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Another day, another Google product goes to the graveyard. The company is sunsetting Gmail’s basic HTML view, which allows users to look at their emails in a bare-bones state, starting January 2024.

The company updated its support page to reflect that Gmail will automatically switch to the Standard view after the deadline date. Users on Hacker News posted that they got an email from Google signaling the end of the feature.

“We’re writing to let you know that the Gmail Basic HTML view for desktop web and mobile web will be disabled starting early January 2024. The Gmail Basic HTML views are previous versions of Gmail that were replaced by their modern successors 10+ years ago and do not include full Gmail feature functionality,” the email reads.

Even today, when you try the access the HTML version, Google shows a message saying that the version is designed for “slower connections and legacy browsers” and asks you to confirm that you don’t want to use the standard version.

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Google is sunsetting Gmail's basic HMTL view, which allows users to look at their emails in a bare-bones state, starting January 2024.
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Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service​


Gmail users took to social media overnight to voice concerns over speculation that Google plans to scrap the email service. But it was all a hoax.

An email purporting to be from Google began circulating online on Thursday 22 titled ‘Google is sunsetting Gmail’.

The user notification claimed that as of August 1, Gmail will “officially be sunsetted, marking the end of its service”.

“We are reaching out to share an important update about Gmail,” the fake notice read. “After years of connecting millions worldwide, enabling seamless communication, and fostering countless connections, the journey of Gmail is coming to a close.

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Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service

Claims that Google plans to sunset Gmail were a hoax, so there's no need to panic
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