Gmail Blog

• Continuing to bring people front and center in Gmail

  Posted by Itamar Gilad, Product Manager Email is more than just messages going back and forth -- it's also about the people sending them. That's why today we're introducing changes that continue to bring people front and center in Gmail, just as we did with profile photos in conversation view, the...

• Follow an email’s journey with Story of Send

  Posted by Erin Reilly, Google Green team If you’re anything like me, you send and receive a lot of emails every day. But have you ever wondered where your message goes after you hit “send?” How does an email travel from your computer to your friend’s smartphone across the country or...

• Going Google with Gmail

  Posted by Preston Hershorn, Product Marketing Manager If you are a frequent visitor to the Gmail blog, there’s a good chance you’re already a Gmail ninja. Maybe you use video chat in Gmail to keep in touch with family when you’re on the road. Perhaps you’ve created a superb organizational...

• A better Google+ notification experience in email

  Posted by Zohair Hyder, Software Engineer Notification emails are a great way to keep up with what's happening in the Google+ stream: whether someone mentions you, comments on your post, or shares with you directly. It's not always enough to just read these updates, however; sometimes you want to respond right...

• Say hello (or olá or halo or salam) to automatic message translation in Gmail

  Posted by Jeff Chin, Product Manager, Google Translate We're excited to announce three Gmail Labs graduations today: Automatic Message Translation, Smart Mute and Title Tweaks. Automatic Message Translation Did you ever dream about a future where your communications device could transcend language with ease? Well, that day is a lot closer. Back when...

• Gmail, now with 10 GB of storage (and counting)

  Posted by Nicholas Behrens, Software Engineer Today, we're happy to announce that we're increasing everyone's free storage in Gmail from 7.5 GB to 10 GB (and counting) to celebrate today's launch of Google Drive. The increase will take effect over the next 24 hours. We hope you all enjoy the little...

• Know Your Gmail Stats using Gmail Meter

  Posted by Saurabh Gupta, Developer Programs Engineer One day I was looking at how many messages I have in my sent mail, and realized there are a lot of things I wanted to know about my email habits. How much of my emails do I read, and do I reply fast...

• A behind-the-scenes look at Gmail Tap

  Posted by Reed Morse, Software Engineer Yesterday, we announced the introduction of Gmail Tap. People wanted some more information, so we're sharing an in-depth interview with our product lead.

• Introducing Gmail Tap

  Posted by Reed Morse, Software Engineer The QWERTY keyboard was invented in 1874 and yet it is still used today, largely unchanged. Today we're excited to introduce a new input method designed for the future: Gmail Tap for Android and iOS. Watch the video for an overview: Gmail Tap takes the...

• Learn why a message ended up in your spam folder

  Posted by Ela Czajka, Software Engineer Many of our users say the accuracy of our spam filter is one of the key reasons they love Gmail. And while we think you should never have to look in your spam folder, we know some of you may want to know why...