The Basic HTML view lacks several features, such as the chat, spell checker, filters, and rich formatting, to name a few, among the new AI features.

Google has announced that it will discontinue the basic HTML view of Gmail next year. After this discontinuation, everyone who uses the basic HTML view will be switched to the Standard view ...

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.

Google is sunsetting Gmail's basic HMTL view, which allows users to look at their emails in a bare-bones state, starting January 2024.

"Basic HTML view will be supported until early January 2024. Until then, your organization can still use the current basic HTML view," Google shared in email notifications to Google Workspace admins.

It's unclear when Google decided to discontinue Basic HTML support, but information about it can be found on this support page titled "Use the latest version of Gmail in your browser".

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

How to Make Gmail Display Mail in Basic HTML. Any slowdown in communications can have an adverse effect on a small business owner's bottom line. Google's Gmail can sometimes slow or not load at ...