All posts tagged: gmail

Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI

Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI

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Amid horrific threats from United States president Donald Trump as the US and Iran negotiated a ceasefire, the US government warned this week that Iran-linked hackers were carrying out attacks against US energy and water infrastructure targets. With nearly one in five people in Lebanon displaced by Israeli attacks, the government is attempting to manage the crisis without modern digital infrastructure and an emergency system that is barely hanging on. Plus, a WIRED analysis looked at Syrian government account hijacks in March and the inadequacies they expose in Syria’s baseline cybersecurity defenses. Amid rising fears of political violence, a WIRED investigation found that US political candidates are spending more on security, including purchasing equipment like home alarms and bulletproof vests. And recent research looking at Telegram groups found that men are sharing thousands of nonconsensual images of women and girls, purchasing spyware to use against their wives and friends, and engaging in doxing and sexual abuse. Meanwhile, as governments scramble to address growing industrial scamming originating from Southeast Asia, China has emerged as the biggest …

Gmail End-to-End Encryption Comes to iOS for Workspace Users

Gmail End-to-End Encryption Comes to iOS for Workspace Users

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Google has expanded Gmail’s end-to-end encryption for Workspace users to iOS and Android, allowing mobile users to compose and read encrypted messages natively within the Gmail app for the first time. The feature is part of Gmail’s client-side encryption (CSE) offering, which until now was limited to desktop. According to Google’s Workspace update, users no longer need to download additional apps or use separate mail portals to handle encrypted email on mobile, and the experience is now built directly into the existing Gmail app on both platforms. Google says encrypted messages can be sent to any recipient regardless of their email provider. If the recipient uses Gmail, the message arrives as a standard email thread. If they use a different provider, they can read and reply via a secure browser interface without needing to install anything. The feature is available now for both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains. Access requires an Enterprise Plus plan with either the Assured Controls or Assured Controls Plus add-on, which is Google’s compliance-oriented tier aimed at enterprise and public …

Is Your Old Gmail Account Ruining Your Life? Here’s How to Fix It

Is Your Gmail Username Embarrassing? You Can Finally Change It

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If your Gmail address includes juvenile slang, outgrown hobbies or embarrassing number strings, you may not need to wallow in shame much longer. Google’s latest feature update lets you change your Google Account username (the part of the address before @gmail.com). This feature has been anticipated for a long time, and we’ve known it’s been in the works for months now. Now, according to Google, anyone using a Google Account in the US should soon have the ability to change their username — and you might be able to do it now. If you’re itching to change your email address, though, there are a few things you need to know. Most of your data and Google features will carry over, but there may be some hiccups along the way. When you change your Gmail, it adds the old username as an alternate address. That should ensure that even though your account displays the new username, you’ll still receive all emails sent to the previous address. Data saved to your Google Account will also be unaffected by …

Google Now Lets You Change Your Gmail Address. Here’s How

Google Now Lets You Change Your Gmail Address. Here’s How

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I was in middle school when I set up the personal Gmail account I still use today. Luckily, my still-developing brain picked a bland, straightforward option. At the time, I had no clue that this account would become so central to my digital identity years later. Not as happy with your choice, UnicornLover69? Google just dropped a major update for Gmail users in the US who want to try something new. You can finally change your Gmail address. Hallelujah. Google calls this your “account username,” but don’t let that confuse you. The company is referring to your email address. The process of changing your Gmail address is quite simple. First, you need to be logged in to your account. Then, open the email’s settings page and find the Personal info section. After that, go to Email and Google Account email. Here’s where you’ll find the option to make the switch. In the Gmail mobile app, go to Settings, choose your email, then tap Manage Your Google Account. The steps are the same as the desktop …

Gmail End-to-End Encryption Comes to iOS for Workspace Users

Don’t Like Your Gmail Email Address? You Can Finally Change It

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Google today announced that you can finally change the Google Account email address that you use for Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Photos, Google Drive, and more, but this ability is only rolling out to U.S. accounts for now. The company did not indicate if or when this functionality will be available in other countries. You can switch to any available @gmail.com address, and your previous address will become an alias, ensuring that you retain ownership of your original email address. You can still sign in and send and receive emails with both addresses. You can change your Google Account’s email address once per year, up to three times total, and Google says all emails and other account data and history are preserved. If you change your mind, you can revert to your old email address. This new ability will be especially useful for longtime Gmail users who may have chosen a casual email address when they were younger. For example, maybe 13-year-old you signed up for sk8erboi2006@gmail.com, but as an adult you would prefer to …

Google is now letting users in the US change their Gmail address

Google is now letting users in the US change their Gmail address

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Google said on Tuesday that it is now rolling out a way for users in the U.S. to change their Gmail address without starting over or losing access to their data. Users who have access to this feature can go to their Google Account settings, navigate to Personal info> Email > Google Account email option to see a “Change Google Account email” button. Tap on the button to start the process of changing your username. Users will be able to change their username only once every 12 months. Plus, they won’t be able to delete their new email address for that period of time. The company said users’ old emails will be preserved, and the old email address will serve as an alternate address for the account. Users will be able to sign in to Google services using both the old and the new addresses. Google was rolling out this change in some Hindi-speaking territories, as noted by 9to5Google, which noticed the Hindi support page describing the process to change the username. The company’s support …

My inbox got much cleaner after I set up these 4 Gmail automations

My inbox got much cleaner after I set up these 4 Gmail automations

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Digital housekeeping has never been one of my strong points, and this was no more apparent than when I looked at my Gmail inbox. To say it was cluttered would be an understatement, with newsletters, notifications, and low-priority messages making it difficult to find the emails that actually matter. Eventually, I decided enough was enough and took advantage of Gmail’s built-in automation tools, including filters, labels, and automated responses, to reduce clutter, improve organization, and save myself valuable time each week. By automatically categorizing and prioritizing messages, I have streamlined my inbox, reduced distractions, and made email management much more efficient. OS Android Price model Free/subscription Platform Android/iOS Understanding the basics Getting started with Gmail inbox automation So why is inbox automation so useful? Instead of spending a lot of time sorting repetitive messages, labeling conversations, or archiving newsletters, Gmail can be configured to handle many of these tasks automatically. One of the biggest benefits of automation is reduced email overload. When your inbox is filled with unread notifications, promotional emails, and ongoing conversation threads, …

Google Workspace CLI brings Gmail, Docs, Sheets and more into a common interface for AI agents

Google Workspace CLI brings Gmail, Docs, Sheets and more into a common interface for AI agents

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What’s old is new: the command line — the original, clunky non-graphical interface for interacting with and controlling PCs, where the user just typed in raw commands in code — has become one of the most important interfaces in agentic AI. That shift has been driven in part by the rise of coding-native tools such as Claude Code and Kilo CLI, which have helped establish a model where AI agents do not just answer questions in chat windows but execute real tasks through a shared, scriptable interface already familiar to developers — and which can still be found on virtually all PCs. For developers, the appeal is practical: the CLI is inspectable, composable and easier to control than a patchwork of custom app integrations. Now, Google Workspace — the umbrella term for Google’s suite of enterprise cloud apps including Drive, Gmail, Calendar, Sheets, Docs, Chat, Admin — is moving into that pattern with a new CLI that lets them access these applications and the data within them directly, without relying on third-party connectors. The project, …