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Gmail Enhances Scheduling Capabilities with New Features

Adriana MaraisJuly 12, 23Email, Gmail, Google

Scheduling a meeting with someone through email, whether it’s an in-person or online meeting, can still be a complex task. Usually, it involves using external tools like Calendly or exchanging multiple time options until a suitable one is found. However, Google is now aiming to simplify this process and alleviate the associated frustrations. They are introducing a calendar icon directly in the outgoing message toolbar at the bottom of your draft in Gmail. Two options will appear when you click on the calendar: “Offer times you are free” and “Create…

Promotional emails are notorious for their image-heavy content, and deleting all the junk promotional mail can help you reclaim some storage. Follow this step-by-step guide to learn how.

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Discover A Simple And Fast Method To Erase All Promotional Emails From Gmail

Nitin MisraJune 22, 23Gmail, Google

It’s likely that your Gmail account is inundated with unsolicited promotional emails, which count towards your complimentary 15GB Google Drive storage. When you exhaust this storage, Google will urge you to either create more space or acquire a Google One subscription for additional storage. To recover some of this storage, consider deleting your emails, particularly promotional ones. Promotional emails are notorious for their heavy image content, and deleting all spam can help you reclaim storage space. Fortunately, Google now allows you to clear all promotional emails in one go. Here’s…

Gmail’s new AI tool ‘Help me write’ can create entire email drafts for you. (Google)

Gmail Now Has AI-Powered Autocomplete for Writing Emails

Febin MathewJune 18, 23AI, Artificial Intelligence, Gmail

Google is ramping up its AI-powered offerings, and the ChatGPT effect appears to be in full force. Google’s AI capabilities are expanding and are now integrated into popular apps such as Docs and Gmail. A notable feature in Gmail is “Write for Me,” which can draft emails on behalf of users. What is the “Help me write” feature? The “Help Me Write” feature is a tool that can create entire email drafts for you based on simple prompts. It is currently available as part of the Workspace Labs program. If…

Google's 'Help me write' feature is now rolling out to Gmail for Android and iOS for testers enrolled in the Workspace Labs program.

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Gmail Launches ‘Help Me Write’ Feature For iOS & Android Users

Febin MathewJune 15, 23Generative AI, Gmail, Google

During its Google I/O 2023 developers conference last month, Google reaffirmed its dedication to artificial intelligence. In addition to announcing advancements in large language models, the company presented convenient features such as ‘Help me write’ for Gmail. Until now, the feature was only available to Google Workspace Labs users on PC. However, 9to5Mac reports that the feature is now rolling out to Android and iOS versions of Gmail for testers enrolled in the Workspace Labs program. For those who don’t know, the feature helps users write emails using generative AI.…

Google has marked the latest bug in Gmail security check as the highest priority fix. (Unsplash)

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Google Takes Action After Bug Enables Scammers to Bypass Security Checks on Gmail

Adriana MaraisJune 4, 23cybersecurity, Gmail, Google

Gmail users must exercise caution as a recent bug has compromised account security. It is advisable to scrutinize new emails and refrain from opening suspicious ones. Google introduced verified checkmarks last month to authenticate select senders and display a blue tick next to their names. This feature serves as an added security measure, requiring senders to use robust authentication and authenticate their brand logos to display as an “avatar” in emails. Despite this, scammers have managed to bypass the Gmail security check and trick the system into recognizing their brand…

The company said that if a Google account had not been used or signed into for at least two years, it might delete the account and content across Google

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Google will remove inactive accounts from Gmail, Drive and YouTube starting in December

Adriana MaraisMay 17, 23Gmail, Google

Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Tuesday it will delete accounts that have been inactive for two years starting in December to prevent security threats, including hackers. The company said that if a Google Account has not been used or logged in for at least two years, it may remove the account and content from Google Workspace, which includes Gmail, Docs, Drive, Meet and Calendar, as well as YouTube and Google. Pictures. The policy change only applies to personal Google Accounts, not accounts for organizations such as schools or businesses. In…

During the Google I/O 2023 keynote, Google doubled down on its promise to make AI more helpful for people by introducing a myriad of new quality of life features — including the new 'Help me write' feature for Gmail. All details here.

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Google introduces Gmail’s Help Me Write feature as it doubles down on AI assistance

Adriana MaraisMay 12, 23AI, Gmail, Google

Following the conclusion of its Google I/O 2023 keynote, the search giant has doubled down on its promise to make AI even more useful for humans by introducing a myriad of new quality-of-life features, including Gmail’s new “Help me write” feature. Sundar Pichai highlighted the convenience that Gmail offers to users and announced the introduction of the “Help me write” feature as the next step forward for Gmail after he had previously released features such as Smart Typing. In the keynote, Sundar highlighted a specific use case that the new…

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Google is rolling out blue checkmarks for verified senders in Gmail

Adriana MaraisMay 4, 23Gmail, Google

Google is rolling out a new feature in Gmail that aims to improve online security by displaying a blue checkmark next to selected senders’ names to confirm their identity, the company announced Wednesday. The new feature is automatically activated for companies that have implemented Gmail’s current Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) protocol. Launched in 2021, BIMI requires senders to perform strong authentication and verify the brand logo in order to display it as an avatar in emails. Users will now see a checkmark icon for senders who have enabled…

Google is building use case for its AI applications in user-end products like Gmail and Docs.

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Gmail and Google Docs get creative AI features, public testing started

Adriana MaraisMarch 31, 23AI, Gmail, Google Docs

Google is bringing generative AI features to Gmail and Docs users, and this week it has begun public testing of the tools before rolling them out to all eligible Workspace users. Google has launched this testing in the US market where customers, businesses and educational users are invited to try the upcoming features. Google says a select group of users must consent to participate in the testing by signing up and can opt out at any time. What do generative AI features promise for Gmail and Google Docs users? Google…

Gmail works for both personal and business users via Workspace account.

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Gmail down! Millions cannot access their inbox and important messages

Febin MathewMarch 23, 23Gmail, Google

Gmail faced an outage on Thursday morning, leaving millions unable to access their mailboxes and halting work. The problem appears to have affected people using the regular Gmail app on the web, and even those who paid for a Workspace account through Google. Gmail users in India and some other countries have reported the outage, and Downdetector.in confirms the incident began around 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, which is ideally the start of the work day for many people in the country. The monitoring site suggests that the outage was in…

Google has several tools that allow it to verify and track failed logged-in users, resulting in shutdown of services like Gmail, YouTube, etc. (REUTERS)

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This is why Gmail and YouTube have crossed the world recently

Febin MathewDecember 19, 20Gmail, Google, YouTube

Google diagnosed a widespread outage that shut down major services earlier this week, such as Gmail and YouTube, as an error with its online people identification system. Alphabet Inc.’s Google has several tools that allow it to verify and track logged in users. In October, the company began moving these tools to a new file storage system and in doing so misreported parts of the data, according to an article published Friday. This caused several of its services to crash for 47 minutes on Monday morning, a rare technical misstep.…

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Google makes it easy for you to edit your documents in Gmail

Adriana MaraisDecember 12, 20Gmail, Google, Google workspace

Google has a sweet surprise for Gmail users. Until now, Gmail users could edit various document files by opening them through Google Drive. Now the company has started to roll out Microsoft Office collaborative features that allow Gmail users to access and edit various documents in the email platform. The company announced that Gmail users can now open Office files for editing directly from a Gmail attachment. Simply put, when a user receives a Word document as an email attachment, they can open and edit in Docs with just one…

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How to pin an important chat on Gmail

Febin MathewNovember 16, 20Gmail, Google, Google chat, Google hangouts

Google’s new feature allows users to pin important Google discussions to the top of list view in the chat section on Gmail. As with Hangouts, Google chats appear in reverse chronological order based on the last person you spoke to. You can now pin important chats which you can access from the left navigation menu. This makes it easier to access important conversations and to participate directly. Additionally, you can pin both individual and multi-user chats and even chat rooms. The process is really simple and that’s what you need…

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Gmail Enhances Scheduling Capabilities with New Features

Discover A Simple And Fast Method To Erase All Promotional Emails From Gmail

Gmail Now Has AI-Powered Autocomplete for Writing Emails

Gmail Launches ‘Help Me Write’ Feature For iOS & Android Users

Google Takes Action After Bug Enables Scammers to Bypass Security Checks on Gmail

Google will remove inactive accounts from Gmail, Drive and YouTube starting in December

Google introduces Gmail’s Help Me Write feature as it doubles down on AI assistance

Google is rolling out blue checkmarks for verified senders in Gmail

Gmail and Google Docs get creative AI features, public testing started

Gmail down! Millions cannot access their inbox and important messages

This is why Gmail and YouTube have crossed the world recently

Google makes it easy for you to edit your documents in Gmail

How to pin an important chat on Gmail

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