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Title: Gmail will track packages to help with your holiday shopping Post by: HCK on November 03, 2022, 04:05:01 pm Gmail will track packages to help with your holiday shopping
<p>You might not have to jump between your email client and a web browser just to find out if a holiday gift will arrive on time. Google is updating (https://blog.google/products/gmail/package-tracking/) the Gmail app with simple package tracking. If your order email has a supported tracking number (more on that in a moment), you'll see the shipping status at the top of the message. If your must-have item arrives tomorrow, you may know without having to plug digits into a web link or dedicated app.</p><p>The feature will be available in the US in the "coming weeks," and will support most large shipping providers. It's strictly opt-in, so Google won't look up your tracking numbers unless you want it to. In the months ahead, Gmail will also watch for delays and surface the order email with a label indicating the problem. You may know about a delivery setback before you've even received an official notification.</p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><figure><img src="https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2022-11/1d6a3330-5ad0-11ed-b797-c0727029be83" style="height:1280;width:1920;" alt="Package tracking in Google Gmail" data-uuid="3a36bd09-03ca-3db8-97bb-fcdbd1d9b9bf"><figcaption></figcaption><div class="photo-credit">Google</div></figure><p>The timing is convenient, of course. Google is hoping to get ahead of the holiday shopping rush and make Gmail your go-to app for tracking packages. That could help keep you in the company's ecosystem. All the same, it should be a genuinely useful feature — particularly if you shop smaller stores that don't always have their own apps.</p> Source: Gmail will track packages to help with your holiday shopping (https://www.engadget.com/gmail-package-tracking-google-173148117.html?src=rss) |