Google has decided to make the ‘Unsubscribe’ button more prominent in Gmail for the web. This change follows something Google did back in October, when the company said that bulk senders would be required to include a one-click unsubscribe button.
Google makes ‘Unsubscribe’ button rather difficult to miss in Gmail for web
The ‘Unsubscribe’ button in Gmail for the web is now difficult to miss. If you check out the image below, things will be much clearer. The blue ‘Unsubsribe’ button now sits right next to the name of the sender and its email address.
All you have to do is tap that button, and Google will ask you to confirm your choice. Once you do that, you’ll be unsubscribed. Do note that this shortcut will also pop up in your inbox, when you hover over a message. It’ll be placed right before the ‘Archive’ option.
This change is rolling out as we speak, though it may not be available to everyone just yet. It is available for me, however, on all my accounts. Chances are everyone will have it in the near future.
Gmail can also bump package tracking to the top of your inbox now
In addition to this change to the ‘Unsubscribe’ button, Google also made another change to Gmail. You’ll be glad to hear that package tracking can now bump emails to the top of your inbox.
This feature, however, needs to be manually enabled. You’ll need to go to Gmail settings -> your email address, and find the option (on the mobile app). Once you enable that, Gmail will be able to bump up your package tracking to the top. That info will show up in brown/orange font color below the subject line, as shown below.
Furthermore, Google has tweaked the ‘Mark as unread’ button on Android. There is now a dot in the top-right corner of the icon. This change was actually made so that the button looks like the one on the desktop version of Gmail.
2023-12-18 15:13:17