Gmail – Tips And Unknown Facts

Arriving as an invitation only platform, Gmail has today become the largest email service provider. Despite being used by almost everyone around the world, there are still facts and tricks which even the most avid Gmail user has today forgotten. Here is making your week better by taking a look at unknown facts and tips about Gmail:

1. Driving directions from Gmail

While Google Maps is a dedicated app which gives you directions and helps with navigation, Gmail can also help with this service. By detecting your current addresses and the location of where you want to go, Gmail creates a link and asks if you want to map the path. Apart from giving you the route to and from a place, Gmail also helps in tracking your orders and packages!

2. Gmail almost didn’t have a logo

Right till the night leading up to its launch, Jim Davis wasn’t sure if he wanted a logo to go with the email service. An entire team of designers worked to reinvent the way the logo looked and came up with the final design shortly before the launch. If they hadn’t gotten it right, Gmail would have been logoless.

3. Everything has a shortcut

If you thought only Windows or applications like Excel had shortcuts, think again. To help people use Gmail better, Jim Davis and team installed a shortcut within the app. To see what we mean, press “Shift + ?” to see the complete list. You can thank us later!

4. Read receipts

Just like every communication service, Gmail also has the option of giving you a read receipt. By adding extensions like Bananatag Email, Sidekick and Intelliverse Email Tracking, you can now get notifications when people read your mails. Worry no more about delayed responses and wrong IDs because Gmail has your back now.

5. The Gmail Server Status

Unlike other apps, Gmail lets you take a look at when the app crashes. While Gmail doesn’t go down very often, the Gmail Server Status helps in keeping users up to date about the crashes. All you have to do is check the App Status Dashboard and you can get all the details about when the app is down and when it is expected to go live again! You’re welcome.

6. Online while offline

Forget issues related to no internet because Gmail lets you send mails even when you are offline! All you have to do is enable the app Offline Gmail Google Chrome and voila! From reading mails to writing new mails and responses, the offline mode is basically your best friend for life, at least when it comes to Gmail!

We bet you didn’t know these things about Gmail. If you think we missed out any other facts and tips about Gmail, comment and let us know!