Android Thoughts: Google Helps Out In Emergencies, And With Some Smart Filters

"Last year, we launched Priority Inbox to automatically sort incoming email and help you focus on the messages that matter most. Today, we're launching a complementary feature in Gmail Labs called Smart Labels, which helps you classify and organize your email. Once you turn it on from the Labs tab in Settings, Smart Labels automatically categorizes incoming Bulk, Notification and Forum messages, and labels them as such. “Bulk” mail includes any kind of mass mailing (such as newsletters and promotional email) and gets filtered out of your inbox by default (where you can easily read it later), “Notifications” are messages sent to you directly (like account statements and receipts), and email from group mailing lists gets labeled as “Forums.”

Two quick notes from Big G today. First, a new labs feature, Smart Labels, will automatically do some of the label heavy lifting for you. A second note details a new feature that should help in emergencies - Google will now provide Direct dial links for emergency numbers in mobile search listings, letting you get straight to authorities when time is of the essence. Nice work Google!