Google is retiring its Gmail Basic HTML view in January 2024

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Like, why? How much maintenance could it possibly be for them, versus some segment of their users with limited/expensive connectivity who possibly depend on Gmail daily losing maybe the only usable means they have of accessing it.

Lame.

> Like, why?

Presumably the plain HTML version requires considerably different back end services. I imagine that is the driver here.

That's too bad. I use it. It's typically faster than their "modern" interface, and does not suffer from "flat design".

It falls in a weird technological in-between.

If you need good performance and highly efficient data usage on a spotty or non-existent connection, a POP email client is the way to go. The basic HTML site has zero advantages in comparison.

If you have access to a half decent web browser, chances are it’s perfectly capable of running the JavaScript mobile version. Sure, it runs JavaScript, but it’s not exactly heavy.