In previous versions of Microsoft Outlook (the classic app), you could view the HTML code of an email by opening the email, right-clicking on it, and selecting “View source” from the context menu.

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.

Combine the features and formatting of HTML e-mail with the safety of plain-text messages by designating specific senders as safe.

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

Google updated a Gmail support article to say that the basic HTML view for Gmail will be discontinued in January 2024.

If you prefer viewing your Gmail account in basic HTML, you'll soon be out of luck. Google is removing Gmail's Basic HTML view and replacing it with the Standard view across the board in January ...

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

Google quietly announced that the Basic HTML view in Gmail is being discontinued in January. The Basic HTML view allows users on slow connections or legacy browsers to view and send emails without ...