"Send & archive" is a feature in gmail, but by default it's turned off (check your profile). The extra "hilarious" thing about google's dumb prank is that they

"Send & archive" is a feature in gmail, but by default it's turned off (check your profile). The extra "hilarious" thing about google's dumb prank is that they basically replaced that functionality with the micdrop button, so anyone who actually was using that feature couldn't. In general I'd say it's a bad idea to play jokes with email. Most people use it for important work, and many use it as part of their livelihood (not just for professional correspondence as in finding jobs but as a component of their day to day work). Just... don't fuck with that, it's unprofessional to mess with people. Imagine a car maker doing an over the air firmware update of their cars to disable the signal blinkers because isn't it funny how so many people never signal while driving?