Billions of Gmail users to finally receive huge new feature that will instantly STOP unwanted emails clogging up inboxes

GOOGLE is set to shake-up Gmail with a handy new tool to avoid most unwanted emails once and for all.

Apps all too often require an email address to sign up these days – and with unknown brands there is no telling what they might do with that information.

The most annoying scenario we’re all too familiar with is spam.

Despite better tech to filter spam straight into the junk box, some still manage to slip through the net.

But what if you could use an alias email?

Some people have gone to the effort of creating a separate email address for this very purpose.

Now it seems Google is working on a new way to instantly create one with your existing account.

Apple’s iCloud mail has actually had this feature for some time now.

Google’s effort is called Shielded Email, according to early screenshots.

Shielded Email will hide your main email address from apps requesting it.

When activated, this creates a single use or limited use email alias that will forward messages to your primary account.

Then, if spam ever becomes an issue from the alias email all you have to do is switch off forwarding and unwanted emails will no longer bother you.

The feature hasn’t officially launched yet.

Android Authoritytook a dive into the app’s code and found that Shielded Email is in development.

There’s no word on when it will be widely available to use but hopefully sooner rather than later so users can finally take a stand against excessive emails.