Google substituted “send and archive” button - which many people use habitually - with ‘MicDrop,’ that proved to be a disaster for many. The report noted that “the button placement was problematic”. Yes, even if folks try to respond, you won’t see it,” Google’s official blog read when it launched the prank. Such pranks gather amusement and a good media following for the day but, quite surprisingly it seems that Googles Minion-themed April Fools prank did not. Everyone will get your message, but that’s the last you’ll ever hear about it.
“Simply reply to any email using the new ‘Send + Mic Drop’ button. Gmail users woke up Friday morning to find an option to send a 'Mic Drop' response to email threads that sent an animated gif showing a minion character from the 'Despicable Me' franchise dropping. If you are still seeing it, please reload your Gmail page,” Google was quoted as saying.Įarlier in the day, Google posted on its blog that “Gmail is making it easier to have the last word on any email with Mic Drop”. Due to a bug, the MicDrop feature inadvertently caused more headaches than laughs. “Well, it looks like we pranked ourselves this year. New York: Internet giant Google on Friday rolled back its April Fool’s Day prank that it played by introducing “send + drop the mic” feature in Gmail for its users that let them have the last word in a tense and unwanted conversation. Google reversed the prank after it caused several Gmail users to unwittingly insert animated photos into business emails and other important communications, reported.
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