #1: It helps you personally. It

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-48950632411580864132015-02-14T14:16:00.002+05:302015-02-14T14:16:28.677+05:30

James Surowiecki opens his book The Wisdom of Crowds with the example of Francis Galton, a famous statistician, who asked individuals to guess the weight of an ox. After collecting all the guesses, he came to a startling conclusion. Most of the people were wrong. However, if you took the median of all guesses, the group was closer to the true weight than even the best cattle experts. After

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-60863923433635715072015-02-14T14:16:00.001+05:302015-02-14T14:16:21.172+05:30

As a member of the Gmail support team, I get to read testimonials from people about why they love Gmail. Many of you have lamented the fact that your work, school, and other email accounts aren’t more like Gmail. Why can't all my messages magically appear in my Gmail account? Well, we can't do magic, but we do offer free POP-in access with Mail Fetcher. Mail Fetcher lets you retrieve

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-72672086617447836332015-02-14T14:16:00.000+05:302015-02-14T14:16:11.824+05:30

People request new features for Google Calendar all the time. They post to blogs, send email to our support team, call to me on the street, etc. One thing people always ask me about is better mobile access. You can already send a text message to "GOOGL" with a search query, and you'll get a text message reply with the top Google search result. Some folks want a similar service for Google

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-4981317797211558272012-05-22T14:48:00.002+05:302012-05-22T14:48:34.815+05:30

When we built Gmail, we wanted to bring that same great search experience Google is known for to email. And today, we are making that experience even better by improving the autocomplete predictions you see when you search in Gmail. Now when you type something into the Gmail search box, the autocomplete predictions will be tailored to the content in your email, so you can save time and get

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-4946417237605780582012-05-18T08:57:00.001+05:302012-05-18T08:57:09.646+05:30

Email is more than just messages going back and forth -- it's also about the people sending them. That's why today we're introducing changes that continue to bring people front and center in Gmail, just as we did with profile photos in conversation view, the people widget and last year's integrations with Google+. Today’s changes include quick access to contact details when viewing past

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-62556848371258847932012-05-09T15:23:00.000+05:302012-05-09T15:23:06.322+05:30

Notification emails are a great way to keep up with what's happening in the Google+ stream: whether someone mentions you, comments on your post, or shares with you directly. It's not always enough to just read these updates, however; sometimes you want to respond right away, right from your inbox. The good news is that starting today, you can reply to Google+ notifications from Gmail. On

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-7025242120446089582012-05-02T22:46:00.002+05:302012-05-02T22:46:52.860+05:30

Posted by Jeff Chin, Product Manager, Google Translate We're excited to announce three Gmail Labs graduations today: Automatic Message Translation, Smart Mute and Title Tweaks. Automatic Message Translation Did you ever dream about a future where your communications device could transcend language with ease? Well, that day is a lot closer. Back when we launched automatic message translation

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-74123658558429821132012-04-25T16:01:00.003+05:302012-04-25T16:01:56.780+05:30

Just like the Loch Ness Monster, you may have heard the rumors about Google Drive. It turns out, one of the two actually does exist. Today, we’re introducing Google Drive—a place where you can create, share, collaborate, and keep all of your stuff. Whether you’re working with a friend on a joint research project, planning a wedding with your fiancé or tracking a budget with roommates, you can

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-85830961077672259302012-04-20T16:08:00.002+05:302012-04-20T16:08:22.928+05:30

One day I was looking at how many messages I have in my sent mail, and realized there are a lot of things I wanted to know about my email habits. How much of my emails do I read, and do I reply fast enough? As luck would have it, Romain Vialard, a Google Apps Script Top Contributor, developed a tool called Gmail Meter powered by Google Apps Script. Gmail Meter is an Apps Script which runs on

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-59943272282186094842012-03-20T15:07:00.001+05:302012-03-20T15:07:01.661+05:30

Many of our users say the accuracy of our spam filter is one of the key reasons they love Gmail. And while we think you should never have to look in your spam folder, we know some of you may want to know why the messages there were marked as spam. So starting today, we’ll be showing a brief explanation at the top of each of your spam messages. Simply look at any message in your spam

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-21707759910963877882012-03-15T15:09:00.001+05:302012-03-15T15:09:45.089+05:30

Have you ever sent an important email that you wanted to follow up on, but a couple days later realized you hadn’t? Starting today, you can organize your messages before sending them by starring them or adding a label, making it easy to keep track of your sent messages. When composing a new message, you can assign labels or star it by using the labels drop-down menu. As you’d expect,

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-27780392847498254102012-03-15T15:00:00.001+05:302012-03-15T15:00:59.831+05:30

The Gmail Forum is a place where you can discuss Gmail, get advice, and help each other out. Recently, we've celebrated two major events. First forum poster to hit 100,000 answers Everyone needs a little help occasionally, and many of us get a warm, fuzzy feeling when we’re able to provide assistance to someone in need. Brett, or “bkc56” on the forum, has helped so many people he must be

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-60059640586250621682012-02-28T13:06:00.002+05:302012-02-28T13:06:34.404+05:30

I used to avoid clicking on email links on the web because an application on my computer that I never used would pop up and interrupt me. Instead, I would copy the email address, switch to Gmail, click compose and paste it in. Starting today, thanks to the magic of HTML5 things are getting simpler. Now, when you go to Gmail in Chrome, you will be asked if you want Gmail to open all email

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-40714360133877273262012-01-30T17:12:00.002+05:302012-01-30T17:12:29.736+05:30

Email phishing, in which someone tries to trick you into revealing personal information by sending fake emails that look legitimate, remains one of the biggest online threats. One of the most popular methods that scammers employ is something called domain spoofing. With this technique, someone sends a message that seems legitimate when you look at the “From” line even though it’s actually a

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-13057393479723493902012-01-14T10:58:00.001+05:302012-01-14T10:58:13.799+05:30

When we first announced Gmail offline last August, we told you that it was only the beginning of our HTML5-powered offline journey. Since then, we’ve been listening to your feedback and today, we want to let you know about some of the key updates we’ve made to the Chrome Web Store app. The first update - and a personal favorite of the team- is the addition of a settings page (look for the

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-53893445701393110242011-12-20T17:18:00.002+05:302011-12-20T17:18:10.498+05:30

From prehistoric humans etching in caves to the modern-day thinker sketching a stroke of genius on a napkin, scribbling is a natural form of human expression. Not constrained by formatting or font styles, scribbling is a versatile outlet for expressing individuality and creativity. Not to mention it's a lot of fun. Now you can quickly convey that eureka moment to a colleague, or simply

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-48976001692990867332011-12-17T20:03:00.001+05:302011-12-17T20:03:02.424+05:30

Last year, Santa got his very own Google Voice number, and people around the U.S. received a special personalized holiday phone call from Santa Claus. This year, Santa wants you to reach out to him (after all, reindeer are only so-so conversationalists). If you or your family members have a special request for Santa, you can call him right from Gmail* and leave him a message at his Google

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5072262714436511767.post-88619368493943620292011-12-16T16:32:00.002+05:302011-12-16T16:32:08.289+05:30

When we launched the Gmail app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, we said we were just getting started and would continue to release updates regularly. Today we updated the app with some new features and interface improvements. We've added the ability to set a custom signature for your mobile messages and a vacation responder, both available through the gear icon at the top of the menu view.

Searchfordatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543718901836474682noreply@blogger.com0