After the beginning of the year, Gmail will automatically change to its Standard view. Some visually impaired users prefer the Basic view. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and ...

This time the scythe is coming for one of the company’s oldest features—Gmail’s basic HTML view. In January 2024, that simple interface heads for the great beyond.

The Basic HTML function was helpful for people dealing with a slow internet connection but wanted to read their email.

Google will sunset the simple version of its email service in January. Google will sunset the simple version of its email service in January. is a former weekend editor who covered tech and ...