Google Retiring Gmail's Basic HTML View in 2024, Forcing Users to Switch to Standard View

Google is retiring Gmail's Basic HTML view in January 2024, requiring users to switch to the Standard view.

The Basic HTML view lacks many features like chat, spell checking, and custom "from" addresses.

The Basic view is used by some due to older hardware, legacy browsers, or accessibility needs.

After January 2024, the Standard view will be the only option, so users must prepare to transition.

Users of older hardware may want to switch to desktop email clients like Thunderbird or Outlook.