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Restore your contacts

Jim Barr
December 14, 2010
Official Gmail News / Site

Posted by Amanda Camp, Software EngineerThere are many times in life when a do-over can come in handy. Perhaps you clicked “Send” on an email that was better left unsaid, or “Delete” on a contact before realizing you still needed it. Just like ...

Gmail web app for iPhone and Android in 44 more languages

Jim Barr
December 13, 2010
Official Gmail News / Site

Posted by David Yonge-Mallo, Software EngineerLast year, we launched a new mobile Gmail experience for iPhone and Android-powered devices. Since then, those of us who use Gmail in English could go to gmail.com from our mobile browsers and get most of t...

How to create a vacation responder (and 50 other things you might want to teach your parents)

Jim Barr
December 13, 2010
Official Gmail News / Site

Posted by Evan Steinberg, Gmail (Parental) Support TeamMy parents have a history of bringing work with them when we go on family vacations. At first it was just a few paper documents to review at the beach...years later, a laptop...now a smartphone. T...

Gmail for Android: better Priority Inbox support and improved compose

Jim Barr
December 9, 2010
Official Gmail News / Site

Posted by Paul Westbrook, Gmail for Android team(Cross posted from the Mobile blog)When we first released Gmail in Android Market back in September, we said that you’d be getting new stuff faster, and we meant it. After getting thousands of comments...

Event time zones in Google Calendar

Jim Barr
December 7, 2010
Official Gmail News / Site

Posted by Oleksandr Kyreiev, Software EngineerDealing with time zones can be a headache. Whether you’re a regular traveler or trying to plan ahead for your weekend in Paris, it’s often difficult to keep track of time differences. We’ve heard your...

A Priority Inbox update: time savings, new features, and your feedback

Jim Barr
December 6, 2010
Official Gmail News / Site

Posted by Pal Takacsi-Nagy, Engineering ManagerIt's been a couple of months since we first launched Priority Inbox. Since then, we’ve heard from a number of you who’ve found it helpful in combating information overload, and we’ve seen evidence of...

Call credits for military families this holiday season

Jim Barr
December 3, 2010
Official Gmail News / Site

Posted by Michael Bolognino, Product Marketing Manager(Cross-posted from the Google Voice blog)Keeping in touch with family during the holiday season can be challenging for anyone, but it’s especially difficult for military families with loved ones s...

New in Labs: Smart mute and easier ways to unmute

Jim Barr
December 1, 2010
Official Gmail News / Site

Posted by Bruce DiBello, Software EngineerIf you subscribe to a lot of mailing lists and like to keep an empty inbox, muting (or preventing a conversation from re-entering your inbox) is an essential feature. We just made a few changes that should make...

New in Labs: Recently used emoji

Jim Barr
November 30, 2010
Official Gmail News / Site

Posted by Darren Lewis, Software EngineerWhen we added emoticons in Gmail, you responded with a nice big smile , but then you asked for more. So we added hundreds more emoticons through Gmail Labs. “But alas!” you cried. “How can I ever keep up w...

Optional attendees in Google Calendar

Jim Barr
November 29, 2010
Official Gmail News / Site

Posted by Karol Stosiek, Software Engineering InternTime is one of our most precious resources. Despite their necessity, meetings tend to vary in importance for different attendees. John might be really interested in his team’s weekly meeting, wherea...