New Gmail Feature Lets You Turn Off Conversation View
New Gmail Feature Lets You Turn Off Conversation View
Posted 09/29/2010 at 2:25pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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When Gmail launched, it brought a new way of organizing emails that saved space and made many users quite happy. Of course we're referring to the Conversation View. Gmail groups all messages in a particular reply thread together under a single heading. While the majority of users have been happy with the system, a small, but vocal, minority have been looking for a way to disable it. Now Google is obliging with a new feature addition.
Users that want to ditch the Conversation view and go back to the traditional way of showing emails (i.e. each message gets its own entry), can do so. In the main Gmail settings page, There is a new section called "Conversation View". There is a simple toggle for turning this on and off. Some feel that it is easier to find specific emails without the Conversations enabled. If you fall into that camp, look for the option to roll out to your account in the next day or two.
While most users might be perfectly happy with the way Gmail works, we want to know what you think. Will you leave Conversations on, or turn it off?
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Tekzel
September 30, 2010 at 9:14am
I'm glad they added the feature. I can't for the life of me imagine why anyone would ever want to use it, but I understand that there are some people who do for some odd reason. It takes all types, I guess.
scabbynacker
September 30, 2010 at 5:57am
Now if it could be disabled only for certain contacts...
More features! MORE!
Razicus
September 30, 2010 at 5:22am
I have always enjoyed not having 30 emails in my inbox that can be condensed down to 3.
ariston
October 18, 2011 at 3:02am
The issue is that I sometimes miss new emails in a thread because they don't seem to stand out to me, especially in a really long thread. And if there are multiple people involved, it's not easy to see, at a glance, who the new email is from.
Also, when you star an email in a threaded conversation, you are automatically taken to the starred email in the thread, not the latest reply. That's surprisingly annoying.
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Vegan
September 29, 2010 at 5:44pm
People don't like conversation grouping. I find that... weird. So much less clutter; what once took up a page or two is now just one line. Why take a step back?
lhatten
September 29, 2010 at 4:31pm
Thanks for the tip. I have never cared for the feature. For those who want to know where it is, it is in under Settings / General tab about 6 entries down.
deadsenator
September 29, 2010 at 3:39pm
I'll be turning it off. I have never liked this method, but am forced to use it. No longer!
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