But that simplicity is what made the basic HTML view so perfect. Because it takes so little data to access, you could still access Gmail with a bad internet connection or while on an ancient device.

Google is removing its Basic HTML view on all Gmail accounts starting in January 2024, according to a notice on the company’s Support Page.The company quietly confirmed the change on its site ...

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.

This decision to end Basic HTML support has been communicated via a support page titled "Use the latest version of Gmail in your browser." According to Google, users will be able to display Gmail ...