How To 'Unsend' An Email in Gmail

Everyone has sent a message they wish they could take back. How great would it be if you could undo that impulsive email? If you're a Gmail user, you can. Here's how to enable the "unsend" feature in Gmail and use it to your advantage.

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[CuriousityFTW]

Step 1: Send an email
Step 2: Realize that you sent something you shouldn't have and panic
Step 3: Look up whether Gmail has an unsend function
Step 4: Enable unsend after finding the steps to enable it
Step 5: Realize that its been way over 30 seconds since you sent the email

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[Fatima-ficr]

Dont worry u r not the only one messed up lets cry together 😭😭

[deanwinchester]

It should be unsend until that person has opened it

[syedsadiq]

It takes more than 30 seconds to realize we done the mistake to recall the mail

[urbanremi]

you know you’ve screwed up when you wanna unsend an email

[yasmin]

The video literally takes a minute and a half to explain you have less than 30 seconds you un-send it.

[seriousx]

There should be no time limit you should simply be able to undu or hide a particular email no matter how old the message is.

[darylim]

why didn't google make it like 1 hour tho?, , cuz i just realized that i sent the wrong mail after an hour, , my life ends

[sarahlee]

It's 2020 and you're telling me they still haven't made an unsend button... Smh. 30 seconds is too quick, Google really hates us huh.

[ts]

after 30 seconds. omg they need to fix this asap.

[tamagodoll]

I send my damn flight details to a stranger

[ZWizard.]

90% of the people who watched this video: Crap, how do fix this. (Finds this more than 30-second video.) Oh, thank godness.
This more than 30 second video: You only have 30 seconds the delete it.
Me and the other 90%: Oh, great, that would've been helpful like 2 FREAKIN' MINUTES AGO!

[waduheck]

I accidentally sent a message to my entire class ✨Perfect✨
So excuse me while I pass away

[iam.brizzy]

Google needs to make this thing longer than seconds. There should be no time limit because we realize very late on the mistakes we've done.

[yasmeenzaman]

Needs to improve technology, 30 seconds is useless.

[vibinmaster]

Oh fml
I just sent "kms" to my whole class

[Justin_Joy]

Not useful for an email that has already been send like a minute ago before I even applied these settings.

[rari]

Me: sees video* THANK GOD ALSO me after getting to the settings: GreAt. My sanity, professionalism and everything is over. And I can’t back out of it.

[bejewelify]

i emailed the wrong counselor about wanting to switch classes. fml.

[vagrantchef]

FML sent unecessary email, watch this 1 min video