GMail adds Undo Send
Accidentally sending an email before it’s ready can suck. That’s why Google1 is debuting an Undo Send feature:
you’ll see a new “Undo” link on every sent mail confirmation. Click “Undo,” and we’ll grab the message before it’s sent and take you right back to compose.
A very simple solution to what seemed like an impossible problem.
Mar 19 2009
7:59 pm
Wait, it’s March 19… Not April 1.
I’ve got to go and unsend some e-mails that I sent to Kristen a couple of years ago…
Oh.. wait. Only 5 seconds. Well, I suppose that’s good too.
Mar 19 2009
10:25 pm
Yeah, at first I though, “No, you can’t be serious.” then I thought, “It must only be if the recipient is also a GMail account.” When I saw the solution, though, I realized how simple/obvious it is. It’d be easy for them to crank it up to give you, say, 30 seconds.
Mar 19 2009
10:34 pm
I also recommend enabling the Forgotten Attachment Detector, which scans your message text to see if you mentioned an attachment but didn’t attach anything.
Mar 30 2009
8:18 am
Also the “Wait, are you about to email your Ex?” detector. Saves countless lives.