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Gmail Emoji Reactions are Here as a Thing

Kellen October 9, 2023

Gmail is getting smarter and smarter at responding to emails for you, whether that's through autocomplete as you type or with an AI bot of some sort that Google is testing in labs. Rolling out this month, we have yet another way to quickly respond to someone,...

Bard AI Gets Integrated Into Google Apps for Better or Worse

Tim September 19, 2023

I struggle with AI, folks. The main issue I have is, I can't seem to figure out how to use it to benefit my every day life. I can't ask it to write blogs for this site (I've tried and they're usually awful and nonsensical) and I don't need it to write code for...

Gmail Gets New Warnings for Sensitive Actions Taken

Kellen August 23, 2023

Google continues to do what it can to protect you within the services it offers. An example of such protections is with actions related to your Google account deemed to be sensitive. Google recognizes specific actions (like changes to settings) and then tries...

Shortwave, an Email App Once Like Google’s Old Inbox, Arrives on Android

Kellen August 3, 2023

The group of us may be shrinking as years pass, but there are apparently still a number of folks like me who will never forgive Google for killing off Inbox, the greatest email app of all time. And because there still appears to be a market for email...

Gmail on Android is Getting “Top Results” in Search

Kellen June 2, 2023

To further improve the search results that show when you look for something in Gmail on your phone (both Android and iOS), Google is pushing out a new feature that's powered by machine learning models. This is apparently one of the most "highly requested"...

Google About to Start Deleting Accounts If You Don’t Use Them

Kellen May 16, 2023

Google announced today that it might delete your Google Account by the end of this year. Because I might have freaked you out just now, let me try and cool things down - your account is actually fine, assuming you use it or have within the past few years. A...

It’s Time to Enable Gmail Package Tracking

Kellen January 30, 2023

No one would blame you for forgetting that Gmail was supposed pick-up a new package tracking feature. Google announced the change last November and then I'm not sure we heard another word about it again. This week, the internet discovered that the new feature...

Google Said to be Working on Gmail and Calendar Apps for Wear OS

Kellen November 29, 2022

This may come as a surprise to those who have not yet owned a Wear OS watch, but Google doesn't have Gmail or Calendar apps on the platform. That's not to say that you can't interact with both services, see their notifications, etc., or that either is not a...