To set the Basic HTML view as your default so that you don't need to select the link every time you sign in, click "Set Basic HTML as Default View" at the top of the Gmail account screen when you ...

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 2024.

Accessing the basic HTML version is possible from Gmail’s loading screen, where a link to switch views is visible while your inbox loads. You can also manually view it using a direct link .

But that simplicity is what made the basic HTML view so perfect. Because it takes so little data to access, you could still access Gmail with a bad internet connection or while on an ancient device.

Before you begin building your page, you should brush up on some basic HTML rules. Here's some helpful information to get you started. The HTML markup language provides a backbone for web ...

Google updated a Gmail support article to say that the basic HTML view for Gmail will be discontinued in January 2024. So long, my fast-loading friend. Skip to main content ...