Google Mail officially announced that it will stop supporting basic HTML view in January 2024, and then Gmail will automatically change to standard view.
In basic HTML view, Gmail will not support the following functions:
- chat
- spell check tool
- keyboard shortcuts
- Add or import contacts
- Custom sender address
- rich text format
It is understood that the web version of Gmail currently provides two interfaces: basic HTML view and standard view. After support for HTML views is discontinued, the base HTML view mode URL that currently opens classic mode will automatically redirect to the standard view interface. Google explains that Gmail will automatically open in standard view if the browser is supported.
After standard view becomes the only display mode available in Gmail on the web, unsupported browsers may not be able to load. Currently supported browsers are as follows (no matter which one is used, cookies and JavaScript need to be enabled):
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
- Safari
- Microsoft Edge
