Gmail's New Blue Checkmark Helps Users Avoid Scammers! Eligibility, Other Details

Google is now rolling out Gmail's new blue checkmark as part of its efforts to prevent scamming and other malicious campaigns.

This new security enhancement is quite similar to the popular Twitter Blue checkmark. Google announced the new Gmail blue checkmark on Wednesday, May 3.

The search engine giant said that the latest Gmail blue checkmark is built upon the Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) feature.

Now, here's why Google's new blue checkmark for Gmail matters to you and other users.

Gmail Receives New Twitter-Like Blue Checkmark!

Via its official blog post, Google said that it introduced BIMI back in 2021.

It requires senders to use strong authentication and verify their brand logo so that they can display these icons as an avatar in emails.

Now, the new Gmail blue checkmark will help users easily identify senders that adopted Google's BIMI technology.

"This will help users identify messages from legitimate senders versus impersonators," said the tech giant firm.

The new Gmail blue checkmark will impact admins as well as end users.

Google explained that this new feature matters to all Gmail users since it can help consumers and email security systems identify (even stop) malicious campaigns.

Google further stated that the new Gmail blue checkmark would enable senders to leverage their brand trust.

"This increases confidence in email sources and gives readers an immersive experience, creating a better email ecosystem for everyone," added Google.

Google rolled out the new Gmail blue checkmark on May 3. But, the company said that the feature's complete visibility would take one to three days.

What Does Gmail Blue Checkmark Look Like?

Based on the image provided by The Verge, the new Gmail blue checkmark is a blue circular icon that has a white check mark within it.

This means that it is quite similar to the official Twitter blue checkmark. It will appear beside the name of the sender.

Once you hover your cursor over the Gmail blue checkmark, a message confirming that the sender is a verified user will appear.

"This sender of this email has verified that they own google.com and the logo in the profile image."

If you want to learn more about the new Gmail blue checkmark and Google's BIMI technology, you can visit this link.

Gmail is not the only product that Google is enhancing.

Recently, the search engine giant updated its Google TV; giving it a performance boost and allowing it to clear storage space.

We also reported about the arrival of the new Google Passkeys, which are claimed to be safer than traditional passwords.

For more news updates about Google and its upcoming product enhancements, always keep your tabs open here at TechTimes.