This tool will tell you the exact time that your message is read. Better yet, read receipts nudge the recipient into writing back as soon as possible.

Gmail notifications will get a “Mark as read” button for Android devices According to Android Authority, Google is preparing to add a “Mark as read” button to the Gmail notifications for ...

Google is making a notable quality-of-life improvement to Gmail notifications by adding a “Mark as read” button on Android. To date, Gmail for Android notifications let you “Reply” and ...

Adding this small line may not seem like much, but it would be a huge quality-of-life improvement for every Android Gmail user. It's easy to tell if you need to read an email fully from the sender ...

Unfortunately, if you use Gmail for Android and want to mark an email as read, you have to open the app, as there’s no shortcut in the notification to do it. Thankfully, that could change soon.

Adding this would bring the Android Gmail app into line with its iOS counterpart and many other email apps, which already offer such functionality. It's similar to "Mark as Read" on other apps ...