The feature will be available in the US in the “coming weeks,” and will support most large shipping providers. It’s strictly opt-in, so Google won’t look up your tracking numbers unless you want it to. In the months ahead, Gmail will also watch for delays and surface the order email with a label indicating the problem. You may know about a delivery setback before you’ve even received an official notification.
The timing is convenient, of course. Google is hoping to get ahead of the holiday shopping rush and make Gmail your go-to app for tracking packages. That could help keep you in the company’s ecosystem. All the same, it should be a genuinely useful feature — particularly if you shop smaller stores that don’t always have their own apps.
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