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But beneath the surface, this "Web 2.0" era required a lot of tape and glue, because video and other multimedia elements often didn't work smoothly on basic Web pages.

Locate the "Load Basic HTML (for slow connections)" link at the bottom of the Gmail "Loading" page. Click the link to switch to Basic HTML view form Standard HTML view.

Nonetheless, Google has decided to retire Gmail's HTML view without providing specific reasons. "Basic HTML view will be supported until early January 2024.

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