Gmail users can now undo sent mail

Users of Gmail can now retrieve a sent email within 30 seconds if they discover they mistakenly sent it, have second thoughts about it, or if it was sent to the wrong person

A report said on Wednesday that Gmail users now have the option to undo the action, provided they are quick enough.

It added that the new “Undo Send’’ option allows a message to be retrieved, so long as it is clicked upon within 30 seconds of the “Send’’ command being hit.

“The idea is to give users a second chance if they catch a mistake or realise they have sent a note to the wrong person.

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“The function has, so far, only been available as an experimental feature.

“It is still not automatic, as availability has to be activated in the setting,’’ the report noted. “

However, it added that the users could opt for the “undo’’ function to work for between five and 30 seconds after the initial “send’’.

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