When the tech giant Google introduced the latest Gmail update, it brought several important features that improve the use of this service. Among the various novelties present, there was the possibility of sending confidential messages. After launching them on Desktop, in the web version, it is now time for these new features to appear on the most used mobile operating system, of course, the tech giant Google’s well-known mobile operating system, Android. The latest is Gmail’s Confidential Mode, which can now be used on Android. The tech giant Google’s well-known and the most used email service, of course, Gmail’s confidential mode allows any user of this service simply to create messages that have a defined lifespan and cannot be forwarded or copied. It is a simple way to control the information we send, ensuring that only intended recipients can read it. So, it’s indeed a great feature which we couldn’t wait to have it in our Gmail.
The novelty of Gmail that the tech giant Google brought to Android
This feature has been in use for several months now in the web version of this email service, but now the tech giant Google has also decided to incorporate this new and extraordinary feature into its most used and the well-known mobile operating system, Android’s email client so it can be used in more places.
— Gmail (@gmail) August 16, 2019
How to use this Gmail confidential mode on Android
The way of using this new version follows the same principles, and the user must activate the confidential mode in each message that it wants to send in this way. In the message, in the upper menu area, you will find the Confidential Mode option. The validity of the message and the secret access code must be defined. If this code is set by SMS, the phone number of the recipient of the message must also be indicated or mentioned. The recipient only has to follow the process presented in the message and access the content of the message. This access can either be done directly in Gmail or, via browser, in any other client or email service. Although it has some opposition, such as EFF has put forward, claiming that it does not have the desired security levels, this confidential mode seems to be the simplest way to have messages that are destroyed and that can control who accesses them and that way they do it. Moreover, an analysis of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) also revealed that this new method is not so transparent, as it abuses Gmail users and is misleading. So, what do you think about this? Simply share all your views and thoughts in the comment section below.
