{"id":135081,"date":"2019-04-12T13:55:22","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T13:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=135081"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:07:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:07:06","slug":"gmail-scheduling-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/gmail-scheduling-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Gmail finally allows you to schedule emails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gmail recently became 15 years old and to mark the occasion Google was keen to point out all the growth that its email service has gone through in all that time. As well as trumpeting some of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/google-makes-an-interesting-change-to-gmails-smart-compose-feature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gmail\u2019s latest and greatest features<\/a>, Google also introduced a new Gmail feature that will be a big help to most Gmail users. In fact, this is such a simple email feature, it is a wonder that it has taken Google this long to introduce it.<\/p>\n<h2>Gmail now lets you schedule emails to arrive later<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-135090\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Gmail_schedule_email_jwe2of.jpg\" alt=\"Schedule email on Gmail\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of reasons to schedule an email to send later rather than as soon as you\u2019ve written it. Did you know that <strong>Tuesday afternoon is the best time to send in a job application<\/strong>? What about emailing your boss or a colleague outside of work hours?<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the reason, scheduling emails to arrive at a later time or date is an essential email feature. So much so that its absence from Gmail through the years has spawned a multitude of third-party apps and extensions that allow users to do it. From the <a href=\"https:\/\/boomerang-for-gmail.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boomerang Gmail extension<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/schedule-email\/fkbdfpegkhigflljbopnajaoehihlahj?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schedule Email<\/a> Google Chrome extension, for years, Gmail users have gone elsewhere if they wanted to schedule an email they\u2019ve written rather than send it immediately. Google has finally moved to change this.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Boomerang for Gmail\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-l,f_auto,dpr_auto\/p\/83c7a2f3-e168-4fa7-869f-aa076329285b\/3157580652\/boomerang-for-gmail-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Boomerang for Gmail<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/boomerang-for-gmail.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download now<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--80\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"80\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"8\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">8<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/boomerang-for-gmail.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Google cited users\u2019 digital well-being as the reasoning behind the overdue <strong>introduction of email scheduling.<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/blog\/products\/g-suite\/15-years-and-counting-making-gmail-work-faster-and-smarter-for-businesses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog post announcing the new feature<\/a> says, \u201cWe understand that work can often carry over to non-business hours, but it\u2019s important to be considerate of everyone\u2019s downtime. We want to make it easier to respect everyone\u2019s digital well-being, so we\u2019re adding a new feature to Gmail that allows you to choose when an email should be sent.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/gweb-cloudblog-publish\/original_images\/SCHEDULE_SEND_DESKTOP.gif\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via: <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/gweb-cloudblog-publish\/original_images\/SCHEDULE_SEND_DESKTOP.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The new feature has been rolling out for nearly two weeks now, but it still hasn&#8217;t reached everybody\u2019s mobile phone. If you don&#8217;t have access to it yet don&#8217;t worry,<strong> it is coming.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As soon we have it, we\u2019ll post a tutorial showing you how to use it. Word is, it is super simple and shouldn\u2019t give you too many problems. The feature is being released in a way that you should receive it on your phone at the same time you gain access to it on Gmail via your web browser, too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Gmail\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_optimized,f_auto\/p\/d6a9d7c4-96d7-11e6-b7a5-00163ed833e7\/914718297\/gmail-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Gmail<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/gmail-1.en.softonic.com\/web-apps\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Access now<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--80\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"80\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"8\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">8<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/gmail-1.en.softonic.com\/web-apps\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Gmail also used its 15th birthday to release some big stats and announcements about its new <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/gmail-android-smart-compose\">AI-fueled Smart Compose feature<\/a>. According to Google, Smart Compose is already contributing over <strong>1 billion characters to users\u2019 emails every week.<\/strong> This number is due to leap even higher as the feature is also due to roll-out to iOS soon and will also be available in four new languages: <strong>Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-related-articles-white\">\r\n<p class=\"sc-related-articles-white__title\">More about Gmail<\/p>\r\n  <div class=\"sc-related-articles-white__row\">\r\n    <a title=\"4 Gmail hacks you probably don\u2019t know about \u25ba\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/4-gmail-hacks-you-probably-dont-know-about\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-related-articles-white__article\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-related-articles-white__image\">\r\n        <div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/gmailbluebg.jpg)\"><\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div 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