News & Reviews:   Gmail

The rise in usage of video conferencing software has a great side effect for users overall. As more people use these services, the providers have a greater obligation to improve them. Google Meet is certainly one service that has been improving rapidly in recent weeks and can now be accessed via Gmail.

Google recently weighed in online via Mark Risher, Senior Director for Account Security, Identity, and Abuse about the current online security COVID-19 situation. On Google’s side, Google Meet, GMail and Google Play Protect for example have mostly built-in automatic protections but there are a number of checkup tools to see if you’re safe or not and the advice on what to do about it. On our part, we’ve seen a marked increase in such scams.

When it comes to messaging software, Google has never managed to get a foothold on the market. But it looks like the company won't give up just yet and is looking for a different implementation. Word has gotten out that Google is working on a new business communications platform, which will combine several Google services together.

After a month of waiting since Google Maps has launched the incognito mode on Android, it has finally arrived on iOS. With the incognito mode, you have more controls and privacy on your search destinations so be sure to update your apps to the latest version to get this new feature.

Have you been switching between Gmail and Outlook just to read your emails? Isn't it troublesome to read your emails on two different accounts? If you find that troublesome, here’s a good news from Microsoft! The team has finally added linking your Gmail account to Outlook.com as an option. Other than that, you’ll get access to Google Calendar and documents from Google Drive all in one platform as well.

As both iOS 13 and Android 10 introduced a system-wide dark mode earlier, most of the developers have yet to update its apps to accommodate the dark mode, this includes the Gmail app on Android 10. Finally, Google has announced its latest updates, Gmail is now compatible with the Dark Mode for Android 10.

The Huawei Mate 30 series certainly got a buzz over the news, not because of its entry in the Malaysia market but the concerns of Google apps usage. The US government and Huawei are still in a rocky relationship, but someone might have found a loophole to bypass that. 

Life is full of surprises, and you will never know when it will be your time to go. That being said, your Google account comes with a specific feature which allows you to take control of what happens to your documents, pictures and videos as well as information in the event of your inevitable demise.

This June, Google will be rolling out Gmail confidential mode to all users starting on the 25th of June. Technically, it works just like a self-destructing email would - the email will come with an expiration date whereby the email will be wiped out then. Senders may also revoke the email. As for the receiver, they are not able to forward, copy or download the email. This mode is perfect for emailing out sensitive data.

Finally, us Gmail users get a right click menu on our emails. I mean, don’t get me wrong, we’ve had it for awhile but options were only limited to archiving, deleting and marking as unread. Now, the right click drop down menu has pretty much everything the top bar has and a few extra features.