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You Can Now Schedule Emails in Gmail

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The feature works pretty much how you’d expect it to work. You can write your email whenever you want, and schedule it to be sent at a later date and time of your choosing. This can come in very handy for people looking to send birthday greetings on time, but who keep forgetting. Anyway, here’s how to use the feature on the Gmail app on Android, and on the Gmail web app. How to Schedule Emails in Gmail on Mobile To schedule an email on your smartphone, just follow the steps below. Launch the Gmail app, and compose a new email. Once you’re done with that, tap on the three dot menu on the top right, and tap on ‘ Schedule Send .’ You will now be able to choose between the preset times, or  pick a date and time  of your own choosing by tapping on the last icon. Once you’re done, just tap on ‘ Schedule send ‘ and that’s it. Gmail will schedule your email and it’ll be sent automatically at the time of your choosing. If you want to take a look at your scheduled emails,

Google Assistant Can Now Read Bedtime Stories on Your Phone

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There is good news for parents around the world. If you are not particularly good at reading bedtime stories to your kids, just ask the Google Assistant on your phone to do so and you will be able to hear the famous tales from the Panchtantra or other books. Whether you have an Android or an iOS phone, every time you say  “Hey Google, tell me a story” , the Assistant tells you a tale. If you hear the “Truth Will Never Die” one day, it could be “Don’t be Greedy” next time, or “Don’t Trust Anybody” at some other time. Google introduced the “Tell Me a Story” feature in English in India, Australia, Britain and the US on Thursday. “You’ll need to have  the latest version of Google Play Books for Android or iOS installed to listen to all of these great stories ,” Eric Liu, Product Manager, Google Assistant, wrote in a blog post. “Whether you’re on the way to school drop-off or waiting for soccer practice to start, you can hear stories like ‘Let’s Be Firefighters!’ (Blaze and