Annoying new Gmail.

I have found the new Gmail to be annoying. Thank goodness, the new "improvements "can be got rid of by unclicking the boxes. I do not want my emails compartmentalised.

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  • LightningIguanaLightningIguana Posts: 21,847
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    Yeah, wasn't fond of it either. Extra clicks just to read what you normally had on one page? Got rid of that quickly.
  • ChickenWingsChickenWings Posts: 2,057
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    I hated the new tabbed inbox for all of 30 seconds. I just unticked all the tabs and then it put everything back in to one inbox... much prefer it like this. I don't get millions of e-mails to my personal Gmail address, maybe 4-10 a day, so I don't really need a tabbed interface -- I usually read my e-mails on my iPhone anyway, and only have the web version of Gmail open when I'm at my computer. I find dealing with the old style, non-tabbed inbox no problem whatsoever with the amount of e-mail traffic I get.

    I used to get a lot more e-mails about a year ago. I unsubscribed from all the newsletters, promotional e-mails etc. Now all I get is activation e-mails, a few notifications and personal e-mails -- no newsletters or anything like that. Much better!

    To anyone who finds themselves swamped under 20 new e-mails a day... I'd definitely recommend spending half an hour going through your accounts and turning off newsletters/subscriptions to promotional e-mails and things. My iPhone used to ping what felt like a million times a day. Now it does it maybe 3 or 4 times a day.
  • noise747noise747 Posts: 30,692
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    i don't really use Gmail, I just got it to sync contacts, so tabs or no tabs is not a problem for me, but I put it to no tabs anyway.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 50
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    Yes, it sucks. I think Google must have hired some of Microsoft's "usability" experts recently :(

    And the new web version of Google Play is one giant leap backwards in usability too.
  • mred2000mred2000 Posts: 10,050
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
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    Yes took about 20 secs for me to remove it.
    Honestly cant see how that would have helped anyone and yes agree who were these mugs they tested this UI change with.
  • flagpoleflagpole Posts: 44,641
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    Every time google make a change all the 'power users' spit the dummy.

    from experience their changes usually have some merit. and it's usually worth trying them for a while before you remove them.
  • chenkschenks Posts: 13,231
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    flagpole wrote: »
    Every time google make a change all the 'power users' spit the dummy.

    same users that are complaining about the double spacing of the chrome menu?
  • scooby1970scooby1970 Posts: 2,797
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    When I first started to use the new layout I was a bit confused, but now I'm used to it I really like it. Well organised and it makes a lot of sense.

    :) Mark
  • mac2708mac2708 Posts: 3,349
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    I use Incredimail as my email client and unless Inbox tabs are switched off in GMail (and all mail goes to the Primary account) mail is not collected by Incredimail except from the Primary tab.
    This means that I could easily miss/never see some emails.

    Do other clients do the same I wonder.
  • LightningIguanaLightningIguana Posts: 21,847
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    flagpole wrote: »
    Every time google make a change all the 'power users' spit the dummy.

    from experience their changes usually have some merit. and it's usually worth trying them for a while before you remove them.

    Not a power user in any way shape or form.
  • Esot-ericEsot-eric Posts: 1,293
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    flagpole wrote: »
    Every time google make a change all the 'power users' spit the dummy.

    The "power users" use an email client so don't notice any changes to the web interface.
  • chenkschenks Posts: 13,231
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    Esot-eric wrote: »
    The "power users" use an email client so don't notice any changes to the web interface.

    do they?
    i've not found a desktop email client that supports all the features of gmail so far (tagging, filters, the new seperate tabs etc).

    if you can advise of any that do ?
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
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    Esot-eric wrote: »
    The "power users" use an email client so don't notice any changes to the web interface.

    Totally disagree, I use gmail as a drop all for loads of different email accounts and 3 business ones and it so much more poweful and portable than any email client.
    I certainly would not want to go back to thunderbird, outlook ...

    Many moons ago I used to support exchange and Lotus Notes servers, different world.

    I'm not sure how that last change could have been useful at all. Much like all the flag and star business, but gmail is pretty customizable that we can almost have it like we want.
  • PsychoTherapistPsychoTherapist Posts: 2,687
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    Would have worked better had they added an initial 1st tab - "All Mail", then had the other tabs as simply filtered versions of that.

    As it currently stands, I disabled it too.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,583
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    How do you disable it?
  • paulbrockpaulbrock Posts: 16,632
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    Esot-eric wrote: »
    The "power users" use an email client so don't notice any changes to the web interface.

    people still use email clients? ;)

    I'd say I'm a power user (or at least I get a stack of email) and found the compartmentalisation v handy. I'm not sure about the names of some of the new tabs, they're not always intuitive but its a nice nudge on from having the Priority Inbox which is the best Gmail feature ever. (esp when combined with mobile notifications for those emails and ONLY those emails)
  • stud u likestud u like Posts: 42,100
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    How do you disable it?

    You click on the blank tab and then untick the boxes which you don't want and then click on "save", if memory serves me correctly.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
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    How do you disable it?

    settings/inbox you will see it there
    untick all except primary (which is greyed out) and your back to normal
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,583
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    You click on the blank tab and then untick the boxes which you don't want and then click on "save", if memory serves me correctly.
    lettice wrote: »
    settings/inbox you will see it there
    untick all except primary (which is greyed out) and your back to normal

    Thanks.
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