Nowadays all of us are shifting to gmail from other mail services so I thought I might help some of you to have better experiences with the gmail labs.
You can go to mail settings and you will be able to see "labs" tab, you can search your desired lab in the search option.
List is made alphabetically :)
1)Authentication icon for verified senders
Displays a key icon next to authenticated messages from certain senders that spammers attempt to fake. Currently works for mail from PayPal and eBay only.
This is very useful because some of my friends keep getting emails which are spams so this will help them to a large extent.
2)Auto-advance
Automatically shows the next conversation instead of your inbox after you delete, archive, or mute a conversation. You can select whether to advance to the next or previous conversation in the "General" Settings page.
3)Background Send
Let Gmail send your mail while you move on to more important things. Just be sure to stay logged in until it's all sent!
Its very useful because nowadays we send so many large mails and it takes time to send. I get annoyed by waiting for it. You can do any other work like creating a new mail, reading inbox, etc.
4)Google Docs gadget
Adds a box in the left column which displays your Google Docs. Shows recent docs, starred docs, and has fast search.
If you use google docs often then it is must.
5)Green Robot!
Chat buddies show up as robot icons if they are currently using Android. Helpful to determine if you are chatting with someone on a computer or someone on an Android device.
Most of the time if someone is using their android device, you better wait for their reply to come.. :)
6)Inbox preview
Show a simple, static preview of the inbox while loading.
It is very useful whenver you have a slow internet connection. Plus you can sign out after just looking through the list of mails.
One of my favorite gmail lab ever. Try this one atleast.
7)Message Sneak Peek
Peek into a conversation without opening it by right-clicking on a message in your inbox.
If you have numerous mail to just see then its fast and effective. You can even use a button "mark as read"!!
8)Move Icon Column
Move the column containing the attachment and other icons over to the left hand side to make it more noticeable.
9)Pictures in chat
See your friends' profile pictures when you chat with them.
Somewhat useful lab but i like it. It reminds you of person to whom you are talking ;)
10)Send & Archive
Adds a button to the compose form that lets you send a reply message and archive the email conversation in a single action.
10+1)Undo Send
Oops, hit "Send" too soon? Stop messages from being sent for a few seconds after hitting the send button.
10+2)Unread message icon
See how many unread messages are in your inbox with a quick glance at the tab's icon. This lab only works with Chrome (version 6 and above), Firefox (version 2 and above), and Opera.
*)Desktop notifications
This is not a gmail lab, but its very useful because whenever you are another tab or doing some work on your pc while your gmail is on in some browser.
To enable this, go to gear button (top right corner )-> mail settings -> general tab -> desktop notification
Enjoy gmailing ;)
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