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About Gmail Cards
Gmail car ds a re ba sed on c onrmation messages sent to the
Gmail account you’ve selec ted for use with Google Now. For ex-
ample, cards appear befor e restaurant reservation s you’ve made
with OpenTable or when you receive email up dates for packages
in transit.
Gmail cards typically inc lude links to other useful information,
such as a link to the email on which the c ard is based, or direc-
tions to a restaurant or hotel from your current location.
You can turn Gmail cards off or on at a ny time .To do so from the
main Google Now screen go to Menu > Settings > Google Now and
check or uncheck Show cards based on Gmail.
About the Location History card
The Location History card a ppears once a month. It provides a
very rough approximation o f how far you’ve walked or cycled d ur-
ing that month compared to the prev ious one. These estimates
are based on occasional samp les of the accelerometer in your
tablet, which are then com pared to typical movements involved
in walking or cycling.
This information isn’t availab le unless you’ve turned on loc ation
reporting and history f or at least one of your Android dev ices. If
you’ve turned these on for more tha n one device, the loca tion his-