Gmail Rolls Out 'Block' Sender FeatureGmail now lets you cast unwanted senders into spam oblivion with its new 'Block' feature.

ByCarolyn Sun

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Hey, we've all had unwanted emails from undesirables plaguing our inbox. Now Google is doing something about it.

For its Gmail web service, the company just announced a "Block" feature, which allows us to "Never see messages from this person again," saysSri Harsha Somanchi产品经理在谷歌的Gmail。

To block a sender in your Gmail tap the pulldown arrow to the right in your email. The menu displaying the option to "Block" will appear.

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"Until now, you could only report an email as spam in Gmail,"says PC magazine. "If you took this action more than once, it would essentially function the same as blocking a sender, but there was no easy way to just block someone with the press of a button."

Should you have a change of heart, you can always "Unblock" the sender's email under "Settings."

The new feature -- which will roll out next week onAndroid——只是最新的推莫让Gmail用户re control over email. In June, the company rolled out the "Undo Send" function to everyone, provided a much-needed function for any user who has, at one time or another, unwittingly hit the "Send" button -- much to his or her regret.Coming soon, Gmail users will also be able to "Unsubscribe" from mailing lists on their Android.

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