Google has announced a brand-new feature in its email product, Gmail. According to a recent blog post on Google’s The Keyword, the email utility has a host of new features, including one that will help you keep track of your parcels.
‘With the holiday season coming up fast, it won’t be long before your inbox is filled with more order and shipping confirmations, tracking numbers, and even the occasional delay notification. So this year, Gmail is introducing new features to help you save time and stay on top of all your shipments.’
The blog post mentions that you’ll be able to receive tracking updates for all your selected packages. These updates will arrive in your Gmail Inbox, and the utility will henceforth automatically find the statuses of your orders based on the tracking information on your emails. You still have complete control over this feature, though, as you can opt-out at any time.
This isn’t the final form of the feature, either. Google has a lot of new functionality that it plans on adding in the near future.
‘In the coming weeks, Gmail will show a simple, helpful view of your package tracking and delivery information right in your inbox. For orders with tracking numbers, Gmail will prominently display your current delivery status in your inbox list view and in a summary card at the top of individual emails. Package tracking will be available across most major U.S. shipping carriers and will provide important details at a glance, such as estimated arrival date and status — like “Label created,” “Arriving tomorrow” or “Delivered today.”
We also know how it feels to be waiting on a package, only to discover that it was delayed. In the coming months, Gmail will help eliminate some of that surprise. It’ll proactively show a delay label and bring the email to the top of your inbox so you don’t miss a beat (or a package).’
In other news, the republican party is suing Google over allegations that Gmail is sending all of their unsolicited political opinions to recipients’ spam folders. Given what the republican party regards as fact or morally sound operating procedure, who can argue with Google’s alleged actions.
