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Gmail to Discontinue Basic HTML View January 2024

posted by hubie on Wednesday November 15 2023, @09:40AM   Printer-friendly
from the but-it-works-so-well dept.

SomeGuy writes:

The Verge reports that Google will remove Gmail's Basic HTML view effective January 2024.

Though the vast majority of people use the Standard view on their PCs without question, the HTML version of Gmail has its perks. The stripped-down Gmail experience loads quickly, and users can access it even on older machines or with much slower connections.

The change appears to have been announced around September 19th in a Google support article, and users of the Basic HTML view were shown warnings that it will be discontinued, after which time they will be switched to the current standard view.

The removal of Gmail's basic HTML view is the latest in a long line of products, features, services, and more to be admitted to the Google graveyard. The company has also recently buried its Pixel Pass phone upgrade program, Google Currents, and Nest Secure.

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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by takyon on Wednesday November 15 2023, @10:29AM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Wednesday November 15 2023, @10:29AM (#1333024) Journal

    You can use this link to switch into it:

    https://mail.google.com/?ui=html [google.com]

    Source [google.com].

    It used to be accessible as a link from IIRC the bottom of the inbox, but I think all references to the option are purged now.

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