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With the iOS 16 and macOS Ventura updates, Apple finally introduced the Undo Send email feature that allows users to unsend an email for 30 seconds after sending it. It’s a nice feature to have as it saves you from making blunders (like forgetting to attach the attachment). But what if you don’t use the Apple Mail app and prefer the default Gmail app? Like the Apple Mail app, Gmail allows you to recall a sent email. Here is how you can recall an email in Gmail.
How to recall an email in Gmail
Gmail introduced the Undo Send email feature long before Apple released it for its Apple Mail app. By default, you get 5 seconds to cancel an email. However, like the Apple Mail app, you can increase the Undo Send time limit to 30 seconds. Why the maximum time limit is restricted to 30 seconds you ask? We will answer all those questions in the FAQ section of this article.
1. Open a browser on your computer and go to mail.google.com and log in with your account ID and password to access your account
2. Click on the Settings cog wheel in the top-right corner and choose the See all settings option.