What happens when you click or tap Send on an email and realize you forgot an attachment, absentmindedly signed a letter to your boss “all my love,” or suddenly indicated that you wrote “public” and not “public”? “? Apple added an option in iOS 16/iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura called Undo Send, which is a bit of a misnomer: it’s actually “delay until send.” (For instructions on how to use it, check out our tutorial.)
Apple activates this option by default in 10 seconds. I know, because I never enabled it on both my iPhone and Mac. If you want to disable or change this interval:
- On iOS/iPadOS, go to settings > Mail and touch Undo delayed send. You can change it to Off or 10, 20 or 30 seconds.
- On macOS in the Mail app, choose Mail > Settings > Composing. You can uncheck “Undo Send Delay” or check that box and set it to 10, 20, or 30 seconds via a popup menu.
Apple believes that 10, 20 or 30 seconds is enough. For true deliberation, the company should analyze your email and suggest a duration: o a few messages, maybe 30 minutes; others, all life.
This article about Mac 911 answers a question submitted by Cynthia, a Macworld reader.
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