The art of the ephemeral email
What to Know
Some messages are meant to be private.
Gmail has a solution straight out of a classic spy movie: self-destructing messages.
Here’s how to do it.
Here’s how to create one in the web app-based Gmail.
Open your web app and sign in toGmail.
SelectCompose, then begin writing a message like you normally would.
Select thelock and clockicon again to turn confidential mode off.
A new window will open to let you tweak the configs for your message.
Choose how long you want your message to last before it expires.
It can either email or text a password to the recipient.
When youre done, selectSave.
Write and send your Gmail messageas you normally would.
Open your Gmail app.
From your inbox, tap the(+)in the lower right of your screen.
Your screen will switch to Gmails Compose screen.
Tap thethree vertical dots>Confidential mode.
Gmail will fire up the Confidential mode controls.
Start by setting how long you want your message to last.
From there, compose and send your message as you normally would.
Gmail will take care of everything else.
The answer is pretty simple; you don’t actually get the message.
Instead, you’ll find a link to the message in your inbox.
Check out the steps below to see how it works.
Open it as you normally would.
You won’t actually see the message.
It’ll have a link to let you enter the message.
A new tab will open, or your net internet ride app will open on mobile.
If you own the address, you might request the code needed to open it.
SelectSend Passcodeto get the code.
With the code entered, the surfing app tab will log you in and display the message for you.
When you’re done, selectSign Out.
