Gmail users had better double-check the address in the “to” fields before sending emails as the company works on a fix for an autocomplete glitch.
Users of the free email service took to social media Monday to complain that Gmail autocomplete was picking up addresses they rarely send messages to, rather than addresses they consistently email.
The incipient malevolent human-murdering AI inside GMail just autocompleted an address I've emailed once over one I've emailed 10,000 times.
— Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) February 22, 2015
has anyone else noticed that the autocomplete for addresses in gmail has gotten horrendously bad recently?
— Sam Altman (@sama) February 23, 2015
The company is asking for users’ patience as it works on a fix. Two messages posted to Twitter said the company has “identified the issue.”
We’re kicking off the next phase for Inbox by Gmail: collaborating with you to bring Inbox to work. http://t.co/tCgnbUYOu0
— Gmail (@gmail) February 23, 2015
Thanks again for your patience everyone re: Gmail and auto-complete. We've identified the issue and are working on a fix. Stay tuned.
— Gmail (@gmail) February 24, 2015
