Blogs on Gmail and Google Accounts

This blog is the Hindi translation of the help thread posted in the Google Accounts English Help Community here . I noticed an overwhelming number of people posting from the Indian Subcontinent and thought it would be more helpful for the users if they could read the details in their own language. Translation of the original article is also available in Bengali . विभिन्न कारणों के वजह से, आपको अपने एंड्रॉइड डिवाइस को फ़ैक्टरी रीसेट करने की आवश्यकता हो सकती है। यदि सावधानी से नहीं किया गया, तो यह आपको आपके गूगल अकाउंट से लॉक कर सकता है। गूगल अकॉउंटस सहायता फ़ोरम के विशेषज्ञों ने लंबे समय से, फ़ैक्टरी रीसेट के बाद उपयोगकर्ताओं के अपने एंड्रॉइड डिवाइस से लॉक होने के कई उदाहरण देखे हैं क्योंकि: अकाउंट के स्वामित्व को प्रमाण करने के लिए आवश्यक विधियों या विकल्पों का अभाव। अकाउंट पासवर्ड का भूल जाना, और / या अकाउंट में २ -चरणीय सत्यापन सक्षम है, और डिफॉल्ट प्रॉम्प्ट / कोड प्राप्त करने के लिए उपयोग किया जाने वाला डिवाइस का रिसेट करना। या वह डिवाइस जिस पर Google Authenticator ऍप स्थापित किया ग

This blog is the Bengali translation of the help thread posted in the Google Accounts English Help Community here . I noticed an overwhelming number of people posting from the Indian Subcontinent and thought it would be more helpful for the users if they could read the details in their own language. Translation of the original article is also available in Hindi . বিভিন্ন কারণে, আপনাকে আপনার এন্ড্রয়েড ডিভাইসটি ফ্যাক্টরি রিসেট করতে হতে পারে। যদি সতর্কতার সাথে না করা হয়, তাহলে এটি আপনাকে আপনার গুগল অ্যাকাউন্ট থেকে লক করে ফেলতে পারে। সাধারণতঃ, ব্যবহারকারীরা তাদের এন্ড্রয়েড ডিভাইসগুলি ফ্যাক্টরি রিসেট করার পরে অ্যাকাউন্টস থেকে লক আউট হওয়ার অসংখ্য উদাহরণ লক্ষ্য করেছেন কারণ: অ্যাকাউন্টে মালিকানা যাচাইকরণের প্রয়োজনীয় উপায় বা বিকল্প না থাকা। অ্যাকাউন্টের পাসওয়ার্ড ভুলে যাওয়া, এবং/অথবা অ্যাকাউন্টে ২-পদক্ষেপ যাচাইকরণ চালু করা আছে, এবং যে ডিভাইসটি ডিফল্ট প্রম্পট/কোড পেতে ব্যবহৃত হয়েছিল অথবা যে ডিভাইসটিতে Google Authenticator অ্যাপটি সেট আপ করা হয়েছিল অথবা যে ডিভাইসটিতে 2-পদক্ষেপ যাচাইকরণের ব

One of the most persistent feature requests from the Gmail mobile app users is to be allowed the benefit of using the contact labels (previously called Groups) set up in the Google contacts manager to send out emails.  That's because the contact labels created in the Google Contacts manager at https://contacts.google.com/ can't be used in other places except for the Gmail standard web UI accessible via https://mail.google.com/ . It also meant that those contact labels or groups stayed out of bounds for users who would use the Gmail Android or iOS app.  The Google Contacts Android app seems to have been made things just a bit better for the Gmail Android mobile app users. To be able to use the Google Contact labels in the Gmail Android app, download and install the Google Contacts app from the Play Store. Once installed, it will display the Contacts for the Google address as well as the Contact labels.  To be able to see the Contact labels, tap on the 3

At times, for various reasons, we need to access the Gmail standard view and all we have with us is our mobile phone. The standard view is only accessible via supported desktop browsers and I have seen many users in the Gmail Help Community inconvenienced while having to access the Gmail standard view from their mobile devices. Hence, this blog. For the sake of convenience, I have decided to list the steps separately for Android phone and iPhone. Click on the links below to directly go to the section that describes the steps for your device. Steps for Android Steps for iPhone For testing purposes, I have chosen to use Chrome on my Android phone and Safari on my iPhone as they are the commonly used browsers in those devices respectively, and are likely to benefit the maximum number of users.  I have also ensured that the browsers are running their latest versions. Additionally, I have included the screenshot of how to request Desktop Site in Chrome browser for iOS. In th

On April 1, 2019, Google announced the Schedule send feature for Gmail which would allow the user to send out a composed email at a later date and time. This feature is available on Gmail web UI as well as the Gmail iOS and Android mobile apps. The scheduling process begins once you have completed composing the email. In Gmail web UI, you click on the down-arrow next to the blue Send button and then, click on the Schedule send option that appears above. In the Gmail Android app, you would need to click on the 3-dot (more) menu in the top right and from the options, select Schedule send. In the Gmail iOS app, you'd need to click on the 3-dot (more) menu in the top right and from the options which appear in the bottom of the screen, select Schedule send. Hereafter, it is simply the matter of choosing the date and time you want the email to send out. The first picture below shows the set of scheduling options and the second one shows the screen if you hap

Update on April 2019 : I am reviewing my older blogs for possible updates and realized this one lacked screenshots from Android and iOS devices. So, I am updating this blog with the relevant screenshots and some necessary details. Google explains Gmail's Confidential Mode as where the recipients will not have the option to forward email contents, copy/paste, download, nor print. You can use these options to protect sensitive information. When you send the email, your recipient will get a notification about the limits you've selected. The process is very simple. Click on Compose as you would for any regular email. Then click on the icon as is shown in the picture below. In your Gmail Android app, click on the 3-dot (more) menu at top right, and from the options, click on Confidential Mode.   Ditto on your Gmail iOS app. Clicking on the icon (or selecting the Confidential mode option in the Gmail mobile app) will open up a window/screen where you would n