Un-Send an email with Gmail

byBobBarr

2.9K followers

Updated 9 years ago

Update - 6/26/15

Gmail has moved the "Unsend" feature to the "General" tab of the "Settings" menu; it's no longer a beta feature under the "Labs" section.

The delay before sending is also now user-settable with options for 5, 10 (default), 20, or 30 seconds before the email is sent.

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Have you ever hit "Send" on an email and immediately gotten that "Oooops!!!! WHAT HAVE I DONE?" feeling? Gmail has a cure for that. By enabling a feature called "Unsend", you'll have ten seconds to cancel sending the email.

Log into your Gmail account, click on the gear icon, and then on the "Settings" entry:

On the Settings page that opens, click on the "Labs" tab at the top:

Scroll down the page to find the "Undo Send" feature and click "Enable" to activate it:

Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "Save Changes":

When you next hit "Send" on an email, you'll have the option (for 10 seconds) to undo the sending of that email:

Clicking on "Send" brings up this popup window which gives you a chance to undo the sending of the email:

Clicking the "Undo" within 10 seconds brings up this popup:

You can now remove those "extra" people on the "To:" list (or tone down your language) and save yourself a bit of embarrassment. :=)