How to recall an email already sent in gmail

Sadly not. Once sent, the message is out of your control. Although some email software may have a recall or undo, these functions are not doing what you think. … Undo usually works by delaying the sending of your email for a few seconds, giving you a chance to change your mind before it is sent.

You can’t recall sent messages outside of the time setting in your Gmail Settings. Default is 5 seconds and max 30 seconds.

Yes, you can even recall an email after 1 hour. According to the article published in the Microsoft Office Support Web, Email recalling can work if you and your recipient are using Office 365 or Microsoft Exchange Server email account in the same organization.

After you send an email in Gmail, you’ll see the the undo option pop up on the bottom left of your screen. This allows you to recall the email. … If you don’t click in time, or if you click View message or otherwise navigate away, you’ll lose your chance to unsend the email.