One of the services that the Mountain View company uses the most is Gmail. Google email also has a Android app now adds a new capability: Gemini, the American firm’s Artificial Intelligence. As if that weren’t enough, it’s changing the way we send emails, in some ways resembling WhatsApp chats.

And this time, more changes are coming to security: Gmail added a checkmark last year so that the user can distinguish between reliable emails. It ensures that the contact is verified and not spam, which is very important in these times. And now this call sign is coming to mobile phones: Check this brand before you answer.

Gmail on Android also wants to keep us away from phishing

Scams are back on the agenda: Although they usually come via SMS or phone calls, Email is another major source of fraudTechniques like phishing are very dangerous, especially if the source gains our trust. That’s why Google added verification badges to Gmail, a simple way to indicate to the user that the person has been verified as a trustworthy entity.

So far we have only seen these signs. Web version of Gmailaccessible from the browser. The Gmail apps on Android and iOS phones, on the other hand, have yet to receive this distinction. The wait is over: 9to5Google reflects Google’s confirmation of the brand’s distribution.

BIMI by Google (Brand Indicators for Message Identification, Brand Indicators for Spanish Message Description) displays brand logos in the avatar area, next to the sender’s name and addressJust like on the web, the Gmail app will display the Google logo instead of the “G.”

Here’s what branding and drop-down menu information looks like on the web version of Gmail. Coming to mobile in the coming weeks

Gmail displays a blue checkmark on senders who adopt BIMI as a registered trademark. According to the search engine’s signature, “BIMI promotes something else Security layer for Gmail “by requiring strong authentication and verification before logos can be displayed as avatars in Gmail.”

The verification signal also provides information; tapping it will display a message that tells us: “The sender of this email has confirmed that they received this signal. [web.com] and logo in profile picture.” Implementation of these blue badges will occur “in the coming weeks.” personal Google and Workspace accounts.

via | 9to5Google

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