How to set an expiration date for your Gmail messages

Did you know there are ways to make chat messages disappear automatically? You can also set an expiration date for Gmail messages. After this date, the content of this message will no longer be accessible.

Step 1: Confidential Mode

Of course you first log in to Gmail and then use the button draw up in the top left corner. Then create an email as you always do. You enter the address of the recipient, you note a subject and type the content of the message. Below the composition window is the lock button. That’s the icon Confidential Mode. You recognize him by the lock with the clock.

Step 2: Expiration date and access code

In the pop-up window Confidential Mode please read that the recipient can never forward, copy, print or download this message. That is the first security layer. You can also set an expiration date here. You can choose between after one day, one week, one month, three months and five years. It is also possible to require an access code. Without this code, no one can open the message. when you here SMS access code indicates, the person whose phone number you enter will receive the password by text message. click on Save when you’re done. At that time, a blue message will appear at the bottom of the message indicating that the content will expire on the designated day. click on To send to send the email.

You can remove access to the e-mail before the set expiration date. For this click on sent in the left pane, then select the message with the expiration date from the list of emails. Click at the bottom of the email Revoke access.

Step 3: Mobile

You can also set expiration dates in the Gmail mobile app for android and iOS. That works about the same. After the mail is ready, tap the three dots in the top right corner of the screen. In this menu you use the command Confidential Mode. Then set an expiration date and, if desired, request an access code. Tap on To send to send the email. Here too it is possible to cancel access to the e-mail message early: go to the list of sent e-mails, select the message and choose Revoke access.

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