Undo Drunk Emails With Gmail's 'Undo Send'

Google has done the seemingly-impossible and added a recall button to Gmail, finally giving drunk emailers and those, like myself, who may occasionally engage in what I like to call "Email rage," only to have their righteous fury dissolve into horror upon clicking "Send." While the feature isn't a new idea - AOL had it over a decade ago - it's the first time I've seen the feature in a product that's actually relevant, let alone one so widely adapted as Gmail.

As you might expect, you don't have forever to decide to unsend your email - but for about five seconds after you click "Send" in Gmail, you'll have the option to "Undo Send."

And that's about right, methinks; if it takes you much longer than five seconds to regret sending an email, you're just not second-guessing yourself fast enough! Also, the lion's share of emails that one wants to unsend will be immediately recognizable mistakes like clicking "Send" too soon or sending messages to the wrong addresses.

Gmail's Undo Send lets you recall your temper tantrums, no harm done [DVICE]