Did you spot a typo? Send something to the wrong person? Here’s how to quickly recall an email and adjust your Gmail settings to give yourself more time to press ‘undo.’
You have email regrets—everyone does. Perhaps you knew it was a bad idea the second you hit Send, you noticed an embarrassing typo after the fact, or you found yourself in a « reply all » disaster. Thankfully, Gmail offers a way to recall potentially damaging messages with « Undo Send »—if you’re quick enough. Here’s how it works.How to Undo an Email
After years of testing, « Undo Send » became an opt-in Gmail feature in 2015; it’s now turned on by default and can’t be deactivated. Even if it’s built-in, you’ll still need to know what you’re looking for and how to use it.
