Prior to the holiday season, Gmail will add "package tracking feature"!

Google announced today a small but useful update to Gmail that will allow users to soon be able to track their upcoming package deliveries directly from their inbox.

The feature looks for emails with tracking numbers and then uses that information to determine the order's expected delivery date and shall notify you through your inbox: You won’t have to click on your order confirmation emails to see when your package is due to arrive. Instead, this information will be displayed just below the email sender’s name and subject line in the inbox in a small green label.

A little truck icon followed by text indicating the order’s status, followed by the delivery date.

This feature will save online shoppers a lot of extra steps as typically, consumers have to open their order confirmation emails and then either copy and paste the tracking information into the appropriate carriers’ system, into Google, or click on a provided link to begin tracking the order.

To enable package tracking, Gmail will first ask users if they want to opt-in to receive tracking updates in a pop-up at the top of the inbox. Users will click “Allow”or “Now now,” depending on their preference. This can also be enabled in Gmail’s settings.

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Source News: https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/02/gmail-to-add-a-new-package-tracking-feature-ahead-of-holiday-shopping-season/