{
  "id": 3942965,
  "title": "Your inbox secret sauce: 16 hidden Gmail gems for Android",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/your-inbox-secret-sauce-16-hidden-gmail-gems-for-android",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-28T10:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Computerworld",
    "slug": "computerworld",
    "url": "https://www.computerworld.com/article/1702059/gmail-android.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gmail for Android users can enhance their email experience with several hidden features. One such feature is advanced email formatting commands. By long-pressing within a new email draft, users can access bold, italic, underlined text options, font color changes, background color changes, and a way to clear all formatting. Another useful feature is the ability to customize swipe gestures for snoozing messages or marking them as unread. Additionally, users can easily switch between multiple Google accounts by swiping up or down on their profile picture in the app's upper-right corner. A contact control panel can be accessed while viewing an email, allowing one-tap options for starting new emails, scheduling events, initiating Google Chat conversations, or calling the sender. Holding a sender's name while viewing an email reveals options to copy their email address to the clipboard or start a new email thread. Lastly, long-pressing the subject line of any message allows for quick copying of the subject line.",
  "summary": "Let’s face it: Email is inherently a bit of a pain. And while Google’s Gmail service is generally pretty pleasant to use, it certainly has some room for improvement — especially on the mobile front. But as is so often the case with Google products, what you see isn’t entirely what you get. The Gmail Android app has some super-useful hidden touches you’ve probably never noticed lurking beneath its…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}