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Whether you are a student or a working professional, everyone needs to send mail. Many times, due to haste or carelessness, the mail goes to some other address. If you also make such a mistake then there is no need to panic. There is an option to undo the mail sent on Gmail. That means you can cancel the sent mail, so that it will not reach the receiver. Today we are going to tell you its method.

How does this feature work?

This feature prevents a mail from being sent for a pre-set time period. In such a situation, the user gets the opportunity to stop this mail from reaching the receiver’s inbox. This feature is available on the desktop version of Gmail as well as on mobile and the method of using it in both is almost the same.

How to undo sent mail?

If you have sent the mail from desktop, then after sending the mail, message sent box appears in the left bottom corner. There is an undo option on this. As soon as you click it, the mail opens again. You can also edit or delete it if you want. Similarly, as soon as a mail is sent on the mobile, a sent notification comes. Undo option is given on this. By tapping on this you can undo the sent mail.

How to extend the cancellation time?

Gmail also gives its users the option to set a time period for undoing the sent mail. For this, open Gmail and click or tap on the gear icon. Now go to See All Settings here. After this, the option of undo send will appear under the General tab. In this you can set the cancellation time between 5-30 seconds.

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