Gmail HTML Basic view is a breath of fresh air

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/h/

by khaledh • 6 years ago

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Why did things have to go so wrong?

khaledh2• 6 years ago

In a way, the standard view has a lot more functionality. But the UX is horrible IMO. I'd rather have the old simple UX with the additional functionality.

yeuxardents• 6 years ago

Money, data harvesting, and advertising.

Usually the answer to your question can just be distilled down to: Money.

sp332• 6 years ago

So it's just the usual Gmail link but with /h on the end?

I went looking for something in the settings page for this, but that's actually the official way to get to it, according to https://support.google.com/mail/answer/15049?hl=en

khaledh2• 6 years ago

Yeah, it's not in the settings. I got to it first by clicking the "HTML Basic view" link at the bottom while Gmail is still loading (you have to be quick). Then I noticed that the only difference in the URL is the extra /h in the end.

michaericalribo• 6 years ago

In addition to being a lot simpler, this is also a godsend when accessing gmail from countries with strict firewalls over eg ssh tunnels...fewer resources, less overhead, more reliable

Gmail HTML Basic view is a breath of fresh air

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