Store up to 25,000 contacts

Posted by Mike Helmick, Software Engineer Gmail used to have a limit of 10,000 contacts. For most of us, this was way more than enough, but we heard from some of you who use Gmail to communicate with more than 10,000 people. We want you to be able t...

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Desktop notifications for emails and chat messages

Posted by Andrew Wilson, Software EngineerMany of us are guilty of constantly switching back to Gmail to check for new messages. And if you’re like me, you’ve probably missed an important chat message because you weren’t looking at your Gmail win...

Restore your contacts

Posted by Amanda Camp, Software EngineerThere are many times in life when a do-over can come in handy. Perhaps you clicked “Send” on an email that was better left unsaid, or “Delete” on a contact before realizing you still needed it. Just like ...

Help us improve Tasks

Posted by David Tattersall, Associate Product ManagerIf you’re using Tasks, you’ve probably thought about something you’d like us to improve or an additional feature you wish you had. Well, we want to hear your ideas — whether they’re for...

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EVO Android 2.2 Froyo update

Android, Hardware, Phone, Software, Uncategorizedvic lovanAugust 5, 2010Android, Charter, Desc, Desserts, Evo 2, Good Deed, Google, Images, Max 4, Max 5, Max Max, Picasa, Screen Shots, Slide Show, Timestamp, Tripod, Uploaded, Whole TimeComment

Access two Gmail accounts at once in the same browser

Posted by Macduff Hughes, Engineering DirectorI have a couple different Gmail addresses that I use for different purposes. Historically, Google Accounts – including Gmail accounts — have only let people access one account at a time per browser,...

Drag and drop attachments to save them to your desktop

Posted by Adam de Boor, Software EngineerDragging and dropping files is an easy way to save time in Gmail. We’ve previously blogged about dragging files to upload as attachments and dragging images into new messages. Now, if you're using Google Chrom...

New Google Image Search

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Video chatting with Grandma

Posted by Cody Bratt, Google Chat teamTwo weeks ago we asked you to submit photos of you video chatting with your grandma. Thank you for all your submissions! As promised, we’d like to highlight a few photos that particularly touched us.Emmanuel fr...

Test post to check auto posting 06

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Android 3.0: leaked details hint at tablet potential

Grandmother's guide to video chat

Posted by Jason Toff, Grandson of Evelyn & IdaOften when I tell people that I work on Google video chat, I hear stories about how they’ve used it to give a video tour of a new home to friends, introduce a baby to relatives, keep in touch with traveli...