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And, when you send this mail, you will be required to add a phone number. But, if you want the receiver to enter a passcode before reading the mail to verify their identity, you can go to Require Passcode and choose SMS passcode.

If you choose “No SMS passcode,” recipients using the Gmail app will be able to open the mail directly.

You can now set an expiration date for this mail for 1 day, a week, a month and even 5 years. If you have already enabled confidential mode, you can go to the bottom of the email, then tap Edit.

Tap Compose, and in the top right corner tap Confidential mode.

On your Android phone or iPhone, open the Gmail app.

How to set an expiry date or passcode to an email on Gmail You can also check our guide on how to send drive files and make video calls on Gmail. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to use this feature on Gmail’s desktop version or mobile app. Additionally, you can choose to lock your sensitive emails and allow recipients to access the messages only when they enter a passcode that is sent to them by either an SMS or email. This feature also lets you set an expiration date, post which the content of the email automatically disappears so that the receiver can no longer view it.

Thus, giving you peace of mind and helping you keep your messages protected from getting leaked. It enables you to restrict people from downloading, printing, copy-pasting and even forwarding your mail and its attachments. Update: Changed title to clarify this is for Google Desktop.If you often send sensitive and secretive information on Gmail and wish there was a way that could block people from forwarding the mail to someone else, then Gmail’s Confidential Mode could be an essential feature for you.

Try it out and please let us know what you think. The Gmail gadget currently works with the latest release of Google Desktop for Windows. Instead of getting lost in a sea of tabs or browser windows, I can bring up the gadgets in an instant (hint: pressing the shift key twice brings up all your hidden Desktop gadgets). When I'm at work, I keep two instances of the gadget open: one logged into my personal Gmail account and the other set to my Google Apps account for work related stuff. It doesn't take up much space in your sidebar or desktop, and you can also resize it to show as few or as many messages as you'd like. You can star messages, use the same keyboard shortcuts, and we didn't forget about contact auto-complete. You'll see that it covers the basics such as reading, searching, and sending messages. That gadget is finally here, so if you've got Google Desktop for Windows, give it a try. On the Google Desktop gadgets team, we've seen countless requests for a Gmail gadget over the years. Posted by James Yum, Developer Programs Engineer, Google Desktop