Blogs on Gmail and Google Accounts

There are quite a few threads posted in the Gmail Help Community seeking guidance on ways to email Google Contacts groups or as Google calls them, Contact Labels. So, in this blog, we take a look at the various ways we can do that, namely: Via the Google Contacts web UI. Via the Google Contacts Android app. Via the Gmail Compose autocomplete UI. Via the Gmail Compose Contact picker option. Section 1: Via the Google Contacts web UI. The Google Contacts web UI refers to the https://contacts.google.com/ page for that specific Google account.  In there:  Select the Contact group or label you wish to email from the left panel (shown as 1) Select a single contact from the list by clicking on the check box to its left. Check on the down arrow next to the Select box above (shown as 2), and select All. This should select all Contacts. Click on the Send email (envelope, shown as 3) icon. This will bring up the Gmail Compose window with all the contacts entered as To recipients. Put in

One of the common questions that get asked in Gmail and the Google Accounts Help Communities is about ways to keep Google Accounts secure. Knowing what to do when one suspects things can help better manage those situations and initiate the necessary actions to mitigate any imminent threats.  The easiest way to check for unauthorized account access/suspicious activity is to click on the Details link below the Last account activity link at the bottom of the Gmail Inbox page. It includes any time that your email was accessed using a regular web browser, a POP client, a mobile device, etc. and lists the IP address that accessed your email, the associated location, as well as the time and date. If you find any suspicious IP addresses that may have been used to compromise your account (use a reverse IP lookup such as the  https://whatismyipaddress.com/ip-lookup  or  http://ip-lookup.net ) to acquire more details about the IP and confirm that it is (or not) something suspicious.  I have writt

We daily receive emails from known and unknown sources. So, it is essential that we understand the risks involved in handling emails in terms of identifying them and thereafter knowing how to best deal with the threats posed by the malicious ones. The Gmail spam and abuse detection algorithm use multiple signals such as Google's internal algorithm, blacklists, and crowdsourcing among other unknown factors Google doesn't make public to identify incoming messages and help the users on this front.  However, the spammers are extremely smart, and they can find ways to escape the algorithm through innovative ways. This is why, even with an effective spam and abuse detection system in place, one needs to be aware of some essential details so as to remain vigilant while handling emails, should there be a false-negative one. Everyone knows about Spam, Spoofed, and Phishing emails (among others) and they are the common types of unsolicited emails we receive in our addresses. Determining