Gmail Tabs Got You Fuming?
I have multiple Gmail accounts and am enjoying the new tabs on some of my accounts but have decided on others I like the option to go back to the old style of Gmail delivery. Particularly accounts where I don’t receive a lot of email, the Gmail tabs serve no useful purpose. Plenty of people hate the new tabs, especially the promotions tab, where so many of their marketing emails are now getting sent perhaps never to be seen. As marketers this can be challenging and you may not like the change.
If you are angry and frustrated by the new Gmail tabs feature there is a very easy fix. Here is what you do.
- Log into the Gmail account you want to change.
- Click on the the little gear icon in the upper right hand corner under your picture. This is settings.
- In the drop down box select “configure inbox”.
- A new window will appear and you uncheck all the boxes for the new categories.
- Click save changes.
Eureka! Your Gmail is back to the way it was before.
There is quite a bit of blowback about this new change and it is hard to say if Google will change its mind but I wouldn’t count on it. Just work around it for now if you choose to.
Personally, I think the new platforms for connecting with people are friendlier and more engaging than email and I will be sharing about that in upcoming posts.