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Last year we blogged about Gmail’s Undo Send feature, which allows you to stop a message from being sent for up to 5 seconds after you have clicked the send button. This feature is great for when you send an email and then a second later realise it was to the wrong person, and now it’s even better.

Gmail now allows you to select how long you would like the undo send feature to be available, letting you choose between 5, 10, and 20 seconds.

Here’s is how to set this feature up:

  1. In Gmail go to Settings (Top right of screen)
  2. Then go to the Labs tab and scroll down till you find Undo Send and select Enable
  3. Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page and you will be taken back to your email.
  4. Now click on Settings again and next to Undo Send: select the number of seconds you would like in the drop down box and then save your changes.

When you have the Undo Send feature enabled this box will be displayed near the top of your screen for the first 5, 10, or 20 seconds after you have sent a message.

If you realise after sending a message that you have made a mistake, all you have to do is click Undo.