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

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

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

One method that Google recommends to fix these problems is to switch from Gmail's complex, full-featured Standard HTML view mode to the simpler Basic HTML.

Google will be discontinuing Gmail's basic HTML view starting from January 2024. This feature, which is over 10 years old, allows users to access their emails in a simplified format.

A company spokesperson told TechRadar Pro in an email: "Gmail Basic HTML view for desktop web and mobile web will be disabled starting early January 2024.

The email sent to some users explains: We’re writing to let you know that the Gmail Basic HTML view for desktop web and mobile web will be disabled starting early January 2024.