The chances are that when you read that headline — particularly if you’re not a Gmail or Inbox user — your reaction was something along the lines of
The chances are that when you read that headline — particularly if you’re not a Gmail or Inbox user — your reaction was something along the lines of “how is that not already a thing?”
The update is a simple one, but one that will be welcomed by users. Just as URLs are automatically converted into clickable links, so the same luxury is to be lavished on addresses, phone numbers and contacts. Welcome to 2017.
As the conversion is carried out automatically, there’s nothing Gmail and Inbox users actually need to do. Once the feature has been activated by Google, clicking an address in an email will open up Google Maps. Click a phone number and a call will be started with your default dialer. Click an email address and… you get the idea.
Google says:
The feature is rolling out now and should be with everyone within a couple of days.
